Overview
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 as Sir Edward Gwithian
- Jennifer Caron Hall as Alix Lamont
- Hattie Morahan as Una Gwithian
- Naveen Andrews as Ravi Battacharya
- Masood Akhtar as Chinaberry
- Ram Gopal Bajaj as Sri Battacharya
- Ashok Banthia as Ram Chand
- Suresh Bhagwat as Mr. Sen
- G.C. Chatterjee as Ganesh
- Ajinkya Deo as Vikram Singh