Memsahib Emma

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Tracey Neale

Drama on 4: Memsahib Emma: Episode 1

Episode 1

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Nothing delights Emma more than interfering in the romantic lives of others

4 Extra Debut. Emma Bhattacharjee sees no need for love or marriage, but she revels in interfering in others’ love lives. Stars Manjinder Virk.

Tanika Gupta's glorious adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma is set in mid 19th Century India.

Beautiful, clever, rich - and single - Emma Bhattacharjee sees no need for love or marriage. Nothing, however, delights her more than interfering in the romantic lives of others. 

But her plans soon lead her into all kinds of trouble.
 
Emma Bhattacharjee ....... Manjinder Virk
Roy ....... Navin Chowdhry
Bhattacharjee ....... Silas Carson
Krishna ....... Maya Sondhi
Sumit Chowdhury ....... Raj Ghatak
Miss Bates ....... Meera Syal
Mrs Weston ....... Tracy Wiles
Mr Elton ....... Leo Wan
 
Directed by Tracey Neale

Drama on 4: Memsahib Emma

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Tanika Gupta's adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma is set in mid 19th-century India

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