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Season 1 – Beecham House

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John Beecham, a former soldier of the East India Company with a secret, arrives in Delhi in 1800 determined to make a new life for himself.
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Beecham House — Season 1

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Uninspired and underwritten, Beecham House is an empty home.

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Deborah Ross The Mail on Sunday (UK) 07/01/2019
2/5
It's the sort of drama that suffers from both a surfeit of plot and also no plot at all. In other words, there is a lot happening, but no narrative through line, which makes it desperately boring. Go to Full Review Suzi Feay Financial Times 06/28/2019
2/5
The selling point of Gurinder Chadha's series Beecham House was supposedly the equal emphasis on both Indian and European characters. But as this Poldark with turbans features mostly stereotypes, it feels like a hollow victory. Go to Full Review Rachel Cooke New Statesman 06/27/2019
I'm not sure that anything could have prepared me for this parasoled parade of cliché and desperation. Go to Full Review Matt Roush TV Insider 06/12/2020
Beecham House is a beautifully shot, traditionally told historical soap about cross-cultural intrigues. Go to Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 06/11/2020
When the show focuses on Beecham and his staff, it's not terrible. But when it ventures off the grounds of Beecham's ornate estate, things go sideways. Go to Full Review Christopher Stevens Daily Mail (UK) 06/24/2019
4/5
Beecham House is no Downton-upon-Delhi. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Elizabeth L Nov 19 Sumptuous, Subversive Series which is a completely fresh British Indian POV about life in India in 1795. This is gorgeous, beautifully crafted, and filled with smart ideas about power and the complexities of upstairs / downstairs life amongst Indian and English characters. Extremely well acted, written, directed, and shot. Love the music, costumes, colour, ambition and underlying political message. See more wendy b @WoodlandElf 05/06/2022 Beautiful costumes and cinematography. Very boring and poor scrip. See more 04/11/2021 Loved it. Brilliant cinematography. The most charismatic main character. One of the most riveting series ever on PBS Masterpiece theater. Rivaled Downton Abbey in my mind. How could it be cancelled when it ended with such a cliff hanger? See more 03/06/2021 Amazing. I just wish there was a season 2. See more 01/26/2021 Beset by a wooden script, a shallow plot and some truly cringeworthy dialogue, this series smacks more of a soap opera than a historical drama. Lesley Nicol is horribly miscast as an 18th century member of the British upper class. I felt I was watching 'Mrs Patmore Goes to India'. Her character behaved the same and there was little attempt to disguise her northern accent. In fact, disappointingly, there are no noteworthy female roles in this series. I was also irked, from episode one, by John Beecham's hat which seems to have been filched from the dusty archives of the Crocodile Dundee movie. Whoever designed the costumes deserves a swift slap on the wrist for this anachronistic transgression although, overall, the costumes and sets were one of the highlights, as they often are in movies set in India. Disappointing for a British production, however. See more 08/03/2020 I liked the show and wish there was a second season. I thought Lesley Nicol overacted her part and found her irritating. See more Read all reviews
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Tom Bateman

John Beecham

Bessie Carter

Violet

Amar Chadha-Patel

Ram Lal

Grégory Fitoussi

General Castillion

Advait Kottary

Prince Sohrab

Adil Ray

Murad Beg

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 23, 2019 John Beecham, a former soldier in the East India Company, arrives at a mansion determined to leave the past behind him and start a new life, but he carries in his arms a secret. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 24, 2019 With the arrival of his mother from London and the discovery of his brother Daniel in a camp close by, John finally fulfills his dream of having his family reunited. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 30, 2019 A murder throws John's plans of staying in Delhi into jeopardy; Margaret, a potential love interest, proves she is trustworthy when she helps John. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 7, 2019 Just as John thinks all is going well, Chandrika visits his room late at night, witnessed by Violet, who tells his mother; Margaret is devastated and makes clear her intentions to leave; John realizes he has no choice but to reveal his past. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 14, 2019 John is shocked to discover that Margaret has left Delhi, but before he can react there is worse news at home. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 21, 2019 After several days and nights in the cell, John works out who has betrayed him; Daniel, Margaret and Chandrika desperately try to help release John, but only the emperor can let him free. Details

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Beecham House — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Gurinder Chadha
Executive Producer
Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha, Victor Levin, Deepak Nayar
Screenwriter
Paul Mayeda Berges, Victor Levin, Gurinder Chadha, Shahrukh Husain
Network
ITV
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jun 23, 2019
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