The Peacock Spring
The Peacock Spring
Release: 1996-01-01
·Runtime: 149m
·★ 7.0
Drama
TV Movie
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.
Production Countries
India
United Kingdom
Cast
Hattie Morahan
as Una Gwithian
Ravi Kapoor
as Hem
Ram Gopal Bajaj
as Sri Battacharya
Suresh Bhagwat
as Mr. Sen
Ajinkya Deo
as Vikram Singh
Jennifer Hall
as Alix
Pearl Padamsee
as Mrs. Lamont
Sumita Sanyal
as Woman on train
Naveen Andrews
as Ravi Battacharya
Masood Akhtar
as Chinaberry
Maryann Turner
as Miss Barlow
Arun Bali
as Prof. Asutoth
Peter Egan
as Sir Edward Gwithian
Ashok Banthia
as Ram Chand
Madhur Jaffrey
as Lady Srinevasan
Linda Spurrier
as Miss Carrington
