Set in India 1795, former British soldier, John Beecham arrives at his new mansion in Delhi with Indian servants and a mixed-race baby. After leaving the British Trade Company, John hopes to get a trading license from the Emperor but runs into opposition from a French General who has earned the trust of the royal family. As John settles into his new home, invited and uninvited guests and family members begin to arrive bringing personal and political complications to Beecham House. The mystery of John's past, the mother of the baby, and why John has arrived in Delhi are revealed throughout the first season as secrets are revealed and characters both clash and form bonds. (the first season ties up some loose ends but ends in a cliffhanger and has not been renewed for a second season) Written by LiveLoveLead
I adore the sets and filming, the cast is good, the plot is spot on so why cram this into a conveyor-belt soap opera and shoe-horn it into 6 episodes?? It has all the ingredients but is farcical in the situations it covers in each episode. I guess this is typical grab the audience within a period of short space of time or face having the next series cut! Sad that business comes before art, as this is fine art reduced to a comical parody. So disappointed!