The Jewel in the Crown

Crossing the River

E1    Jan 9, 1984    1h 46m    TV-14
The story begins in 1942. The Japanese are threatening to invade and Gandhi is calling on the British to quit India. In Mayapore Hari Kumar comes under suspicion of subversion by Merrick, the District Superintendent of Police. This turns to hatred when Hari begins a relationship with Daphne Manners, the object of Merrick's affections. It is the start of a chain of events binding English and Indians in a web of love, tragedy and death.
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Cast of Crossing the River
  • Geraldine JamesSarah Layton
  • Art MalikHari Kumar
  • Tim Pigott-SmithRonald Merrick
  • Wendy MorganSusan Layton
  • Judy ParfittMildred Layton
  • Rosemary LeachAunt Fenny
  • Peggy AshcroftBarbie Batchelor
  • Geoffrey BeeversKevin Coley
  • Eric PorterDimitri Bronowsky
  • Nicholas Le PrevostNigel Rowan
  • Derrick BrancheAhmed Kasim
  • Charles DanceGuy Perron
  • Rachel KempsonLady Manners
  • Susan WooldridgeDaphne Manners
  • Saeed JaffreyAhmed Ali Gaffur Kasim Bahadur, the Nawab of Mirat
  • Om PuriMr de Souza
  • Karan KapoorColin Lindsey
  • Dominic Jephcott
  • Jeremy Child

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