This stunning and award-winning series tells the fascinating story of the people of India. Set in northern India at the time of the 1939-45 war and the Independence riots, this is the story of men and women whose lives were to suffer violent, even catastrophic change. Winner of 23 major awards including a Primetime Emmy in the USA, and of five awards (including Best Drama Serial) from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

•    Crossing The River (1)
In 1942, the Japanese, having conquered Burma, are threatening India. At Mayapore Hari Kumar comes under suspicion of subversion by Merrick, the District Superintendent of Police. This turns to hatred when Hari begins a relationship with Daphne Manners, also the object of Merrick's affections.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith as Ronald Merrick, Art Malik as Hari Kumar, Susan Wooldridge as Daphne Manners, Marne Maitland as Pandit Baba, Dominic Jephcott as Reggie Brocklehurst, Zora Segal as Lady Lili Chatterjee, Janet Henfrey as Edwina Crane, Renee Goddard as Dr Anna Klaus, Karan Kapoor as Colin Lindsey, Sallyann Webster as Babs Linton, Paul Geoffrey as Tony Masters, Roly Lamas as Ramaswami, Paul Williamson as Brigadier Reid, Susan Field as Matron, Rashid Karapiet as Judge Menen, Om Puri as Mr de Souza, Dev Sagoo as Vidyasagar, Jeremy Child as Robin White, Rowena Cooper as Connie White, Matyelok Gibbs as Sister Ludmilla, Kamini Kaushal as Aunt Shalini, Siddharth Kak as Sub Inspector Singh.

•    The Bibighar Gardens (2)
Daphne and Hari have been drawn closer together. After an assignation with him in the Bibighar Gardens, on a night of rioting and protest, she returns home claiming to have been raped. On flimsy evidence, Merrick arrests Hari.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith as Ronald Merrick, Art Malik as Hari Kumar, Susan Wooldridge as Daphne Manners, Marne Maitland as Pandit Baba, Zora Segal as Lady Lili Chatterjee, Tanveer Ghani as Bapu Ram, Renee Goddard as Dr Anna Klaus, Tony Arjuna as Sub Inspector, Roly Lamas as Ramaswami, Rashid Karapiet as Judge Menen, Dev Sagoo as Vidyasagar, Jeremy Child as Robin White, Rowena Cooper as Connie White, Matyelok Gibbs as Sister Ludmilla, Kamini Kaushal as Aunt Shalini

•    Questions Of Loyalty (3)
Daphne dies giving birth to Hari's daughter, and her aunt Lady Manners decides to raise the child herself. About to be posted to the war front, Teddie Bingham and his fiancee Susan Layton decide to bring forward their marriage.
Stars: Peggy Ashcroft as Barbie Batchelor, Tim Pigott-Smith as Ronald Merrick, Art Malik as Hari Kumar, Geraldine James as Sarah Layton, Susan Wooldridge as Daphne Manners, Wendy Morgan as Susan Layton, Nicholas Farrell as Teddie Bingham, Fabia Drake as Mabel Layton, Rachel Kempson as Lady Ethel Manners, Sheila Grant as Clara Fosdick, John Atkinson as General, Judy Parfitt as Mildred Layton, Mark Tandy as Gerry, Nizwar Karanj as Hosain, Anna Cropper as Nicky Paynton, Malcolm Raeburn as Captain, Matyelok Gibbs as Sister Ludmilla.

•    Incidents At A Wedding (4)
The arrangements for Susan and Teddie's wedding are threatened, but Merrick provides a solution. The Layton family gathers at Mirat, but what should be a happy occassion is overshadowed by unexplained incidents.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith as Ronald Merrick, Wendy Morgan as Susan Layton, Geraldine James as Sarah Layton, Derrick Branche as Ahmed, Judy Parfitt as Mildred Layton, James Bree as Uncle Arthur, Rosemary Leach as Aunt Fenny, Nicholas Farrell as Teddie Bingham, Marne Maitland as Pandit Baba, Saeed Jaffrey as Nawab of Mirat, Stephen Riddle as Dicky Beauvais, Eric Porter as Count Dmitri Bronowsky, Angus Mackay as Colonel Hobhouse, Georgine Anderson as Mrs Hobhouse, Leonard Trolley as MacPherson, Ehsan Janjua as Professor Nair.

