Filmed in India, Rumer Godden’s story has been adapted and directed by the Jewel in the Crown team. Two English schoolgirls arrive in New Delhi, 1959. Their diplomat father has secured them a beautiful Eurasian governess. 15-year-old Una suspects an ulterior motive. But her father’s affairs take second place to her own when she has a secret affair with the Indian gardener.
Cast
Peter Egan
Sir Edward Gwithian
Jennifer Caron Hall
Alix Lamont
Hattie Morahan
Una Gwithian
Naveen Andrews
Ravi Battacharya
Masood Akhtar
Chinaberry
Ram Gopal Bajaj
Sri Battacharya
Ashok Banthia
Ram Chand
Suresh Bhagwat
Mr. Sen
G.C. Chatterjee
Ganesh
Ajinkya Deo
Vikram Singh
Jagannath Guha
Col. Jaiswal
Sudeepa Gupta
Sushila
Jennifer Hall
Alix
Madhur Jaffrey
Lady Srinevasan
Pradeep Kapoor
Airline Official
Ravi Kapoor
Hem
Joy Michael
Srimati Roy
Pearl Padamsee
Mrs. Lamont
Debraj Ray
Man on yrain
Sumita Sanyal
Woman on train
Linda Spurrier
Miss Carrington
Prabha Tonk
Srimati Bhattacharya
Maryann Turner
Miss Barlow
Ashoke Viswanathan
Som
Laura Barneby
Hal Gwithian
Arun Bali
Prof. Asutoth
Laura Brook
Mrs. Porter
Crew
Christopher Morahan
Director
Ken Taylor
Screenplay
Rumer Godden
Novel
David Martin
Editor
Chris Seager
Director of Photography
Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer
Phillippa Giles
Executive Producer
Sophie Balhetchet
Producer
Glenn Wilhide
Producer
Christopher J. Bradshaw
Production Design
Vic Symonds
Production Design
Dany Everett
Costume Design
Penny Smith
Makeup Artist
Michael Feinberg
Sound Editor
Rodney Glenn
Sound Editor
Ian Munro
Sound Mixer
Dominic Muldowney
Original Music Composer
David Butterworth
Art Direction
Neil Pollard
Art Direction
Ram Yedekar
Art Direction
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