Watch The Jewel in the Crown

Episodes

1. Crossing the River

2. The Bibighar Gardens

3. Questions of Loyalty

4. Incidents at a Wedding

5. The Regimental Silver

6. Ordeal by Fire

7. Daughters of the Regiment

8. The Day of the Scorpion

9. The Towers of Silence

10. An Evening at the Maharanee's

11. Travelling Companions

12. The Moghul Room

13. Pandora's Box

14. The Division of the Spoils

The Jewel in the Crown

Drama

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.

Date: 01/09/1984

Rating: 6.7

Cast: Geraldine James, Art Malik, Tim Pigott-Smith, Wendy Morgan, Judy Parfitt, Rosemary Leach, Peggy Ashcroft, Geoffrey Beevers, Eric Porter, Nicholas Le Prevost, Derrick Branche, Charles Dance, Rachel Kempson, Susan Wooldridge, Saeed Jaffrey, Om Puri, Karan Kapoor

Geraldine James