The Jewel in the Crown - Season 1 Episode 1 Crossing the River
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.
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: ITV1
- Keyword: rape, based on novel or book, world war ii, miniseries, india, period drama, 1940s, british raj
- Cast: Geraldine James, Art Malik, Tim Pigott-Smith, Wendy Morgan, Judy Parfitt, Rosemary Leach
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