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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 Jewel in the Crown: Episode 2

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The Jewel in the Crown

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Daphne's friendship with Hari deepens as Britain's relations with India grow more volatile

Daphne's friendship with Hari deepens as Britain’s relationship with India grows more volatile. Stars Prasanna Puwanarajah.

Daphne's friendship with Hari Kumar deepens as the relationship between Britain and India grows more volatile.

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.

Daphne Manners    ......    Anna Maxwell Martin 
Ronald Merrick    ......    Mark Bazeley
Hari Kumar    ......    Prasanna Puwanarajah 
Lily Chatterji    ......    Josephine Welcome
Aunt Shalini    ......    Nina Wadia
Sister Ludmilla    ......    Susan Engel
Miss Edwina Crane    ......    Phyllida Law
Mr Chaudhuri     ......    Paul Bazely

Other parts played by:

Shiv Grewal
Rez Kempton
Jason Chan  

Music by Raiomond Mirza. 

Director: Sally Avens.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2005.

The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown

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Drama set in India. First part of Paul Scott's The Raj Quartet series.

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