The Jewel in the Crown — S01E13 — Pandora's Box
1984 · 52 MIN · IMDB 8.3 · DIR. Christopher Morahan
Overview
In August 1947 Guy Perron returns to India on the eve of independence to observe the last days of British rule. He discovers that Merrick had married Susan but was subsequently killed in a riding accident. Guy questions Nigel about Merrick and discovers he was murdered.
Dialogue Timeline — 908 lines
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00:02:20 My good friends...
00:05:52 and perhaps some breakfast now.
00:07:14 My interests are mostly academic.
00:08:41 I didn't know he was in Mirat.
00:10:44 Do you have to leave?
00:12:27 Yes, I remember thinking that.
00:14:03 How long has Nigel been in Mirat?
00:15:21 After all these years,
00:17:13 Everything was destroyed,
00:18:53 My name's Guy.
00:21:27 What upset her?
00:23:18 And it's not even all here.
00:25:09 And what about his other things?
00:27:17 That's why I screamed just now.
00:31:56 Aren't you, Mumtaz?
00:34:54 My dear Mr. Perron.
00:36:32 under the lid of British power and law."
00:38:25 Since the Laytons were going to Pankot,
00:42:36 Chillingborough, sir.
00:44:56 Thank you, Mrs. Grace.
00:47:07 can wangle an interview with his father for me.
00:49:20 Pandit Baba?
00:50:53 so they abandoned him.
00:53:53 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
Rosemary Leach
Aunt Fenny
Derrick Branche
Ahmed Kasim
Art Malik
Hari Kumar
Nicholas Le Prevost
Nigel Rowan
Eric Porter
Dimitri Bronowsky
Charles Dance
Guy Perron
Shreela Ghosh
Minnie
Frederick Treves
Colonel John Layton
Saeed Jaffrey
Ahmed Ali Gaffur Kasim Bahadur, the Nawab of Mirat
Leonard Trolley
Macpherson
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed908
Dialogue density17.5 lines / min
First line00:02:20
Final line00:53:53
Production Record
DirectorChristopher Morahan
LanguageEnglish
Factoids
Episode
The Jewel in the Crown, season 1, episode 13: Pandora's Box.
https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/3591/season/1/episode/13
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