Sarah travels to Calcutta to visit Ronald Merrick in hospital and to hear at first hand of Teddie Bingham's tragic encounter with Indian National Army troops.

The last days of the British Raj in India as the Second World War leads inevitably towards independence.

Paul Scott's classic series of novels dramatised by John Harvey.

Sarah Layton ...... Lia Williams
Mildred Layton ...... Geraldine James
Susan Layton ...... Alex Tregear
Teddie Bingham ...... Nicholas Boulton
Ronald Merrick ...... Mark Bazeley
Fenny Grace ...... Selina Griffiths
Barbie Batchelor ...... Marcia Warren
Mabel Layton ...... Margaret Tyzack
General Rankin ...... Hugh Dickson
Clark ...... Giles Fagan
Mira ...... Priyanga Elan
Reverend Peplow ...... Ian Masters

Other parts played by:

Jason Chan
Shiv Grewal
Robert Hastie
Emily Wachter

Music by Raiomond Mirza.

Director: Jeremy Mortimer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2005. Show less