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The Jewel In The Crown: Crossing the River (S1EP1 ITV 9 Jan 1984, Art Malik)

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October 15, 2020

Crossing the River: Permeated by the political tension of the unsettled era. Crossing the River opens in February 1942. The Japanese Army has conquered Burma and is threatening to invade neighboring India. Ghandi is calling on the British to "Quit India". In the town of Maypore, Police Superintendent Ronald Merrrick arrests a young Indian news reporter suspected of subversion, Hari Kumar. Meanwhile, on the other side of the river that divides the city and the cultures, Daphne Manners arrives from England. It is the start of a chain of events binding English and Indians in a web of love, tragedy and death.

Cast: Tim Pigott-Smith (Merrick), Art Malik (Hari Kumar), Susan Wooldridge (Daphne Manners), Geraldine James (Sarah Layton), Judy Parfitt (Mildred Layton), Peggy Ashcroft (Barbie Batchelor), Charles Dance (Guy peron), Eric Porter (Count Bronowsky), Rosemary Leach (Aunt Fenny), Wendy Morgan (Susan Bingham), Anna Cropper (Nicky Paynton), Nicholas Farrell (Teddie Bingham), Rachel Kempson (Lady Manners), Nicholas Le Prevost (Nigel Rowan), Matyelok Gibbs, Om Puri, Siddharth Kak, Sallyann Webster, Susan Field, Renée Goddard, Zohra Segal, Jeremy Child, Rowena Cooper, Rashid Karapiet, Roly Lamas, Dominic Jephcott, Paul Geoffrey, Paul Williamson, Dev Sagoo, Kamini Kaushal, Marne Maitland, Karan Kapoor, Janet Henfrey

Writer: Ken Taylor / Directors: Christopher Morahan, Jim O’Brien

Original Airdate: 9 Jan 1984 on ITV
Series: The Jewel In The Crown Season 1 Episode 1