Drama set in 1932 during the final years of British colonial rule in India.
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Paul Rutman
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It is now 1935 and on the day the British government is passing an act to increase its powers over India the Viceroy is attacked, leading Cynthia to suggest Ralph goes for the post. Aafrin is still ...
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A distraught Aafrin is unable to prevent the Havistocks from leaving their house to return to England whilst the cash-strapped Whelan's home goes up for auction, with Cynthia being outbid by the Sood...
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Ramu's trial begins in a packed courtroom where he is defended by Vinod Mukesh, assisted by Sooni, with oily British lawyer Hugh Slater prosecuting. Despite Ramu's warning that it will alienate him ...
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Title: Indian Summers (2015–2016)
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Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, the drama tells the rich and explosive story of the decline of the British Empire and the birth of modern India, from both sides of the experience. But at the heart of the story lie the implications and ramifications of the tangled web of passions, rivalries and clashes that define the lives of those brought together in this summer which will change everything. It's the summer of 1932. India dreams of Independence, but the British are clinging to power. In the foothills of the Himalayas stands Simla; a little England where every summer the British power-brokers of this nation are posted to govern during the summer months. Written by Channel4
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The series was planned to be a five-season story arc, taking place between the years 1932 and 1947. See more »Goofs
Captain Saunders claims to be serving in the 'Royal Irish'. The Royal Irish Regiment was disbanded in 1922 and not reformed until 1992. Also, the slogan 'Jai Hind' wasn't used before 1942. See more »
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Channel 4 has gone for an updated Jewel in the Crown and mixed it with a Downton Abbey vibe. Location shooting in Penang and not India with a hefty use of green screen to make the viewer think we in the foothills of the Himalayas as British colonials spend the summer in Simla.
It is 1932 and Ralph Whelan and the rest of the Indian Civil Service start the annual move to Simla, the exclusively white British Club is the centre of the social scene.
A mixed race boy is found collapsed on the railway tracks and an assassin attempts to shoot Whelan but a Parsee civil servant Aafrin takes the bullet. It also seems that Whelan is the father of the boy.
Aafrin is hailed as a hero but he also has tensions in his own family as well as his forthcoming marriage. In fact many people in Simla have a back story and secrets.
This is a 10 part series and boy it moves at a snail pace. It really is a throwback to the dramas of the 1980s and drama has moved on since those days. People want pace and economy of storytelling.
Here we have lingering shots as the director wants to show off the production design, the costumes, the scenery and gives us plenty of flashbacks to boot to the shooting.
In fact somewhere here there was a good 5 part series which was stretched out to a 10 part series and does Channel 4 know it as the viewing figures dwindled from the opening episodes 5 million viewers which is excellent in this day and age.
The final two episodes picked up the pace and as we saw the upstart Indian tea plantation owner Ramu got up to his neck in trouble.
The series was not as upfront with its callous and brutish colonial attitudes as The Jewel in the Crown but we get plenty of subtle and unsubtle racist attitudes and hypocrisy. Whelan could save Ramu but he rather tie loose ends. Just look at the police investigation of the murder which Ramu did not commit, they were out to get the upstart than the real culprit.
The series will return for a second series but this should had been better. The acting is a mixture of good and bad, people certainly look good. High production values and a leisurely pace will not sustain it.