Which TV serial of 1984 was based on the Raj Quartet novels by Paul Scott?
The Jewel in the Crown (TV series) The Jewel in the Crown (TV series) The Jewel in the Crown is a 1984 British television serial about the final days of the British Raj in India during and after World War II, based upon the "Raj Quartet" novels (1965–75) by British author Paul Scott. Granada Television produced the series for the ITV network. The serial opens in the 1940s during World War II in the fictional Indian city of Mayapore, against the backdrop of the last years of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement. Hari Kumar (Art Malik) is a young Indian man who was educated
The Raj Quartet The Raj Quartet The Raj Quartet is a four-volume novel sequence, written by Paul Scott, about the concluding years of the British Raj in India. The series was written during the period 1965–75. "The Times" called it "one of the most important landmarks of post-war fiction." The story of "The Raj Quartet" begins in 1942. World War II is at its zenith, and in South East Asia, the Allied forces have suffered great losses. Burma has fallen, and the Japanese invasion of the Indian subcontinent from the east appears imminent. The year 1942 is also marked by Indian nationalist leader