Sally visits the opium den - Sally Lockhart Mysteries: Ruby in the Smoke - BBC

[nana12cc]

the English exported opium to China because England had bought too much Chinese products like silk, tea..., a lot of their silver went to China. And how did they solved it? They sold opium to china and so they can get back the silver. As a result millions of chinese are addicted and eventually sick, It's pretty nasty thing to do. But yet it's history

[Bluewarrior500]

That's quite scary. What time was this on?

[SparkPlugMovies1]

im a totally awsome old dude.... stay thirsty my friends

[SuperDeadhead420]

opiums bomb

[kothelegendary]

i really don't know why opium was produced if they had cannabis during that time, even if they knew its dangers.

[PremiumBootleg]

@kothelegendary i realy dont know why your dad did not pull out but he should have

[ALIASarts]

@kothelegendary beacuse opium gives you a diffrent type of high then pot

[fatparrot66]

@kothelegendary 'cos opium is ten times better than cannabis and no paranoia

[samljer]

Not 100% accurate either.

[Songsmirth]

I've only seen this girl in Dr. Who and Mansfield Park. I think that was it. But I can't get past her extended mouth and teeth. It reminds me of The Joker in one of the Batman movies. Where the Joker has a permanent smile. . Jack Nickelson(sp) played the villan. I really want to like her but . . .

[warriorprince1010]

Oh boy another BBC drama trying to retell history along the lines of..."the world is a utopia of peace apart from the boo hiss British." Opium was being forced and sold 3000 years before the UK even existed. The Chinese forced it on the Indians and the Muslims forced it on the Hindus. Sigh, the BBC will never grow up sadly. Their anglophobic hatred is complete, it defines them, it is all they have got.

[morganhodder]

@warriorprince1010 i don't think it's anglophobic hatred. it's guilt. and at least they feel it. they're more grown up than most of the countries, i don't know what you're talking about.

[warriorprince1010]

@morganhodder Rambling nonsense. The guilt felt by Chinese rulers is what the film should be about. As has been shown Opium was used by most people and production increased in China after the ban. It was protectionism and nothing else. The BBC see themselves as anti English a Brussels mouth piece. They are immature because they think it makes them fashionable to do this.

[ZoeAndRachel]

I was really disappointed in this BBC drama. I expected it to be really good, and loyal to the text. I'm sorry, but Philip Pullman deserves better.

[my30daylostout182]

The nightmare isn't the same as in the book. ;)

[RikterZilla]

It's about the realization of another world of debauchery and drug use

[godmadeweed421]

wtf is this shit i thought it was a documentary not this bullshit

[fuckwarandfuckyou]

nobody asked you

[DeadEndProductionss]

@godmadeweed421

This 'bullshit' is a film adaption of the Sally Lockhart novels by Philip Pullman

[pepsi1649]

is it? I wouldn't know. I'm a female.

[BrainRazer]

vagina is like opium den

[WKaliberr]

i already said that you twat

[BrainRazer]

twat is like opium den?

[biggunsno1]

brilliant

[weknowallyoursecrets]

in what way are they similar?

[MargaritasAntesPorco]

they both smell...??