The Jewel in the Crown

Name: The Jewel in the Crown
Genre: Drama
Released: 1984-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 6.5

About The Jewel in the Crown

In India, during the final years of British rule in World War II, an unjust arrest for rape sets off questions of identity and personal responsibility being explored against a background of war and personal intrigue.

ITV1's The Jewel in the Crown is a drama series. It ran for one season of 14 episodes between January 1984 and April 1984.

Tim Pigott-Smith plays Ronald Merrick. The story is adapted from a novel.

Shelv files it under 1940s, rape, india, and miniseries. It streams on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel, Thirteen, and WETA+ in the United States.

Brideshead Revisited, Band of Brothers, and The Diary of Anne Frank make useful companions to The Jewel in the Crown, all filed under period drama. It carries a TV-14 rating.