Indian Summers is a British drama series that began airing in the UK on Channel 4 on 15 February 2015. Filmed as it is on location in Malyasia, the series is set in the summer of 1932 against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and the tea plantations of Northern India. India dreams of Independence, but the British are clinging to power. In the foothills of the Himalayas stands Simla; a little England where every summer the British power-brokers of this nation are posted to govern during the summer months.

The drama tells the rich and explosive story of the decline of the British Empire and the birth of modern India, from both sides of the experience. But at the heart of the story lie the implications and ramifications of the tangled web of passions, rivalries and clashes that define the lives of those brought together in this summer which will change everything.

Julie Walters plays Cynthia, a widow and doyenne of the expats Royal Club. A force to be reckoned with, her influence spreads throughout the community.

Viewing Links:

Australia, BBC First: http://www.bbcaustralia.com/indian-summers

Estonia, Kanal 2: http://kanal2.postimees.ee/

New Zealand, TVNZ: http://tvnz.co.nz/indian-summers/index-group-6313483

Sweden, SVT1: http://www.svt.se/

UK, Channel 4: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/indian-summers

USA, PBS: http://www.pbs.org/video/2365567441/

More information:

IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3706628/

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