Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy

Episode #1.2 (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 51 min | Biography, Drama

The fight over the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan heats up. Gandhi believes partition would make a mockery of his life's work and suggests turning over all of India to Jinnah to avoid dividing the country. Mountbatten ...See moreThe fight over the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan heats up. Gandhi believes partition would make a mockery of his life's work and suggests turning over all of India to Jinnah to avoid dividing the country. Mountbatten believes partition is inevitable and the only way to avert civil war. Written by Anonymous See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Patrick Allen Auchinleck Auchinleck See fewer	Dial M for Murder (1954)
Michael Byrne George Abell George Abell See fewer	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Sam Dastor Gandhi Gandhi See fewer	The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
Nigel Davenport Ismay Ismay See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Nicholas Day Actor Actor See fewer	The Wolfman (2010)
A.K. Hangal Patel Patel See fewer	Sholay (1975)
Wendy Hiller Princess Victoria Princess Victoria See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
David Lyon Lt Col Vernon Erskine-Crum Lt Col Vernon Erskine-Crum See fewer	House of Cards (1990)
David Quilter Alan Alan See fewer	The Story of the Treasure Seekers (1982)
Ian Richardson Nehru Nehru See fewer	From Hell (2001)
John Rolfe Attlee Attlee See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Christopher Saul Deputy Military Secretary, Martin Gilliat Deputy Military Secretary, Martin Gilliat See fewer	Sahara (2005)
Vladek Sheybal Jinnah Jinnah See fewer	Red Dawn (1984)
Jeremy Sinden Brockman Brockman See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Janet Suzman Lady Edwina Mountbatten Lady Edwina Mountbatten See fewer	Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Julian Wadham Arthur Arthur See fewer	The English Patient (1996)
Dreya Weber Pamela Mountbatten Pamela Mountbatten See fewer	A Marine Story (2010)
Nicol Williamson Lord Louis Mountbatten Lord Louis Mountbatten See fewer	Excalibur (1981)