▁his ▁company ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁a ▁host ile ▁take over ▁from ▁his ▁arch - rival ▁Qu ill an ▁Gor nt ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁des per ately ▁over ext ended . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁international ▁esp ion age ▁when ▁he ▁finds ▁himself ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁secret ▁documents ▁des per ately ▁desired ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁K GB ▁and ▁M I 6 . ▁Though ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁novel , ▁Dun ross ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁involved ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁main ▁plot ▁lines . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁N BC ▁min is eries ▁No ble ▁House , ▁Dun ross ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Pier ce ▁B ros nan . ▁Qu ill an ▁Gor nt ▁- ▁t ai - pan ▁of ▁Roth well - G or nt , ▁a ▁major ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁trad ing ▁company ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁real ▁company ▁But ter field ▁and ▁Sw ire ▁( known ▁today ▁as ▁Sw ire ▁Pacific ). ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Ty ler ▁Bro ck , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁blood ▁enemy ▁of ▁Ian ▁Dun ross ▁and ▁the ▁entire ▁Str uan ' s ▁company , ▁which ▁Gor nt ▁see ks ▁to ▁destroy . ▁Gor nt ▁schemes ▁to ▁persu ade ▁million aire ▁Lincoln ▁Bart lett ▁to ▁partner ▁with ▁him , ▁rather ▁than ▁with ▁Dun ross . ▁ ▁He ▁uses ▁whatever ▁de vious ▁and ▁under hand ed ▁means ▁available ▁to ▁accomplish ▁this , ▁while ▁trying ▁his ▁best ▁to ▁s edu ce ▁Bart lett ' s ▁partner ▁and ▁vice