Set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi before the British ruled in that region, the drama depicts the fortunes of the residents of Beecham House, an imposing mansion surrounded by acres of exotic woods and pristine lawns. Tom Bateman (Vanity Fair, Jekyll and Hyde) takes the role of enigmatic, soulful John Beecham, a handsome former soldier who has purchased the magnificent mansion, Beecham House, to begin a new life with his family. Wealthy and distinguished, John has witnessed profiteering and exploitation during his time with the controlling East India Company and has resolved to conduct his business as a trader in a more equitable manner. Determined to escape his previous life, John appears haunted by his past, but is inspired to become an honourable member of the region’s trading community. In spite of John’s good intentions his life is shrouded in mystery and when he arrives at the house with an ‘olive-skinned‘ child named August and two Indian nursemaids, Chanchal (Shriya Pilgaonkar) and Maya (Trupti Khamkar), it causes speculation and gossip amongst the servants that he may be the boy’s father. One of the Indian nursemaids, the beautiful Chanchal, is overly protective and particularly fond of the child. Could she be John’s lover and the mother of August? Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey) is John’s robust, interfering mother Henrietta who has travelled from England to India to stay with her son. She is accompanied by a young family friend Violet, played by Bessie Carter (Les Miserables) who she is determined to help form a union with John. The pair are accompanied by an old friend of John’s, Samuel Parker, played by Marc Warren (Safe, Hustle) who has also left the East India Company and has returned to India for a fresh start. Samuel helps John to find his brother Daniel who he has not seen for 10 years. John convinces Daniel, Leo Suter, (Victoria) to leave the East India Company and join him at Beecham House. Gregory Fitoussi (Mr Selfridge, Spiral) plays General Castillon, a French mercenary working for the Emperor at a time when the French are challenging the East India Company for India. Castillon is suspicious of John and his motives and conspires to stop John being granted a trading licence. Adil Ray (Citizen Khan, Ackley Bridge) is John’s neighbour Murad Beg who dislikes General Castillon intensely and agrees to help John secure a trading licence. Murad’s daughter, Roshanara, (Kanika Kapur) has an English governess Margaret Osborne, played by Dakota Blue Richards (Endeavour) whose beauty and intelligence catches John’s attention. However, when beautiful Chandrika (Pallavi Sharda) arrives at Beecham House with her entourage she is shown to luxurious guest quarters and immediately insists on seeing August. What secrets does Chandrika bring with her to Beecham House?
吉尔·莫里森,克里斯·罗根,克莉斯汀·克鲁克,斯坦娜·卡蒂克,詹姆斯·克伦威尔,罗西弗·萨瑟兰,阿伦·道格拉斯,Cassandra Sawtell,Mya Lowe,塔米·吉利斯,艾伦·坡尔,玛茜·T·豪斯,Savonna Spracklin,弗里齐·克莱万斯·德斯廷,加德纳·米勒,埃莉卡·杜兰斯
莉莉·莱因哈特,库珀·拉夫,马克·鲁法洛,Jack Martin,Alex Fatovich,米歇尔·玛丽·贾克,卢卡斯·格兰特,卡尔·T·怀特,Katie Kerr,Asher Alexander,米歇尔·哈罗,Nicco Caruso,Caz Harleaux,隆·戈万,Kam Mar-Havill,David John Walsh,Pierce Nation,Upasana Beharee,Colette Porch,Daphne Abinante
马修·卡索维茨,让-皮埃尔·达鲁森,莎拉·纪欧多,Florence Loiret-Caille,蕾雅·德吕盖,乔纳森·扎凯,亚历山大·布拉瑟尔,吉勒·科昂 Gilles Cohen,迈克尔·阿比特波,Atmen Kelif,Zineb Triki,梅迪·内博,艾乐蒂·纳瓦
凯文·康诺利,布鲁克琳·黛克,玛简德拉·黛芬诺,詹姆斯·范德比克
马克·哈蒙,奥斯汀·斯托维尔
朗贝尔·维尔森,阿蜜拉·卡萨,卡洛尔·布盖,琪塔·昂罗,皮埃尔·德隆尚,安托万·赖纳茨,安妮·康斯金尼,弗洛伦斯·卢瓦雷·卡耶,朴智敏,柯朗坦·菲拉,文森特·科隆布,马尔万·廷胡加,塞缪尔·博拉夫曼-芒蒂尔,Sébastien Corona,Sophie Froissard,Romain Barreau,Julian Belle
李镇赫,帕尔·安德斯·诺德维,特赖因·威根,Svein Roger Karlsen,Ragne Grande,科勒·康拉迪,Oddgeir Thune,比约恩·桑德奎斯特,Frank Kjosås,阿克塞尔·博伊姆,Hanne Skille Reitan,Manish Sharma,Benjamin Bakkeid,Tor Ivar Hagen,Nemi Storm,Bjarne Brøndbo,Vetle Røsten Granås,Elisabeth Matheson
Maisa Silva,Amanda Azevedo,Katie Anne Moy,卡米拉·凯伊霍兹,Lucca Picon,Klara Castanho,Bruno Montaleone,Caio Cabral,Pedro Vinicius,João Guilherme,Antonio Carrara,Gabriel Stauffer,玛丽安娜·希欧斯,Yana Sardenberg,Amanda de Azevedo,Gabriel Wiedemann,Paulo Mucheroni,Luciana
Nelson Baker,Jennah Bannear,费萨尔·巴齐,Ronnie Bhalvani,卡罗琳·布拉齐尔,Isabelle Bäsén,Stefanie Caccamo,Adriano Cappelletta,莎里娜·克兰顿,Kaila Ferrelli,Brad Francis,安东尼·海斯,Sharon Johal,史蒂芬·李·马奎德,Gerald Lepkowski,Elle Mandalis,Amy Mathews,乔什· 麦肯锡,Greg McNeill,克里斯·麦奎德
尼娜·索珊娅,杰米-李·奥唐纳,劳拉·切克利,斯蒂芬·怀特,罗恩·多纳基,李·恩格里比,本·特瓦索里,里奥·格雷高里,巴纳比·凯,詹妮弗·亨内斯,Faraz Ayub,Louis Bisson,Bill Blackwood,James Foster,Nathan Vaughan Harris,Firas Ibrahim,David Judge,尼古拉斯·拉姆利,Chicho Tche,迈克尔·约翰·特雷纳
多姆纳尔·格里森,安德丽娅·赖斯伯勒,艾斯林·贝亚,苏尼尔·帕特尔,艾米·卢·伍德,埃拉·布鲁科莱里,阿曼达·劳伦斯,马修·科特尔,泰利莎·特谢拉,杰克·本斯,本·迪洛韦,德雷克·霍萨姆,Tommy McDonnell,Zoë Aldrich,Mark Cameron,Sam Naz,Rachel Adedeji,Tom Chapman