1 Season
14 Episode
The Jewel in the Crown - Season 1 Episode 1 Crossing the River (1984)
The story begins in 1942. The Japanese are threatening to invade and Gandhi is calling on the British to quit India. In Mayapore Hari Kumar comes under suspicion of subversion by Merrick, the District Superintendent of Police. This turns to hatred when Hari begins a relationship with Daphne Manners, the object of Merrick's affections. It is the start of a chain of events binding English and Indians in a web of love, tragedy and death.
- Country : United Kingdom
- Genre : Drama
- Studio : ITV1
- Director : Paul Scott, Irene Shubik
- Cast : Geraldine James, Art Malik, Tim Pigott-Smith, Wendy Morgan, Judy Parfitt, Rosemary Leach
