The Jewel in the Crown — S01E09 — The Towers of Silence
1984 · 52 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · DIR. Christopher Morahan
Overview
Susan's baby has been rescued from the ring of fire that nearly engulfed him, but how did that awful moment leave Susan? Barbie embarks on a generous mission but is turned back by an appalling discovery. Meanwhile, the Laytons have moved into Rose Cottage, but the shadow of events in Calcutta darkens this home-coming.
Dialogue Timeline — 852 lines
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00:01:31 Hello, Sue.
00:04:17 Barbara.
00:06:18 Your suggestion is generous.
00:08:42 Adjutant Sahib bungalow.
00:12:39 People don't only die of disease, you know.
00:14:29 One has to face it, Nicky.
00:16:14 I was.
00:17:43 You think so?
00:19:20 One thing I've always done for her, perhaps the only thing,
00:21:03 you can start to worm it out of her.
00:23:03 The Maharaja of Manipore, whose state the Japs invaded,
00:24:45 Do I look ill?
00:26:56 No.
00:29:18 She wanted to come, apparently.
00:30:46 They're friends of ours at home.
00:32:15 Good-bye.
00:34:32 Hidden in a shed.
00:37:46 I came to see the Laytons,
00:39:29 Do you smoke?
00:41:31 Not even on the road from Dibrapur."
00:43:25 Of course.
00:45:00 Oh, did it hurt?
00:50:07 Barbie?
00:54:14 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org
Cast & Characters
Tim Pigott-Smith
Ronald Merrick
Geraldine James
Sarah Layton
Wendy Morgan
Susan Layton
Judy Parfitt
Mildred Layton
Geoffrey Beevers
Kevin Coley
Peggy Ashcroft
Barbie Batchelor
Rosemary Leach
Aunt Fenny
Shreela Ghosh
Minnie
Anna Cropper
Nicky Paynton
Rachel Kempson
Lady Manners
Stephen Riddle
Dicky Beauvais
Carol Gillies
Clarissa Peplow
Ralph Arliss
Captain Samuels
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed852
Dialogue density16.4 lines / min
First line00:01:31
Final line00:54:14
Production Record
DirectorChristopher Morahan
LanguageEnglish
Factoids
Episode
The Jewel in the Crown, season 1, episode 9: The Towers of Silence.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/3591/season/1/episode/9
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