The Peacock Spring

Filmed in India, Rumer Godden’s story has been adapted and directed by the Jewel in the Crown team. Two English schoolgirls arrive in New Delhi, 1959. Their diplomat father has secured them a beautiful Eurasian governess. 15-year-old Una suspects an ulterior motive. But her father’s affairs take second place to her own when she has a secret affair with the Indian gardener.

• Christopher MorahanDirector
• Ken TaylorScreenplay
• Dominic MuldowneyOriginal Music Composer

• Peter EganSir Edward Gwithian
• Jennifer Caron HallAlix Lamont
• Hattie MorahanUna Gwithian
• Naveen AndrewsRavi Battacharya
• Masood AkhtarChinaberry
• Ram Gopal BajajSri Battacharya
• Ashok BanthiaRam Chand
• Suresh BhagwatMr. Sen
• G.C. ChatterjeeGanesh
• Ajinkya DeoVikram Singh
• Jagannath GuhaCol. Jaiswal
• Sudeepa GuptaSushila