The Jewel in the Crown: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Jewel in the Crown is a brilliant adaptation of Paul Scott's Raj Quartet. This award winning mini-series tells the epic story of men and women caught up in a struggle of race and class during the last five years of British rule in India.

Series details

• Title: The Jewel in the Crown
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 1984-01-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1984-04-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3551

Cast and credited roles

• Tim Pigott-Smith — Capt. Ronald Merrick
• Geraldine James — Sarah Layton
• Wendy Morgan — Susan Layton
• Judy Parfitt — Mildred Layton
• Geoffrey Beevers — Kevin Coley
• Peggy Ashcroft — Barbie Batchelor
• Art Malik — Hari Kumar
• Derrick Branche — Ahmed Kasim
• Eric Porter — Dimitri Bronowsky
• Nicholas Le Prevost — Nigel Rowan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1984-01-09; final listed air date 1984-04-03; episode order: 14.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Jewel in the Crown 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.