Viceroy's House
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Description
Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson star in this drama set in 1947, telling the story of the days leading up to India's independence from Britain. In Delhi, Viceroy's House is home to Lord Mountbatten (Bonneville), great-grandson to Queen Victoria, with his wife Lady Mountbatten (Anderson) and their daughter Pamela (Lily Travers). Mountbatten has been charged with overseeing the transition of British India to an independent nation but when Indian politicians descend upon the house with differing opinions of what form the independence should take, chaos ensues resulting in a divided nation.
Directed by
Gurinder Chadha
Written by
Paul Mayeda Berges
Gurinder Chadha
Moira Buffini
Cast
Hugh Bonneville
Gillian Anderson
Manish Dayal
Huma Qureshi
Michael Gambon