Popularity: 5
| Creator: | Paul Scott, Irene Shubik |
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| 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Dance | Guy Perron | 14 |
| Geraldine James | Sarah Layton | 14 |
| Art Malik | Hari Kumar | 14 |
| Peggy Ashcroft | Barbie Batchelor | 14 |
| Judy Parfitt | Mildred Layton | 14 |
| Saeed Jaffrey | Ahmed Ali Gaffur Kasim Bahadur, the Nawab of Mirat | 14 |
| Om Puri | Mr de Souza | 14 |
| Tim Pigott-Smith | Ronald Merrick | 14 |
| Eric Porter | Dimitri Bronowsky | 14 |
| Geoffrey Beevers | Kevin Coley | 14 |
| Rosemary Leach | Aunt Fenny | 14 |
| Rachel Kempson | Lady Manners | 14 |
| Derrick Branche | Ahmed Kasim | 14 |
| Susan Wooldridge | Daphne Manners | 14 |
| Wendy Morgan | Susan Layton | 14 |
| Nicholas Le Prevost | Nigel Rowan | 14 |
| Nicholas Farrell | 1 | |
| Stuart Wilson | 1 | |
| Warren Clarke | 'Sophie' Dixon | 1 |
| Dominic Jephcott | 1 | |
| Josephine Welcome | Mira | 1 |
| Jeremy Child | 1 |