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The Ruby in the Smoke
The Ruby in the Smoke

The Ruby in the Smoke

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DramaMysteryCrime

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Sally Lockhart has struck a man dead with just three words, sent to her in a message from her father just before he drowned in the South China Seas. But unfortunately, Sally has no idea what the words The Seven Blessings mean. Before long, she is drawn into a mystery filled with opium, secrets from her own past and, at the heart of it all, the Ruby of Agrapur.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.375/10

Release Date

27 December 2006

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Billie Piper

Billie Piper

Sally Lockhart

Matt Smith

Matt Smith

Jim Taylor

Julie Walters

Julie Walters

Mrs. Holland

JJ Feild

JJ Feild

Frederick Garland

Hayley Atwell

Hayley Atwell

Rosa Garland

Elliot Cowan

Elliot Cowan

Hendrick Van Eeden

Sian Thomas

Sian Thomas

Mrs Rees

Trevor Cooper

Trevor Cooper

Mr Higgs

Robert Glenister

Robert Glenister

Samuel Selby

Dominic Coleman

Dominic Coleman

Jeremiah Blyth

Miles Anderson

Miles Anderson

Major Marchbanks

Ramon Tikaram

Ramon Tikaram

Maharaja

Don Gilet

Don Gilet

Henry Hopkins

David Harewood

David Harewood

Matthew Bedwell

Tony Maudsley

Tony Maudsley

Mr. Berry

Martin Jarvis

Martin Jarvis

Voice of Capt. Lockhart (voice)

Kay Lyon

Kay Lyon

Ellen

Robert Putt

Robert Putt

Porter

Tilly Vosburgh

Tilly Vosburgh

Mrs Thorpe

Tom Davey

Tom Davey

Young Lockhart

Pik-Sen Lim

Pik-Sen Lim

Madame Sheng

Julia Joyce

Julia Joyce

Young Sally

Tom Wu

Tom Wu

Perak

Sandra Maitland

Sandra Maitland

Landlady

Dennis Banks

Dennis Banks

Cabbie

Billy Seymour

Billy Seymour

Paddy

Chloe Walker

Chloe Walker

Adelaide

Matthew Cureton

Matthew Cureton

Young Marchbanks

Kevin John Harvey

Kevin John Harvey

Seadog

Jason Chan

Jason Chan

Chinese Man

Nathanael Kelly

Nathanael Kelly

Clerk

Elliot Cowan

Elliot Cowan

Van Eeden

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