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The Jewel in the Crown
Starring: Peggy Ashcroft , Charles Dance , Tim Pigott-Smith
Directed by: Christopher Morahan
Produced by: Christopher Morahan
Written by: Paul Scott , Irene Shubik
The Jewel is back and more polished than ever! The internationally acclaimed and Emmy® Award-winning series and one of Masterpiece's most popular productions returns in a luxuriously repackaged anniversary edition.
Item Number: 14923
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- 12 1/2 Hours
- Originally Aired On:
- Masterpiece
- Number of Discs:
- 2
The Jewel is back and more polished than ever! The internationally acclaimed and Emmy® Award-winning series and one of Masterpiece's most popular productions returns in a luxuriously repackaged anniversary edition. From Gandhi's call on the British to "Quit India" to the birth of an independent nation, this magnificent fourteen-part series is brought to life through intricate storylines and a sterling British cast that includes Dame Peggy Ashcroft (A Passage to India) and Charles Dance (Bleak House). See for yourself why this captivating production continues to earn raves a quarter century after its original release.
| Capt. Ronald Merrick | --- | Tim Pigott-Smith |
| Sarah Layton | --- | Geraldine James |
| Susan Layton | --- | Wendy Morgan |
| Mildred Layton | --- | Judy Parfitt |
| Aunt Fenny | --- | Rosemary Leach |
| Barbie Batchelor | --- | Peggy Ashcroft |
| Kevin Coley | --- | Geoffrey Beevers |
| Dimitri Bronowsky | --- | Eric Porter |
| Nigel Rowan | --- | Nicholas Le Prevost |
| Hari Kumar | --- | Art Malik |
| Ahmed Kasim | --- | Derrick Branche |
| Guy Perron | --- | Charles Dance |
| Lady Manners | --- | Rachel Kempson |
| Nicky Paynton | --- | Anna Cropper |
| Arthur Peplow | --- | Antony Brown |
| Minnie | --- | Shreela Ghosh |
| Teddy Bingham | --- | Nicholas Farrell |
| Col. John Layton | --- | Frederick Treves |
| Mabel Layton | --- | Fabia Drake |
| Marne Maitland | --- | Pandit Baba |
| James Bree | --- | Uncle Arthur |
| Stephen Riddle | --- | Dicky Beauvais |
| Susan Wooldridge | --- | Daphne Manners |
| The Nawab of Mirat | --- | Saeed Jaffrey |
| Mohammad Ali 'Mak' Kasim | --- | Zia Mohyeddin |
| 'Sophie' Dixon | --- | Warren Clarke |
| Sister Ludmila | --- | Matyelok Gibbs |
| Clarissa Peplow | --- | Carol Gillies |
| Jimmy Clarke | --- | Stuart Wilson |
| Captain Samuels | --- | Ralph Arliss |
| Gopal | --- | Bob Babenia |
| Aziz | --- | Ishaq Bux |
| Robin White | --- | Jeremy Child |
| Connie White | --- | Rowena Cooper |
| Dr. Anna Klaus | --- | Rennee Goddard |
| Clara Fosdick | --- | Sheila Grant |
| Edward Bingham | --- | Jonathan Haley |
| Edward Bingham | --- | Nicholas Haley |
| Judge Menen | --- | Rashid Karapiet |
| Aunt Shalini | --- | Kamini Kaushal |
| Suleiman | --- | Albert Moses |
| Lili Chatterjee | --- | Zohra Sehgal |
| Macpherson | --- | Leonard Trolley |
| Sister Matthews | --- | Lottie Ward |
Written by Paul Scott, Irene Shubik, Ken Taylor
Directed by Christopher Morahan, Jim O’Brien
Produced by Christopher Morahan
Executive Produced by Denis Forman
Original Music by George Fenton
Cinematography by Ray Goode
Film Editing by Edward Mansell
Costume Design by Esther Dean, Diane Holmes
