New Gold Mountain

Synopsis

In the Bendigo Goldfields in 1855, the charismatic headman of the Chinese mining camp suddenly finds himself struggling to maintain the fragile harmony between Chinese and European diggers and authorities when a murdered European woman is discovered to have links with the Chinese community.

First Air Date: 2021-10-13

Last Air Date: 2021-10-21

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 4

Created By: Peter Cox

Networks: SBS

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Top Cast

Yoson An as Leung Wei Shing
Alyssa Sutherland as Belle Roberts
Christopher James Baker as Patrick
Sam Wang as Leung Wei Sun
Mabel Li as Zhang Lei
Leonie Whyman as Hattie
Rhys Muldoon as Commissioner Wright
Alison Bell as Clara Wright
Dan Spielman as Frederick Standish
Maria Angelico as Annie

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Propriety (2021-10-13)

Chinese headman Wei Shing stumbles across a valuable new gold seam on the frontier,
Ep. 2: Righteousness (2021-10-14)

Shing finds himself facing sudden dangers on two fronts, from both European and Chinese. On the European side, the mysterious 'red-haired, one-eared man' has witnessed him with the white woman's body, implicating Shing in her murder. On the Chinese side, Shing's status as headman becomes increasingly complicated when Lei's intentions are made very clear.
Ep. 3: Shame (2021-10-20)

Haunted by the possibility his brother Sun is involved in Annie's death, Shing hides his suspicions while urgently trying to find the truth. Meanwhile, Lei gets closer to uncovering Shing's betrayal of the Brotherhood, while juggling a mysterious message from her father from China.
Ep. 4: Integrity (2021-10-21)

Lei strikes a deal with Shing to keep the secret gold seam operation running. Meanwhile, Tom is dragged into prison and pinned for Annie's murder, but Belle and Hattie realize that the clues point to the Chinese.