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In 1932, Alice Whelan, fleeing a faithless husband in England and passing herself off as a widow, arrives with her baby in Simla, India - where her brother Ralph is private secretary to the Viceroy. On the train, she meets the missionary Dougie Raworth and his waspish wife Sarah, with their young son. A little boy is lifeless on the railway track, poisoned for being a half-caste, and Dougie and his assistant Leena save him, naming him Adam (after he tells them that he has no name). Another new arrival is young Scot Ian McLeod, come to stay with his uncle, Stafford Armitage, a drunken tea plantation owner, and Sarah sets her sights on him. Ambitious local boy Aafrin Delal works for Ralph, to the disgust of his sister Sooni, a nationalist who supports Gandhi and daubs anti-British slogans on the Viceroy's wall. Alice attends the first evening of the season at the Empire Club, run by the influential military widow Cynthia Coffin. Cynthia arranges for Ralph to have sex with wealthy ...

The graffiti painted on the wall, written in Hindi, means "long live the revolution".

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    • Author: Kahavor
    A group of British imperialists arrive in the north of India for the summer. They represent all kinds of issues. There is a matriarch who enjoys running the show. There is a woman who has been left by her worthless husband. There is a missionary who cares about the lives and health of the Indian population. There is a young man who aspires to be the next viceroy. He is arrogant and ambitious. There are lots of trysts going on. People are hot and bored. The Indian population are frightened and oppressed. Ghandi is around somewhere. There are rebels around and there is an incident that makes it obvious that things aren't as optimistic for the invading Britishers as they think. This shapes up to be a really fascinating series.
  • Episode cast overview, first billed only:
    Shachin Sailesh Kumar Shachin Sailesh Kumar - Adam
    Alexander Cobb Alexander Cobb - Ian McLeod
    Mano Maniam Mano Maniam - Chandru Mohan
    Nikesh Patel Nikesh Patel - Aafrin Dalal
    Henry Lloyd-Hughes Henry Lloyd-Hughes - Ralph Whelan
    Aysha Kala Aysha Kala - Sooni Dalal
    Jemima West Jemima West - Alice Whelan
    Fiona Glascott Fiona Glascott - Sarah Raworth
    Craig Parkinson Craig Parkinson - Dougie Raworth
    Julian Fenby Julian Fenby - Matthew Raworth
    Julie Walters Julie Walters - Cynthia Coffin
    Indi Nadarajah Indi Nadarajah - Kaiser
    Richard McCabe Richard McCabe - Stafford Armitage
    Amber Rose Revah Amber Rose Revah - Leena Prasad
    Rick Warden Rick Warden - Ronnie Keane
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