In a small (fictional) emirate of the Persian Gulf a world-weary journalist is caught up in a coup where the Emir's son, under the influence of a political renegade, attempts to depose his father - the ruling monarch. Flashbacks of the journalist's life show us how his relationships with the Emir and a beautiful young woman develop and flourish.
John Hurt
as Granville Jones
Imogen Stubbs
as Lady Romy Burton
Robert McBain
as Sandy McCulloch
Greg Hicks
as Lou Rivers
Bargach Abdelrahim
as Abdullah
Julian Curry
as Stuart-Smith
David Conville
as Sir Geoffrey Burton
Roshan Seth
as The Emir of Hawa
Naji Ahmed
as Suleiman's brother
Ahmed Boulane
as Al-Bakr
John Bowe
as Shaun Carew
J.R.M. Chapman
as The guest
