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The Jewel in the Crown

6.6 14 Eps Drama   1984
Granada Television  
Creator(s): Paul Scott, Irene Shubik,

A sweeping drama about the ruling and ruled classes of World War II India, the story begins with an unjust arrest for rape. The consequences of this arrest echo throughout the series with questions of identity and personal responsibility being explored against a background of war and personal intrigue.

  

Seasons (1)

Miniseries

Miniseries

14 Episodes

Casts of Miniseries

Geraldine James

as Sarah Layton

Art Malik

as Hari Kumar

Tim Pigott-Smith

as Ronald Merrick

Wendy Morgan

as Susan Layton

Judy Parfitt

as Mildred Layton

Rosemary Leach

as Aunt Fenny

Peggy Ashcroft

as Barbie Batchelor

Geoffrey Beevers

as Kevin Coley

Eric Porter

as Dimitri Bronowsky

Nicholas Le Prevost

as Nigel Rowan

Derrick Branche

as Ahmed Kasim

Charles Dance

as Guy Perron

Rachel Kempson

as Lady Manners

Susan Wooldridge

as Daphne Manners

Saeed Jaffrey

as Ahmed Ali Gaffur Kasim Bahadur, the Nawab of Mirat

Om Puri

as Mr de Souza

Karan Kapoor

as Colin Lindsey

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