Masterpiece: The Jewel in the Crown

Director: Christopher Morahan, Jim O'Brien

Overview

Based on Paul Scott's The Raj Quartet, Jewel in the Crown was an Emmy-winning 14-part presentation of PBS' Masterpiece Theatre. The story is set during the last two decades of British rule in India. The plot is set in motion by the disappearance of British woman Daphne Manners (Susan Woolridge); educated Indian Hari Kumar is implicated and eventually imprisoned. Carrying the throughline of the story is investigating police superintendent Ronald Merrick (Tim Piggott-Smith), whose own life experiences touch the lives of the several families--British and Indian--involved in this multigenerational tale of class and color consciousness. Originally presented during Masterpiece Theatre's 1984-85 season, Jewel in the Crown was successfully repeated in the summer of 1987.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/13/2015
UPC:	0841887022958
Original Release:	1984
Source:	PBS (DIRE
Region Code:	1
Language:	English
Time:	14:30:00

Special Features

The original Masterpiece Theatre introductions by legendary host Alistair Cooke; Commentary with Art Malik and Tim Pigott-Smith on episode 1; Commentary with Geraldine James and Charles Dance on episodes 13 & 14; Director's commentary on episode 4

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tim Pigott-Smith	Capt. Ronald Merrick
Susan Wooldridge	Daphne Manners
Art Malik	Hari Kumar
Peggy Ashcroft	Barbie Batchelor
Derrick Branche	Ahmed Kasim
Charles Dance	Guy Perron
Geraldine James	Sarah Layton
Rachel Kempson	Lady Manners
Wendy Morgan	Susan Layton
Judy Parfitt	Mildred Layton
Eric Porter	Dimitri Bronowsky
David Allister	Travers
Ralph Arliss	Capt. Samuels
Geoffrey Beevers	Capt. Coley
Anita Bhardwag	Shinaz
Bhasker Patel	Muslim Boy
James Bree	Col. Grace
Jeremy Child	Robin White
Warren Clarke	Sophie Dixon
Rowena Cooper	Connie White
Anna Cropper	Nicky Paynton
Fabia Drake	Mabel Layton
Nicholas Farrell	Teddy Bingham
Susan Field	Matron
Paul Geoffrey	Tony
Ishaq Bux	Aziz

Technical Credits

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Masterpiece: The Jewel in the Crown - Crossing The River/The Bibighar Gardens
1. Only a Drunk [10:43]
2. Miss Manners [7:12]
3. Lady Chatterjee's Cocktail Party [7:05]
4. The War Week Exhibition [10:10]
5. Jazz And Swing [7:55]
6. Hari's Hospitality [10:49]
7. Chapter 7 [9:42]
8. A Surprising Policeman [10:49]
9. Bibighar [10:38]
10. A Visit To The Temple [3:40]
11. Not Amused [7:55]
12. Old Times [12:43]
13. The Trouble In India [:05]
1. Beyond That [3:19]
2. Evidence [9:40]
3. Fear And Contempt [5:28]
4. Wild Talk [13:43]
5. Willful Obstruction [6:40]
6. To Live Without [10:18]
7. Chapter 7 [7:48]
Disc #2 -- Masterpiece: The Jewel in the Crown - Questions Of Loyalty/Incidents At A Wedding/The Regimental Silver
1. The Silence Of India [6:09]
2. Lady Manners At Lake Srinagar [11:23]
3. Captain Merrick [7:59]
4. A Broken Bicycle [11:42]
5. Last Chance To Call [8:45]
6. A Fearful Thing [7:26]
7. Chapter 7 [:05]
1. A New Best Man [9:33]
2. The Most Dangerous Man In Mirat [9:19]
3. Speaking Of Miss Manners [9:31]
4. The Incident Of The Stone [6:03]
5. A Jinx-Ridden Affair [9:12]
6. Common Ground [10:31]
7. Chapter 7 [:05]
1. Drawing The Line [10:59]
2. Lady Manners In Ranpur [6:47]
3. A Loose End [5:51]
4. Haunted [7:39]
5. Visiting The Mess [10:21]
6. Bad News [12:01]
7. Chapter 7 [:05]
Disc #3 -- Masterpiece: The Jewel in the Crown - Ordeal By Fire/Daughters Of The Regiment/The Day Of The Scorpion
1. A Place To Be Of Use [4:41]
2. A Kind Thing To Do [9:47]
3. A Face In The Crowd [4:56]
4. Teddy's Pledge [12:25]
5. The Old Mystique [10:21]
6. Crossing The Bridge [11:00]
7. Chapter 7 [:05]
1. This Girl [8:49]
2. To Be Joyful [7:11]
3. One Hundred Pounds [6:24]
4. In The Sun [6:16]
5. In Torment [18:37]
6. Back In Ranpur [6:20]
7. Chapter 7 [:05]
1. A Glass Of Champagne [10:36]
2. What Can Be Believed [6:37]
3. Two Pretty Young Girls [7:56]
4. Without God [14:00]
5. A Hero Or A Pansy [6:37]
6. Go Free, Little Prisoner [8:15]
7. Chapter 7 [:05]
Disc #4 -- Masterpiece: The Jewel in the Crown - The Towers Of Silence/An Evening At The Maharanee's /Travelling Companions
1. A Gift Of Silver [13:08]
2. Susan's Holiday [9:36]
3. Better To Know [6:17]
4. Reich's Beliefs [4:41]
5. Sharing Hope [13:52]
6. In Silence [6:51]
7. Chapter 7 [:05]
1. Waiting For Delhi [15:11]
2. An Interloper [8:03]
3. Taboo [11:46]
4. Mission Canceled [5:11]
5. Whiskey For The Colonel [6:58]
6. Too Emotional For Logic [7:38]
7. Chapter 7 [:05]
1. Surprise Breakfast [6:39]
2. Homecoming [7:13]
3. A New Posting [8:05]
4. A Hallucinatory Atmosphere [14:15]
5. Rigid Minds [7:34]
6. Everything Fixed [10:04]
7. Chapter 7 [:05]
Disc #5 -- Masterpiece: The Jewel in the Crown - The Moghul Room/Pandora's Box/A Division Of The Spoils
1. War's Over [7:01]
2. Pinky's Great Romance [10:36]
3. Dinner With The Laytons [7:01]
4. Divided India [12:54]
5. Guy's Release [7:27]
6. A Visit To The Summer Residence [8:52]
7. Chapter 7 [:05]
1. Paying Tribute [4:06]
2. Back To India [4:40]
3. Time For Coffee [9:28]
4. A Clot Of Blood [11:01]
5. Something Of Old India [11:46]
6. Philoctetes [13:02]
7. Chapter 7 [:05]
1. Strange And Unsavory [18:33]
2. Stowing The Luggage [5:54]
3. A Cow On The Line [7:26]
4. One Man Among So Many [6:28]
5. Going Back [6:47]
6. Hope For India's Tomorrow [8:12]
7. Chapter 7 [:05]

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