Welcome to India: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This observational series casts aside the usual preconceptions about the sub-continent, and lets a few of India's 1.2 billion show how their world really works. With astonishing access into the densest districts of Kolkata and Mumbai, it celebrates the impressive resourcefulness, resilience and absolute pragmatism of those living and working there, and reveals the psyche needed to get ahead in the biggest of crowds.

Series details

• Title: Welcome to India
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2012-10-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-10-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 26926
• IMDb ID: tt2700370
• TVDB ID: 262951

Cast and credited roles

• Sacha Dhawan — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-10-03; final listed air date 2012-10-17; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Welcome to India 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.