INDIAN SUMMERS

THE STORY

Season 1

Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, 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. It’s the summer of 1932. 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.

Year:
2015

Producer:
Dan McCulloch

Production Executive:
Helen Flint

DOP:
Peter Robertson, David Higgs

Costume Design:
Nic Ede

Channel:
Channel 4

Directed by:
Anand Tucker, David Moore, Jamie Payne

Production Design:
Andrew Purcell, Rob Harris

Music:
Stephen Warbeck

THE STORY

Season 2

It’s 1935 and Simla prepares once again for the annual arrival of the Indian Civil Service for the summer season. Although it’s seemingly business as usual for the British administration, a lot has changed for our characters in the three years since we last spent the summer with them in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Year:
2016

Producer:
Dan Winch

DOP:
Tim Palmer, John de Borman, Garry Phillips

Costume Design:
Wendy Cork

Channel:
Channel 4

Directed by:
John Alexander, Paul Wilmshurst, Jonathan Teplitzky

Production Design:
Nicole Northridge

Music:
Stephen Warbeck