The Peacock Spring (1996)
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.
Director:
Christopher Morahan
Writer:
Ken Taylor
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Peter Egan as Sir Edward Gwithian |
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Jennifer Caron Hall as Alix Lamont |
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Hattie Morahan as Una Gwithian |
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Naveen Andrews as Ravi Battacharya |
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Masood Akhtar as Chinaberry |
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Ram Gopal Bajaj as Sri Battacharya |
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Ashok Banthia as Ram Chand |
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Suresh Bhagwat as Mr. Sen |
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G.C. Chatterjee as Ganesh |
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Ajinkya Deo as Vikram Singh |
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Jagannath Guha as Col. Jaiswal |
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Sudeepa Gupta as Sushila |
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Jennifer Hall as Alix |
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Madhur Jaffrey as Lady Srinevasan |
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Pradeep Kapoor as Airline Official |
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Ravi Kapoor as Hem |
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Joy Michael as Srimati Roy |
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Pearl Padamsee as Mrs. Lamont |
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Debraj Ray as Man on yrain |
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Sumita Sanyal as Woman on train |
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Linda Spurrier as Miss Carrington |
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Prabha Tonk as Srimati Bhattacharya |
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Maryann Turner as Miss Barlow |
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Ashoke Viswanathan as Som |
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Laura Barneby as Hal Gwithian |
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Arun Bali as Prof. Asutoth |
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Laura Brook as Mrs. Porter |
| Directing | Christopher Morahan | Director |
| Writing | Rumer Godden | Novel |
| Writing | Ken Taylor | Screenplay |
| Production | Rebecca Eaton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sophie Balhetchet | Producer |
| Production | Phillippa Giles | Executive Producer |
| Production | Glenn Wilhide | Producer |
| Sound | Dominic Muldowney | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Chris Seager | Director of Photography |
| Editing | David Martin | Editor |
| Art | Christopher J. Bradshaw | Production Design |
| Art | Vic Symonds | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dany Everett | Costume Design |
| Art | David Butterworth | Art Direction |
| Art | Neil Pollard | Art Direction |
| Art | Ram Yedekar | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Penny Smith | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Michael Feinberg | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Rodney Glenn | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ian Munro | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Bill Craske | First Assistant Director |