The serial opens in the midst of World War II in the fictional Indian city of Mayapore, against the backdrop of the last years of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement. Hari Kumar is a young Indian man who was … See more

• Peggy Ashcroft as Barbara Batchelor
• Janet Henfrey as Edwina Crane
• Derrick Branche as Ahmed Kasim See more

Sir Denis Forman, then chairman of Granada Productions, wrote in 1983 that the impetus for adapting the Raj Quartet was the success of Scott's novel Staying On. The decision was made to attempt to adapt the quartet but first test the company's ability to … See more

In contemporary reviews, John J. O'Connor of The New York Times wrote, "the careful accumulation of marvelous detail is never less than fascinating. And once again in a … See more

The Jewel in the Crown is a soundtrack album by Anthony Randall and Orchestra performing the compositions of George Fenton that appeared in the miniseries, released in 1985. It was originally released on LP by Chrysalis Records and subsequently … See more

According to the Museum of Broadcast Communications there was "a cycle of film and television productions which emerged during the first half of … See more

• The Jewel in the Crown at IMDb
• Museum of Broadcast Communications Archived 4 August 2012 at archive.today See more