At first, he fights alone and is defeated moments later, he is joined by his fellow " Ten Tigers of Canton" to defeat the Black Scorpions. Recognized, Lau Xing challenges the leader of the group to a fight. However, they are captured by the Black Scorpions. In a Chinese village where Lau Xing had came from, Lanzhou, they are welcomed by Lau's family members. Using Inspector Fix and a sextant as weapons, Fogg and Passepartout defeat their assailants and flee to China. Disguised as women they are attacked by Fang's warriors. Passepartout sees notice of the price on his head and warns his companions. He orders the British-colonial authorities in India to arrest both men. With Hapi in pursuit, the three travelers then escape. The men convince Hapi to release Monique or they will damage his personal statue of " The Thinker", which is accidentally smashed. Whilst initially hospitable, he soon orders the men to leave while Monique must become his seventh wife.
However, in Istanbul, they are forced to become guests of Prince Hapi's banquet. The trio continue their journey by train. The two men and Monique depart in a hot-air balloon, chased by Fang's warriors. Passepartout fights the warriors while his boss discusses impressionism. Pretending to take Fogg to see Thomas Edison, Passepartout leads him to impressionist painting student Monique La Roche. Fang wants the jade Buddha previously given to Lord Kelvin but stolen by Passepartout. Passpartout and Fogg journey to Paris, where Passepartout must evade General Fang's warriors. Fogg and Passpartout take a carriage out of London after a confrontation with corrupt Inspector Fix, hired by Kelvin. If he wins, he will replace Kelvin as Minister of Science. Fogg bets that he can travel around the world in 80 days. At the Royal Academy of Science, Fogg is insulted by Baron Kelvin. Passepartout helps Fogg break the 50-mile-per-hour (80 km/h) speed barrier. Fogg hears "Passepartout" and hires him as valet. Lau Xing robs the Bank of England and hides in Phileas Fogg's house, giving his name as "Passport.too". The building doubles as a background building outside London's Royal Academy of Science. Viewership Television ratings for Around the World in 80 Days No.Film set at Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt in April 2003. The miniseries was filmed on location in England, Macau, Hong Kong, Thailand and Yugoslavia. The heroes travel a slightly different route than in the book, and the script makes several contemporary celebrities part of the story who were not mentioned in the book, such as Sarah Bernhardt, Louis Pasteur, Jesse James, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Empress Dowager Cixi, and Queen Victoria. Other familiar faces, credited as guest stars and in more substantial roles, include John Mills (who also appeared in the 1956 film version), Jack Klugman, Darren McGavin, John Hillerman and Henry Gibson. Starring Pierce Brosnan as Phileas Fogg, Eric Idle as Passepartout, Julia Nickson as Princess Aouda, and Peter Ustinov as Detective Fix, the miniseries featured multiple cameo appearances, including Patrick Macnee, Simon Ward, and Christopher Lee as members of the Reform Club, and Robert Morley, who had a cameo in the 1956 film adaptation, and Roddy McDowall appear as officials of the Bank of England. Victor Langley as Minister (uncredited).Christopher Muncke as Vanderbilt First Officer.Victor Maddern as Liverpool Ticket Agent.Abraham Lee as Carnatic Steamship Clerk.Don Ferguson as Bombay Director of Police.Gérard Dimiglio as Bonheur First Officer.
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