A Suitable Boy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A Suitable Boy tells the story of spirited university student Lata, coming of age in North India in 1951 at the same time as the country is carving out its own identity as an independent nation and is about to go to the polls for its first democratic general election. It is a vast, panoramic tale charting the fortunes of four large families and exploring India and its rich and varied culture at a crucial point in its history.

Series details

• Title: A Suitable Boy
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2020-07-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-08-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 43348
• IMDb ID: tt10795574
• TVDB ID: 378996

Cast and credited roles

• Tanya Maniktala — Lata Mehra
• Ishaan Khatter — Maan Kapoor
• Tabu — Saaeda Bai
• Mahira Kakkar — Mrs. Rupa Mehra
• Rasika Dugal — Savita Kapoor
• Shahana Goswami — Meenakshi Mehra
• Ram Kapoor — Mahesh Kapoor
• Aamir Bashir — Nawab Sahib
• Danesh Razvi — Kabir Durrani
• Vivek Gomber — Arun Mehra
• Gagan Dev Riar — Pran Kapoor
• Geeta Agarwal Sharma — Mrs. Mahesh Kapoor

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-07-26; final listed air date 2020-08-24; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Suitable Boy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.