The Peacock Spring

Christopher Morahan
1996-01-01


7
149 min

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.

Cast

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