The Ginger Tree
1989•50m•3.5/10
Drama
Ratings
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3.5/10(2)
In 1903, a young Scotswoman goes to join her diplomat fiancé in Manchuria. She marries him, and finds herself in a war zone. Disenchanted with her husband, she falls in love with a married Japanese nobleman, Count Kentaro Kurihama, and bears him a son. She carves out a life for herself in Japanese society, despite the hardships and ostracism she faces as both a Westerner and a woman.
Production
BBC
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
November 26, 1989
Last Aired
December 17, 1989
Networks
BBC One
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 1989-11-26
1903: Mary Mackenzie makes an epic journey to Manchuria to wed her dashing fiance Richard Collingsworth. But the region is on the brink of war, and Mary's life proves very different from what she imagined.
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 1989-12-03
Trapped in an unhappy marriage and with her husband away for a year, Mary finds love with a Japanese nobleman. Now she is pregnant...
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 1989-12-10
On his father's instructions, Mary's son has been abducted.
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 1989-12-17
Although resigned to never finding her son, Mary has remained in Japan and is now an extremely successful businesswoman. But with war brewing in Asia, Mary finds her position as a foreigner growing increasingly difficult. Mary receives a visit from Isabelle de Chamonpierre who tries to persuade her to return to Europe.
Cast
Samantha Bond
Mary MacKenzie
Daisuke Ryū
Count Kentaro Kurihama
Adrian Rawlins
Captain Richard Collingsworth
Fumi Dan
Baroness Aiko Onnodera
Joanna McCallum
Alicia Bassett-Hill
Nicholas Le Prevost
Sir Claude MacDonald
Nicholas Farrell
Father Anthony
Colin Stinton
Bob Dale
