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Release Date:
12 February 1985 (Sweden) more
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Plot:
The British Raj: though their position seems secure, thoughtful English men and women know that "their" time in India is coming to an end... more
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 16 nominations more
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A Masterpiece more (29 total)

Cast

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Tim Pigott-Smith ... Capt. Ronald Merrick / ... (13 episodes, 1984)
Geraldine James ... Sarah Layton (12 episodes, 1984)
Wendy Morgan ... Susan Layton (11 episodes, 1984)
Judy Parfitt ... Mildred Layton (9 episodes, 1984)
Rosemary Leach ... Aunt Fenny (7 episodes, 1984)
Peggy Ashcroft ... Barbie Batchelor (7 episodes, 1984)
Geoffrey Beevers ... Kevin Coley / ... (7 episodes, 1984)
Eric Porter ... Dimitri Bronowsky (6 episodes, 1984)
Nicholas Le Prevost ... Nigel Rowan (6 episodes, 1984)
Art Malik ... Hari Kumar (6 episodes, 1984)
Derrick Branche ... Ahmed Kasim (6 episodes, 1984)
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Runtime:
778 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Quotes:
Capt. Ronald Merrick: Are you one of those people who think that if you teach an Indian the rules of cricket he'll become an English gentleman?
Guy Perron: Hardly sir. I know quite a few English gentlemen who play cricket brilliantly but are absolute bastards.
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23 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
A Masterpiece, 19 April 2002
Author: luvdec from New York City

I think that this series is absolute perfection. The acting is magnificent, the story is fascinating and the characters are so real that one thinks that one is actually watching a documentary about the final days of the Raj. It is a marvelous adaptation, not a spare scene and it is beautifully directed. It is tightly woven and tells its tale with enviable clarity. I can not find one flaw in this stupendous series. Literate, complex, compelling, this series is singular and an out and out classic. I fear that we will never see anything like this again. Given the current vapid and stupid landscape of American and British television, "The Jewel in the Crown" is THE exemplar of the height of drama.

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