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The Jewel in the Crown
The Jewel in the Crown
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The Jewel in the Crown

6.4 / 10
1984
1 season
14 episodes
Drama

In India, during the final years of British rule in World War II, an unjust arrest for rape sets off questions of identity and personal responsibility being explored against a background of war and personal intrigue.

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Cast

Tim Pigott-Smith

Geraldine James

Wendy Morgan

Judy Parfitt

Geoffrey Beevers

Peggy Ashcroft

Rosemary Leach

Derrick Branche

Art Malik

Nicholas Le Prevost

Eric Porter

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Antony Brown

Seasons

In India, during the final years of British rule in World War II, an unjust arrest for rape sets off questions of identity and personal responsibility being explored against a background of war and personal intrigue.

  • Crossing the River

    1.Crossing the River

    09-01-1984106m

    The story begins in 1942. The Japanese are threatening to invade and Gandhi is calling on the British to quit India. In Mayapore Hari Kumar comes under suspicion of subversion by M...

  • The Bibighar Gardens

    2.The Bibighar Gardens

    10-01-198452m

    It is now August 1942. In Mayapore, Daphne and Hari draw closer together despite warnings from Ronald Merrick. Daphne and Hari quarrel and the divide between them is seemingly unbr...

  • Questions of Loyalty

    3.Questions of Loyalty

    17-01-198451m

    Hari, still keeping his promise of silence, remains in prison. Daphne has been prevented from seeing him. Regardless of the scandal and the risks, Daphne is determined to give birt...

  • Incidents at a Wedding

    4.Incidents at a Wedding

    24-01-198452m

    The hasty arrangements for Susan and Teddy's wedding are threatened, but Ronald Merrick provides a solution. The Layton family gathers in Mirat as guests of its ruler, the Nawab, w...

  • The Regimental Silver

    5.The Regimental Silver

    31-01-198451m

    Susan and Teddy's wedding day is a happy one, except for the strange attack on the car taking Ronald Merrick and Teddy to the church. Merrick apologises to Sarah and explains the c...

  • Ordeal by Fire

    6.Ordeal by Fire

    07-02-198452m

    In Pankot, Sarah has to break the news of Teddy's death to Susan. Later they learn together of a brave attempt to save his life. Sarah embarks on a journey to bring comfort to a wo...

  • Daughters of the Regiment

    7.Daughters of the Regiment

    14-02-198452m

    While visiting the wounded Ronald Merrick in Calcutta, Sarah meets Jimmy Clark who later challenges many of the values by which she lives. In Pankot another daughter of the regimen...

  • The Day of the Scorpion

    8.The Day of the Scorpion

    21-02-198452m

    Sarah returns to Pankot to find her sister Susan becoming increasingly agitated by her new baby. Merrick too is close to madness, but who will snap first?

  • The Towers of Silence

    9.The Towers of Silence

    28-02-198452m

    Susan's baby has been rescued from the ring of fire that nearly engulfed him, but how did that awful moment leave Susan? Barbie embarks on a generous mission but is turned back by...

  • An Evening at the Maharanee's

    10.An Evening at the Maharanee's

    06-03-198453m

    It is 1945. Colonel Layton has been released from prison camp. Sarah visits Barbie in hospital then goes to Bombay to welcome him home. Also in Bombay, Sergeant Guy Perron of Milit...

  • Travelling Companions

    11.Travelling Companions

    13-03-198452m

    On 6th August 1945 Barbie lies in hospital in Rampur. Sarah meets Guy in Bombay, after which she and her father travel to Pankot for his home-coming. There are other travellers who...

  • The Moghul Room

    12.The Moghul Room

    20-03-198452m

    Merrick, having blackmailed an orderly to gain access to Susan's records, is recalled to Delhi at the end of the war. Guy and Sarah find that their friendship with Hari is drawing...

  • Pandora's Box

    13.Pandora's Box

    27-03-198452m

    In August 1947 Guy Perron returns to India on the eve of independence to observe the last days of British rule. He discovers that Merrick had married Susan but was subsequently kil...

  • The Division of the Spoils

    14.The Division of the Spoils

    03-04-198451m

    Guy discovers the horrific details of Merricks death. He travels to Ranpur for the independence celebrations, but the train is besieged and Ahmed Kasim and other Muslims are killed...

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