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Classic Serial: Esmond in India

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By Ruth Prawer Jhabvala , dramatised in two parts by Nandita Ghose. In post-independence Delhi, two influential families now have very different lives. Between them moves Esmond, the enigmatic Englishman, with his love-hate attitude to India. 1: Esmond meets idealistic Shakuntala.
Director Alison Hindell. Repeated Saturday 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Unknown:
Nandita Ghose.
Director:
Alison Hindell.
Shakuntala:
Nina Wadia
Har Dayal:
Roshan Seth
Esmond:
Simon Armstrong
Ram Nath:
Nadim Sawalha
Gulab:
Mina Anwar
Uma:
Yasmin Sidhwa
Indira:
Sakuntala Ramanee
Madhuri:
Jamila Massey
Lakshmi:
Shireen Shah
Betty:
Lesley Rooney
Amrit:
Lyndam Gregory
Source: Radio Times

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