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The Jewel in the Crown - Miniseries
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Title: The Jewel in the Crown

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.7 (21 votes)

Cast

  • Sarah Layton: Geraldine James
  • Hari Kumar: Art Malik
  • Ronald Merrick: Tim Pigott-Smith
  • Susan Layton: Wendy Morgan
  • Mildred Layton: Judy Parfitt
  • Aunt Fenny: Rosemary Leach
  • Barbie Batchelor: Peggy Ashcroft
  • Kevin Coley: Geoffrey Beevers
  • Dimitri Bronowsky: Eric Porter
  • Nigel Rowan: Nicholas Le Prevost
  • Ahmed Kasim: Derrick Branche
  • Guy Perron: Charles Dance
  • Lady Manners: Rachel Kempson
  • Daphne Manners: Susan Wooldridge
  • Ahmed Ali Gaffur Kasim Bahadur, the Nawab of Mirat: Saeed Jaffrey
  • Mr de Souza: Om Puri
  • Colin Lindsey: Karan Kapoor
  • The Jewel in the Crown - Crossing the River (Miniseries - Episode 1)

    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 Merrick, the District Superintendent of Police. This turns to hatred when Hari begins a relationship with Daphne Manners, the object of Merrick's affections. It is the start of a chain of events binding English and Indians in a web of love, tragedy and death.

    The Jewel in the Crown - The Bibighar Gardens (Miniseries - Episode 2)

    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 unbridgeable. On a night of rioting and protest Daphne has not returned home. Merrick searches for her with more than official zeal. Meanwhile Daphne finds herself drawn toward the darkness of the Bibighar Gardens and its ghosts.

    The Jewel in the Crown - Questions of Loyalty (Miniseries - Episode 3)

    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 birth to the child she believes is Hari's. On the lakes of Kashmir the sound of a baby crying arouses the curiosity of Sarah Layton-a daughter of the regiment. And in the princely state of Mirat, Teddy Bingham is asked by an ex-policeman to keep a secret.

    The Jewel in the Crown - Incidents at a Wedding (Miniseries - Episode 4)

    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, who may even attend the wedding. However, what should be a happy occasion is overshadowed by unexplained incidents.

    The Jewel in the Crown - The Regimental Silver (Miniseries - Episode 5)

    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 connections between Mirat and Mayapore where Daphne was attacked. What happened on the night of the Bibighar haunts Lady Manners too.

    The Jewel in the Crown - Ordeal by Fire (Miniseries - Episode 6)

    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 wounded man and comes face to face with the war and its pain in Calcutta.

    The Jewel in the Crown - Daughters of the Regiment (Miniseries - Episode 7)

    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 regiment confesses her own act of rebellion long ago.

    The Jewel in the Crown - The Day of the Scorpion (Miniseries - Episode 8)

    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 Jewel in the Crown - The Towers of Silence (Miniseries - Episode 9)

    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 appalling discovery. Meanwhile, the Laytons have moved into Rose Cottage, but the shadow of events in Calcutta darkens this home-coming.

    The Jewel in the Crown - An Evening at the Maharanee's (Miniseries - Episode 10)

    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 Military Intelligence is quickly drawn into a web of intrigue by Major Ronald Merrick. A web not only to catch traitors, but to bind the Laytons too. At a strange party Guy widens his circle of friends with far reaching consequences.

    The Jewel in the Crown - Travelling Companions (Miniseries - Episode 11)

    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 make the journey north with them, two old school fellows and a recently promoted Lt. Colonel. A number of questions need to be answered about loyalty, whether Merrick has finally met his match in Guy and whether it is time for another marriage.

    The Jewel in the Crown - The Moghul Room (Miniseries - Episode 12)

    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 them together.

    The Jewel in the Crown - Pandora's Box (Miniseries - Episode 13)

    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 killed in a riding accident. Guy questions Nigel about Merrick and discovers he was murdered.

    The Jewel in the Crown - The Division of the Spoils (Miniseries - Episode 14)

    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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