Beecham House
| Beecham House | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical period drama |
| Created by | Gurinder Chadha |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Gurinder Chandha |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Caroline Levy |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
Beecham House is an upcoming British historical period drama television series set in 1795,[1] created by Gurinder Chadha.[2] The six-part series began filming in August 2018 and is expected to air in January 2019.[3][4]
The series, set in Delhi before British rule, depicts the lives of the Beecham family in their newly-bought house.[5] The family is headed by John Beecham, a former soldier with the East India Company who is "determined to make the house his safe haven".[6]
Cast
- Tom Bateman as John Beecham
- Lesley Nicol as Henrietta, his mother
- Gregory Fitoussi as General Castillon, a French mercenary
- Adil Ray as Murad Beg, John's neighbour
- Marc Warren as Samuel Parker, John's best friend
- Pallavi Sharda as Chandrika
- Kanika Kapur as Roshanara, Murad's daughter
- Dakota Blue Richards as Margaret Osborne, Roshanara's English governess and John's love interest[7]
- Leo Suter as Daniel, John's long-lost brother
- Bessie Carter as Violet, Henrietta's friend
- Denzil Smith as the Maharaja of Kalyan
- Shriya Pilgaonkar as Chancal, a nursemaid
- Trupti Khamkar as Maya, a nursemaid[8]
- Umesh Wadhavani as a Servant
Production
Filming began shooting in Ealing Studios in August 2018.[9] More filming will take place in Rajasthan and Delhi throughout 2018.[10]
References
- ^ "Gurinder Chadha OBE on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Clarke, Stewart (20 March 2018). "ITV Orders Period Drama 'Beecham House' From 'Bend It Like Beckham' Director Gurinder Chadha". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about new ITV show, Beecham House". The Sun. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Gurinder Chadha, OBE". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Maheshwri, Neha (9 October 2018). "Pallavi Sharda plays a princess in Gurinder Chadha's period drama - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "ITV commissions epic new drama Beecham House". ITV Press Centre. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Ling, Thomas (20 August 2018). "ITV announces star-studded period drama Beecham House". Radio Times. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Cast announced for epic new six-part ITV drama Beecham House". ITV Press Centre. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Christie, Janet (25 August 2018). "Interview: Tom Bateman". The Scotsman. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Shetty, Anjali (29 August 2018). "It all happened in a week: Shriya Pilgaonkar". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 31 August 2018.