In the 1830s, a captain in the East India Company lobbies to investigate the criminal Thugee Cult of Kali, an organized crime group of stranglers and thieves.
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| Guy Rolfe | ... | Capt. Harry Lewis | |
| Allan Cuthbertson | ... | Capt. Christopher Connaught-Smith | |
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| George Pastell | ... | High Priest of Kali | |
| Marne Maitland | ... | Patel Shari | |
| Jan Holden | ... | Mary Lewis | |
| Paul Stassino | ... | Lt. Silver | |
| Tutte Lemkow | ... | Ram Das | |
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A murderous religious cult is way-laying travellers and stealing goods in nineteenth century India. As the disappearances mount and trade becomes difficult, the British East India Company is forced to act. But they give the job to an upper-class officer completely out-of-touch with the country rather than the obvious candidate who has been in India for years and well understands the people and culture. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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