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  • Iron Road Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | 90 min | Drama

Iron Road

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 90 min | Drama

In 1882, Alfred Nichol, owner of the Nichol Railway Company, is building a railroad through the Canadian Rockies, a project which needs to be completed in a year or else the bank will foreclose on the company's loan. Alfred sends his ...See moreIn 1882, Alfred Nichol, owner of the Nichol Railway Company, is building a railroad through the Canadian Rockies, a project which needs to be completed in a year or else the bank will foreclose on the company's loan. Alfred sends his irresponsible playboy son, James Nichol, to Hong Kong to check on the company's recruitment of Chinese laborers to work on construction of the railroad. Their Hong Kong recruitment agent, Lionel Relic, is a man who has indulged in life. Assisting Relic and James is a young orphan boy named Little Tiger. Unknown to either Relic or James, Little Tiger is actually a young woman masquerading as a boy to eke out a better living for herself. Working in a firecracker factory, she learns the finer details of working with explosives. Their recruitment work is made all the more difficult because of some local gang lords. Despite not seeing Little Tiger as one of the heavy laborers due to his young age and slight build, James does decide to bring Little Tiger back to Canada because of personal circumstances. Little Tiger is desperate to get to Canada to find her father, who is missing and presumed dead in Canada. Once working on the railroad, Little Tiger's explosives knowledge comes in handy and earns the respect of the other men, including James. Little Tiger is also told by the other Chinese laborers not to get too close to James, since ultimately the white see the Chinese as nothing more than cheap, dispensable labor. But Little Tiger's feelings for the boss' son becomes more than that of just friends. Written by Huggo See less
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Barry Pearson (story) (screenplay) | Raymond Storey (screenplay)
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Updated Aug 9, 2009

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Aug 9, 2009 (Canada)
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35 cast members
Name Known for
Li Sun
Little Tiger (as Sun Li) Little Tiger (as Sun Li)   See fewer
Luke Macfarlane
James Nichol James Nichol   See fewer
Sam Neill
Alfred Nichol Alfred Nichol   See fewer
Peter O'Toole
Lionel Relic Lionel Relic   See fewer
Ian Tracey
Controller Controller   See fewer
Naihua Zhang
Di Hong (as Nai Hua Zhang) Di Hong (as Nai Hua Zhang)   See fewer
Yunxiang Gao
Wang Ma (as Gao Yun Xiang) Wang Ma (as Gao Yun Xiang)   See fewer
Serge Houde
George Grant George Grant   See fewer
Charlotte Sullivan
Melanie Grant Melanie Grant   See fewer
Ningyu Zhao
Lei Mo Lei Mo   See fewer
Jiang Boning
Powder Powder   See fewer
Liu Zhang Yin
Factory Supervisor Factory Supervisor   See fewer
Shen Shohe
Ancient Ancient   See fewer
Shi Ji Lu
Tough Boy Tough Boy   See fewer
Jamie Luk
Railroad Office Secretary Railroad Office Secretary   See fewer
Liwei Bai
Herbalist (as Bai Li Wei) Herbalist (as Bai Li Wei)   See fewer
Chen Gang
Dynamite Boss Dynamite Boss   See fewer
Fei Huang
Chueng Wai Chueng Wai   See fewer
Lisa Bunting
Kathryn Nichol Kathryn Nichol   See fewer
Jeffrey Fisher
Foreman Foreman   See fewer
Chen Hui
Erhu Player Erhu Player   See fewer
Xin Yang Gao
Fireworks Vendor Fireworks Vendor   See fewer
Zhang Yao Hao
Fireworks Vendor Fireworks Vendor   See fewer
Zhang Xiao Ming
Brutalized Man Brutalized Man   See fewer
Liu Bin
Vendor Vendor   See fewer
Xue Bin
Scrawny Leader Scrawny Leader   See fewer
Barry Pearson
Yale Doctor Yale Doctor   See fewer
Zhang Bo
Bowler-Hatted Man Bowler-Hatted Man   See fewer
Charmaine Grey
Frances Grant Frances Grant   See fewer
Huimin Xie
Elderly Granny Elderly Granny   See fewer
Sheng Shou He
Elderly Worker Elderly Worker   See fewer
Brock Andrews
Railroad Worker (uncredited) Railroad Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
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