The Jewel in the Crown Crossing the River (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 105 min | Drama, History, Romance

The Jewel in the Crown

Crossing the River (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 105 min | Drama, History, Romance

In February 1942 Daphne Manners, the niece of the one-time Governor of the District, arrives in Mayapore, India full of enthusiasm. She is staying with her 'aunt' Lili, a close friend of her aunt. She is soon introduced to the duality of ...See moreIn February 1942 Daphne Manners, the niece of the one-time Governor of the District, arrives in Mayapore, India full of enthusiasm. She is staying with her 'aunt' Lili, a close friend of her aunt. She is soon introduced to the duality of society and the fact that Indians and English only rarely meet and even more rarely socialize together. Each has their own clubs and both groups are geographically separated, living across the river from one another. Soon however she meets Hari Kumar, a young journalist who has recently relocated from England to India. In everything but skin color, Hari is as English as Daphne. He went to an elite private school, Chillingborough, but was forced to return to India when his father lost his fortune. Hari doesn't even speak Hindi. Into this mix comes the District Superintendent of Police Ronald Merrick. He is a grammar school boy who very much feels inferior and he soon takes a disliking to Hari and a liking to Daphne. She has taken quite a liking to Hari but when Merrick unexpectedly proposes marriage, she has no choice but to refuse him. Written by garykmcd See less

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Matyelok Gibbs Sister Ludmila Sister Ludmila See fewer	Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)
Om Puri Mr. De Souza Mr. De Souza See fewer	The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
Art Malik Hari Kumar Hari Kumar See fewer	True Lies (1994)
Tim Pigott-Smith Ronald Merrick Ronald Merrick See fewer	V for Vendetta (2005)
Siddharth Kak Rajendra Singh Rajendra Singh See fewer	Raj Kapoor (1987)
Susan Wooldridge Daphne Manners Daphne Manners See fewer	The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
Sallyann Webster Babs Babs See fewer	Catherine Cookson's Tilly Trotter (1999)
Susan Field Matron Matron See fewer	Frankenstein (1994)
Renee Goddard Dr. Anna Klaus Dr. Anna Klaus See fewer	ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
Zohra Sehgal Lili Chatterjee (as Zohra Segal) Lili Chatterjee (as Zohra Segal) See fewer	Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)
Jeremy Child Robin White Robin White See fewer	A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Rowena Cooper Connie White Connie White See fewer	Poirot (1989)
Rashid Karapiet Judge Menen Judge Menen See fewer	A Passage to India (1984)
Roly Lamas Ramaswami Ramaswami See fewer	Tandoori Nights (1985)
Dominic Jephcott Reggie Reggie See fewer	Paradise Postponed (1986)
Paul Geoffrey Tony Tony See fewer	Excalibur (1981)
Paul Williamson Brigadier Reid Brigadier Reid See fewer	Emma (1996)
Dev Sagoo Tony Tony See fewer	Albion Market (1985)
Kamini Kaushal Aunt Shalini Aunt Shalini See fewer	Kabir Singh (2019)
Marne Maitland Pandit Baba Pandit Baba See fewer	The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Karan Kapoor Colin Lindsey Colin Lindsey See fewer	Utsav (1984)
Janet Henfrey Edwina Crane Edwina Crane See fewer	Les Misérables (1998)