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Titanic Blood and Steel Premiered on History Asia on May 13, 2012

Set in Belfast during the early 20th century, the 12-part miniseries depicts the story of historical figures, JP Morgan - played by Golden Globe nominee Chris Noth - the Titanic owner who has ambitious dreams to build a passenger ship of unparalleled size and luxury, and Lord William Pirrie - played by Sir Derek Jacobi - the struggling Chairman of the Harland and Wolff shipyard. Kevin Zegers stars as the fictitious Mark Muir, a mysterious and inquisitive young scientist, who raises many valid questions about the quality and safety of steel throughout the ship’s construction. Neve Campbell portrays Joanna Yaeger, a progressive American journalist with ulterior motives for reporting on the ship’s maiden voyage. Alessandra Mastronardi stars as Sofia Silvestri, a skilled copyist who seeks to break the societal constraints women experienced while living in a patriarchal age.

"Titanic: Blood & Steel" chronicles the story of human relationships and adversity, that led to the birth of the legendary RMS Titanic. To its wealthy investors, it was a dream. To the middle class who oversaw the project, it was a challenge. But to the working class who built it, Titanic was the start of a revolution. With Ireland under British rule, and the Protestant and Catholic struggle intensifying, Titanic was more than a ship - it was a symbol of ambition, hope and unity.

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This make a change from the other shows about the Titanic with this covering the design and build of the ship and with Dr. Mark Muir the young American metallurgist being able to persuade the American tycoon JP Morgan to hire him for the biggest shipping project the world has ever seen should make this interesting with Mark having to work with some stubborn opposition

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I thought Mark finding a fault in the steel would be overlooked but the fact it was reported to the chief designer Thomas Andrews and he chose to ignore it was interesting and on top of that the union strike was making it hard

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Kitty making a move on Mark was amusing and Sofia being charmed by Mark when her father is encouraging Andrea to fight for her was interesting, it's a good job Mark joint the march and saved Sofia but the army killing an unarmed teacher was diabolical

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You can understand why Emily was upset after her husband was killed and you can also understand why she went back to work so soon after with only her wages coming in now, Kitty being turned down by Mark the second time came as a surprise to her and I'm glad Mark didn't listed to being told not to see Sofia because of her religion but his father lying about Siobhan, who died at childbirth was terrible

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Mark finding out Siobhan's baby survived and was adopted was a surprise and RMS Olympic having a serious accident is going to put a strain on the work force

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I'm not surprised the skilled workers went on strike after White Star brought in unskilled labour to cover the demand and because they slowed everything down it also halved their pay packet, Mark only just managing to take Sofia away for a romantic weekend was great but I was surprised she waited when he was late

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The way Sofia found out the truth about Mark was sad but al least he tells her everything even about Siobhan and the baby and what a kick in the teeth for the others when JP. Morgan arrives and has him immediately reinstated when he finds out the reason why his chief metallurgist had been fired

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Michael who was campaigning for Labour was interesting especially when his sister Emily who was helping him until she got arrested for giving out leaflets but Mark organising her a solicitor was nice and Michael being cruelly beaten and forced from Belfast was sickening

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Conor was lucky he wasn't shot in the cinema but he should of known joining the IRA was dangerous and typical of them to blame the pilot  for the Olympic accident but the look on Marks face made you think the size of the ship could be the problem

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I cant believe the Titanic's sister ship, the Olympic, is damaged again and Sofia postponing her plans when Pietro was injured at work by Andrea was predictable but Emily being sentenced to six months in jail was diabolical

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Mark eventually discovering what his girl's name is, Sarah was great but how ironic finding out the girl lived in a small village outside Belfast but the girl that had left and has moved to Belfast but no one knows where

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I never thought at the start that the passengers would include Violetta with the baby, whom Michael MacCann, has come back to marry, Sofia and Kitty who have both seen Mark but Mark himself only getting on board by chance and his little girl by the name of Sarah, with her mother, getting on board the third class was a surprise, Mark nor his daughter being aware of their presence onboard the Titanic was tragic