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King of the Khyber Rifles

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Action adventure set in colonial India. After 100 years of British rule in India, the garrison post of Peshawar is threatened by tribal revolt. A young British officer is ordered to train the Khyber Rifles regiment into an efficient fighting force, but because he is half Indian, he has to fight not only the native rebels, but also the prejudice of his fellow officers. Show less

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