Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Jewel In The Crown 1 | 20050410 | 20050416 | Daphne Manners arrives in Mayapore and meets two men who are to change her life: Hari Kumar and Ronald Merrick. |
| 01 | The Jewel In The Crown 1 | 20050410 | 20050416 | Daphne Manners arrives in Mayapore and meets two men who are to change her life: Hari Kumar and Ronald Merrick. |
| 02 | The Jewel In The Crown 2 | 20050417 | 20050423 | Daphne's friendship with Hari Kumar deepens as the relationship between Britain and India grows more volatile. |
| 03 | The Jewel In The Crown 3 | 20050424 | 20050430 | The rape in the Bibighar Gardens brings Daphne and Hari's relationship to a painful conclusion. |
| 04 | The Day Of The Scorpion 1 | 20050501 | 20050507 | Sarah Layton's engagement is announced. Her fiancé, Teddy Bingham, is stationed with his regiment in Mirat, and is sharing his quarters with Captain Ronald Merrick. |
| 05 | The Day Of The Scorpion 2 | 20050508 | 20050514 | Lady Manners hears Hari Kumar's account of his interrogation at the hands of Ronald Merrick. In Mirat, Susan and Teddie get married, and back in Pankot, Barbie Batchelor has trouble with her wedding gift. |
| 06 | The Day Of The Scorpion 3 | 20050515 | 20050521 | Sarah travels to Calcutta to visit Ronald Merrick in hospital, and to hear a first hand account of Teddie Bingham's tragic encounter with Indian National Army troops. Sarah Layton....Lia Williams Mildred Layton....Geraldine James Susan Layton....Alex Tregear Teddie Bingham....Nicholas Boulton Ronald Merrick....Mark Bazeley Fenny Grace....Selina Griffiths Barbie Batchelor....Marcia Warren Mabel Layton....Margaret Tyzack General Rankin....Hugh Dickson Clark....Giles Fagan Mira....Priyanga Elan Reverend Peplow....Ian Masters With Jason Chan, Shiv Grewal, Robert Hastie and Emily Wachter Music by Raiomond Mirza Directed by Jeremy Mortimer |
| 07 | The Towers Of Silence | 20050522 | 20050528 | The Raj Quartet By Paul Scott. Dramatised by John Harvey. 7/9. The Towers of Silence Barbie Batchelor, Mabel Layton's companion, has to leave Rose Cottage following Mabel's death. It is the summer of 1945, and as the war comes to a close, the days of the British Raj are numbered. Sarah Layton....Lia Williams Mildred Layton....Geraldine James Susan Layton....Alex Tregear Ronald Merrick....Mark Bazeley Fenny Grace....Selina Griffiths Barbie Batchelor....Marcia Warren Reverend Peplow....Ian Masters Clarissa Peplow....Susan Jameson Kenneth Coley....Stephen Hogan With Jason Chan, Shiv Grewal, Robert Hastie, Rez Kempton, Stuart Mcloughlin and Ndidi Del Fatti Music by Raiomond Mirza. Directed by Jeremy Mortimer |
| 07 | The Towers Of Silence | 20050522 | 20050528 | The Raj Quartet By Paul Scott. Dramatised by John Harvey. 7/9. The Towers of Silence Barbie Batchelor, Mabel Layton's companion, has to leave Rose Cottage following Mabel's death. It is the summer of 1945, and as the war comes to a close, the days of the British Raj are numbered. Sarah Layton....Lia Williams Mildred Layton....Geraldine James Susan Layton....Alex Tregear Ronald Merrick....Mark Bazeley Fenny Grace....Selina Griffiths Barbie Batchelor....Marcia Warren Reverend Peplow....Ian Masters Clarissa Peplow....Susan Jameson Kenneth Coley....Stephen Hogan With Jason Chan, Shiv Grewal, Robert Hastie, Rez Kempton, Stuart Mcloughlin and Ndidi Del Fatti Music by Raiomond Mirza. Directed by Jeremy Mortimer |
| 08 | A Division Of The Spoils 1 | 20050529 | 20050604 | The Layton family are reunited with Colonel Layton's release from prison but divided by Susan's decision to remarry. |
| 09 LAST | A Division Of The Spoils 2 | 20050605 | 20050611 | By Paul Scott. Dramatised by Shelley Silas. Guy Perron returns to India in time for Independence, but the division of the country has tragic consequences. Guy Perron....Jeremy Northam Nigel Rowan....Benedict Cumberbatch Sarah Layton....Lia Williams Edward....Matthew Thomas Davies Susan Layton....Alex Tregear Bronowski....Gary Waldhorn Ronald Merrick....Mark Bazeley Major Peabody....Sean Baker Mrs Peabody....Susan Jameson Bob Blake....Rob Hastie Hari Kumar....Prasanna Puwanarajah With Shiv Grewal, Nicholas Boulton, Amit Shah and Emily Wachter Music by Raiomond Mirza. Directed by Sally Avens |