An Evening at the Maharanee's

Based on Paul Scott's Raj Quartet novels, this dramatic series, first broadcast in 1984, recounts the final days of the British Raj in India during World War II.

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An Evening at the Maharanee's

Season 1 Episode 10 | 52m 9s | CC

Bombay, 1945. Guy Perron, working in intelligence with Merrick, meets Sarah, who has come to Bombay to welcome her father home.

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