•    The Regimental Silver (5)
Merrick apologises to Sarah Manners about his presence at the wedding and explains the connections between Mirat and Mayapore where Daphne was attacked. The events of that night also trouble Lady Manners as she works to have Hari freed from jail.
Stars: Peggy Ashcroft as Barbie Batchelor, Tim Pigott-Smith as Ronald Merrick, Art Malik as Hari Kumar, Geraldine James as Sarah Layton, Fabia Drake as Mabel Layton, Judy Parfitt as Mildred Layton, Rosemary Leach as Aunt Fenny, Wendy Morgan as Susan Layton, Nicholas Farrell as Teddie Bingham, James Bree as Uncle Arthur, Marne Maitland as Pandit Baba, Geoffrey Beevers as Captain Kevin Coley, Ishaq Bux as Aziz, Bernard Horsfall as Major General Rankin, Sheila Grant as Clara Fosdick, Bob Babenia as Gopal, Norman Rutherford as Mr Maybrick, Rachel Kempson as Lady Ethel Manners, Nicholas le Prevost as Nigel Rowan, Anna Cropper as Nicky Paynton, Antony Brown as Reverend Arthur Peplow, Carol Gillies as Clarissa Peplow, Kamini Kaushal as Aunt Shalini.

•    Ordeal By Fire (6)
Sarah tells Susan of her husband, and they learn of great bravery from an unexpected quarter. Sarah embarks on a journey to bring comfort to a wounded man and in Calcutta comes face to face with the war and its pain.
Stars: Peggy Ashcroft as Barbie Batchelor, Tim Pigott-Smith as Ronald Merrick, Geraldine James as Sarah Layton, Fabia Drake as Mabel Layton, Judy Parfitt as Mildred Layton, James Bree as Uncle Arthur, Wendy Morgan as Susan Layton, Rachel Kempson as Lady Ethel Manners, Rosemary Leach as Aunt Fenny, Nicholas Farrell as Teddie Bingham, Moti Makan as Mohammed Baksh, Norman Rutherford as Mr Maybrick, Stuart Wilson as Major Jimmy Clark, William Boyde as Intelligence Officer, Michael Feldman as Leonard, Antony Brown as Reverend Arthur Peplow, Sarah Neville as Sister Prior, Ian McCurrach as Tony.

•    Daughters Of The Regiment (7)
While visiting Merrick in Calcutta, Sarah meets Jimmy Clark who challenges many of the values by which she lives. In Pankot, another daughter of the regiment confesses her own act of rebellion long ago.
Stars: Peggy Ashcroft as Barbie Batchelor, Geraldine James as Sarah Layton, Fabia Drake as Mabel Layton, Judy Parfitt as Mildred Layton, Wendy Morgan as Susan Layton, Geoffrey Beevers as Captain Kevin Coley, Stephen Riddle as Dicky Beauvais, Norman Rutherford as Mr Maybrick, Robert James as Colonel Beames, Surya Kumari as Laxmi Kripalani, Stuart Wilson as Major Jimmy Clark, Ann Castle as Mrs Perryman, Ishaq Bux as Aziz, Derek Chabrol as Doctor Lal, Lottie Ward as Sister Matthews, Josephine Welcome as Mira, Anna Cropper as Nicky Paynton, Antony Brown as Reverend Arthur Peplow, Carol Gillies as Clarissa Peplow, Hilary Mason as Mrs Roper, David Allister as Doctor Travers, Shelley King as Hospital Receptionist.

•    The Day Of The Scorpion (8)
Sarah returns to Pankot to find her sister Susan becoming increasingly agitated by her new baby. Merrick too is close to madness, but who will snap first?
Stars: Peggy Ashcroft as Barbie Batchelor, Geraldine James as Sarah Layton, Tim Pigott-Smith as Ronald Merrick, Judy Parfitt as Mildred Layton, Wendy Morgan as Susan Layton, Rachel Kempson as Lady Ethel Manners, Stephen Riddle as Dicky Beauvais, Anna Cropper as Nicky Paynton, Geoffrey Beevers as Captain Kevin Coley, Norman Rutherford as Mr Maybrick, Derrick Branche as Ahmed, Nicholas le Prevost as Nigel Rowan, Yazdani Raza Khan as Ashok, Ishaq Bux as Aziz, Eric Porter as Count Dmitri Bronowsky, Warren Clarke as 'Sophie' Dixon, Zia Mohyeddin as Mohammed Ali Kasim, Shreela Ghosh as Minnie, Lottie Ward as Sister Matthews, Kumar Ranji as Railway official, Antony Brown as Reverend Arthur Peplow, Carol Gillies as Clarissa Peplow.

•    The Towers Of Silence (9)
Susan's baby has been rescued from the ring of fire that nearly engulfed him. Barbie embarks on a generous mission but is turned back by an appalling discovery.
Stars: Peggy Ashcroft as Barbie Batchelor, Geraldine James as Sarah Layton, Tim Pigott-Smith as Ronald Merrick, Judy Parfitt as Mildred Layton, Wendy Morgan as Susan Layton, Rachel Kempson as Lady Ethel Manners, Stephen Riddle as Dicky Beauvais, Geoffrey Beevers as Captain Kevin Coley, Rosemary Leach as Aunt Fenny, Shreela Ghosh as Minnie, Anna Cropper as Nicky Paynton, Carol Gillies as Clarissa Peplow, Zulema Dene as Isobel Rankin, Ralph Arliss as Captain Samuels, David Allister as Doctor Travers, Simon Shepherd as Second Lieutenant.

