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The Raj Quartet

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Paul Scott - The Raj Quartet

Paul Scott's series of stories set in India.

The Raj Quartet: The Day of the Scorpion: Episode 2

Episode 2

The Day of the Scorpion

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Lady Manners hears of Hari's interrogation and Susan gets married.

Lady Manners hears of Hari's interrogation, Susan marries and there’s trouble over a wedding gift. Stars Irene Sutcliffe

Lady Manners hears Hari Kumar's account of his interrogation at the hands of Ronald Merrick. In Mirat. 

Susan and Teddie get married, and back in Pankot, Barbie Batchelor has trouble with her wedding gift.

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
Lady Manners    ......    Irene Sutcliffe
Barbie Batchelor    ......    Marcia Warren
And Mabel Layton    ......    Margaret Tyzack
Count Bronowski    ......    Gary Waldhorn
Fenny Grace    ......    Selina Griffiths 
The Nawab    ......    Raad Rawi 
Ahmed Kasim    ......    Shiv Grewal 
Aunt Shalini    ......    Nina Wadia 
Nigel Rowan    ......    Benedict Cumberbatch 
Hari Kumar    ......    Prasanna Puwanarajah
Gopal    ......    Bhasker Patel

With Amit Shah.

Music by Raiomond Mirza. 

Director: Jeremy Mortimer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2005.

The Raj Quartet: The Day of the Scorpion

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Second part of Paul Scott's story series, The Raj Quartet, set in India.

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