The Jewel in the Crown (1984)

The Jewel in the Crown is a 1984 British television miniseries based on Paul Scott's The Raj Quartet novels. 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. The critically acclaimed drama explores the complex relationships between the British colonizers and the Indian population, focusing on themes of cultural clash, racial tension, and the decline of the empire.

The Jewel in the Crown

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Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

as Ronald Merrick

Geraldine James

Geraldine James

as Sarah Layton

as Susan Layton

as Mildred Layton

Geoffrey Beevers

Geoffrey Beevers

as Barbie Batchelor

Derrick Branche

Derrick Branche

Nicholas Le Prevost

Nicholas Le Prevost

as Dimitri Bronowsky

as Arthur Peplow

as Nicky Paynton

as Lady Manners

Frederick Treves

Frederick Treves

as Colonel John Layton

as Mabel Layton

as Dicky Beauvais

as Uncle Arthur

Nicholas Farrell

Nicholas Farrell

as Teddy Bingham

as Clarissa Peplow

as Sister Ludmila

Susan Wooldridge

Susan Wooldridge

as Daphne Manners

as Ahmed Ali Gaffur Kasim Bahadur, the Nawab of Mirat

as Mohammad Ali 'Mak' Kasim

as 'Sophie' Dixon

as Captain Samuels

as Clara Fosdick

Leonard Trolley

Leonard Trolley

as Jimmy Clarke

as Lili Chatterjee

as Aunt Shalini

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Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

Episodes season 1

1x1

Crossing the river
1x2

The bibighar gardens
1x3

Questions of loyalty
1x4

Incidents at a wedding
1x5

The regimental silver
1x6

Ordeal by fire
1x7

Daughters of the regiment
1x8

The day of the scorpion
1x9

The towers of silence
1x10

An evening at the maharanee's
1x11

Travelling companions
1x12

The moghul room
1x13

Pandora's box
1x14

The division of the spoils

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