•    An Evening At The Maharanee`s (10)
Bombay, 1945. Guy Perron, working in Intelligence with Merrick, meets Sarah, who has come to Bombay to welcome her father home.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith as Ronald Merrick, Geraldine James as Sarah Layton, Charles Dance as Guy Perron, Rosemary Leach as Aunt Fenny, James Bree as Uncle Arthur, Derrick Branche as Ahmed, Frederick Treves as Colonel John Layton, Eric Porter as Count Dmitri Bronowsky, Alpana Sengupta as Aneila, William McBain as Corporal, Jamila Massey as Maharanee, David Leland as Captain Purvis, Paul Satvender as Bearer, Sheila Chitnis as Lady at the party.

•    The Travelling Companions (11)
Sarah learns to her great distress that Merrick is about to announce his engagement to Susan. She turns for help to an old friend who knows more about Merrick's past than anyone.
Stars: Peggy Ashcroft as Barbie Batchelor, Tim Pigott-Smith as Ronald Merrick, Geraldine James as Sarah Layton, Charles Dance as Guy Perron, Geoffrey Beevers as Captain Kevin Coley, Frederick Treves as Colonel John Layton, Nicholas le Prevost as Nigel Rowan, Zia Mohyeddin as Mohammed Ali Kasim, Shreela Ghosh as Minnie, Warren Clarke as 'Sophie' Dixon, Judy Parfitt as Mildred Layton, Bob Babenia as Gopal, Christopher Irvin as Edgar Drew, John Horsley as Sir George Malcolm, Paul Jaynes as George, Albert Moses as Suleiman, Robert Putt as Sergeant Potter, Wendy Morgan as Susan Layton, Ian Bleasdale as Railway transport officer, John McGregor as Colonel Trehearne, Irene Sutcliffe as Maisie Trehearne.

•    The Moghul Room (12)
Merrick, having blackmailed an orderly to gain access to Susan's records, is recalled to Delhi at the end of the war. Guy and Sarah find that their friendship with Hari is drawing them together.
Stars: Geraldine James as Sarah Layton, Derrick Branche as Ahmed, Tim Pigott-Smith as Ronald Merrick, Charles Dance as Guy Perron, Wendy Morgan as Susan Layton, Judy Parfitt as Mildred Manners, Frederick Treves as Colonel John Layton, Geoffrey Beevers as Captain Kevin Coley, Zia Mohyeddin as Mohammed Ali Kasim, Warren Clarke as 'Sophie' Dixon, Salman Peer as Sayed Kasim, Paul Anil as Mehboob, Leslie Grantham as Signals Sergeant, Antony Brown as Reverend Arthur Peplow, Richard Tolan as Lance Corporal Pinker, Albert Moses as Suleiman, Stephen Mallatratt as Medical Officer, Nicholas le Prevost as Nigel Rowan, Ralph Arliss as Captain Samuels, Bhaskar as Muslim Boy.

•    Pandora`s Box (13)
In 1947 Guy returns to India on the eve of independence to observe the last days of the British rule. He discovers that Merrick had married Susan but was subsequently been killed. Suspicious, he investigates.
Stars: Geraldine James as Sarah Layton, Tim Pigott-Smith as Ronald Merrick, Charles Dance as Guy Perron, Art Malik as Hari Kumar, Rosemary Leach as Aunt Fenny, Frederick Treves as Colonel John Layton, Wendy Morgan as Susan Layton, Shreela Ghosh as Minnie, Derrick Branche as Ahmed, Eric Porter as Count Dmitri Bronowsky, Anita Bhardwag as Shinaz, Leonard Trolley as MacPherson, Nicholas and Jonathan Haley as Edward Bingham.

•    The Division Of The Spoils (14)
Guy discovers the horrific details of Merricks death. He travels to Ranpur for the independence celebrations, but the train is beseiged and Ahmed Kasim and other Muslims are killed.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith as Ronald Merrick, Geraldine James as Sarah Layton, Charles Dance as Guy Perron, Art Malik as Hari Kumar, Wendy Morgan as Susan Layton, Derrick Branche as Ahmed, Eric Porter as Count Dmitri Bronowsky, Rosemary Leach as Aunt Fenny, Nicholas le Prevost as Nigel Rowan, Shreela Ghosh as Minnie, Kumal Grewal as Aziz, Peter Jeffrey as Major Peabody, Patricia Heneghen as Mrs Peabody, Anita Bhardwag as Shinaz, Nicholas and Jonathan Haley as Edward Bingham.