Le Joyau de la couronne: Saison 1

Crossing the River

1h 45min - In 1942, the Japanese, having conquered Burma, are threatening India. At Mayapore, Hari Kumar comes under suspicion of subversion by Merrick, the District Superintendent of Police.

The Bibighar Gardens

51min - Daphne and Hari have been drawn closer together. After an assignation with him in the Bibighar Gardens, on a night of rioting and protest, she returns home claiming to have been raped. On flimsy evidence, Merrick arrests Hari.

Questions of Loyalty

51min - Daphne dies giving birth to Hari’s daughter, and her aunt, Lady Manners, decides to raise the child herself. About to be posted to the war front, Teddie Bingham and his finance, Susan Layton, decide to bring forward their marriage.

Incidents at a Wedding

52min - The arrangements for Susan and Teddie’s wedding are threatened, but Merrick provides a solution. The Layton family gathers at Mirat, but what should be a happy occasion is overshadowed by unexplained incidents.

The Regimental Silver

51min - Merrick apologizes to Sarah about his presence at the wedding and explains the connections between Mirat and Mayapore where Daphne was attacked. The events of that night also trouble Lady Manners as she works to have Hari freed from jail.

Ordeal by Fire

50min - Sarah tells Susan of her husband, and they learn of great bravery from an unexpected quarter. Sarah embarks on a journey to bring comfort to a wounded man, and in Calcutta, she comes face to face with the war and its pain.

Daughters of the Regiment

51min - While visiting Merrick in Calcutta, Sarah meets Jimmy Clark who challenges many of the values by which she lives. In Pankot, another daughter of the regiment confesses her own act of rebellion long ago.

The Day of the Scorpion

51min - Sarah returns to Pankot to find her sister, Susan, becoming increasingly agitated by her new baby. Merrick, too, is close to madness, but who will snap first?

The Towers of Silence

52min - Susan’s baby has been rescued from the ring of fire that nearly engulfed him. Barbie embarks on a generous mission, but is turned back by an appalling discovery.

An Evening at the Maharanee's

52min - Bombay, 1945. Guy Perron, working in intelligence with Merrick, meets Sarah, who has come to Bombay to welcome her father home.

Compañeros de viaje

Travelling Companions

51min - Sarah learns to her great distress that Merrick is about to announce his engagement to Susan. She turns for help to an old friend who knows more about Merrick’s past than anyone.

The Moghul Room

51min - Merrick, having blackmailed an orderly to gain access to Sarah’s records, is recalled to Delhi at the end of the war.

Pandora's Box

51min - In 1947, Guy 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. Suspicious, he investigates.

A Division of the Spoils

51min - Guy discovers the horrific details of Merrick’s death.