In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.
Hugh Bonneville
as Lord Mountbatten
Gillian Anderson
as Edwina Mountbatten
Michael Gambon
as General Hastings Ismay
Manish Dayal
as Jeet
Huma Qureshi
as Aalia
David Hayman
as Ewart
Simon Callow
as Cyril Radcliffe
Om Puri
as Ali Rahim Noor
Lily Travers
as Lady Pamela Hicks
Simon Williams
as Archie Wavell
Arunoday Singh
as Asif
Sarah-Jane Dias
as Sameera
