The Peacock Spring
1996Filmed 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.
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Peter Egan
as Sir Edward Gwithian
Jennifer Caron Hall
as Alix Lamont
Hattie Morahan
as Una Gwithian
Naveen Andrews
as Ravi Battacharya
Masood Akhtar
as Chinaberry
Ram Gopal Bajaj
as Sri Battacharya
Ashok Banthia
as Ram Chand
Suresh Bhagwat
as Mr. Sen
G.C. Chatterjee
as Ganesh
Ajinkya Deo
as Vikram Singh
Jagannath Guha
as Col. Jaiswal
Sudeepa Gupta
as Sushila
Jennifer Hall
as Alix
Madhur Jaffrey
as Lady Srinevasan
Pradeep Kapoor
as Airline Official
Ravi Kapoor
as Hem
Joy Michael
as Srimati Roy
Pearl Padamsee
as Mrs. Lamont
Debraj Ray
as Man on yrain
Sumita Sanyal
as Woman on train
Linda Spurrier
as Miss Carrington
Prabha Tonk
as Srimati Bhattacharya
Maryann Turner
as Miss Barlow
Ashoke Viswanathan
as Som
Laura Barneby
as Hal Gwithian
Arun Bali
as Prof. Asutoth
Laura Brook
as Mrs. Porter