Beecham House
Beecham House is a British historical drama television series set in 1795,[1] co-created, directed and produced by Gurinder Chadha.[2] The six-part series was announced in August 2018[3] and was first broadcast on Sunday 23 June 2019. The series, set in Delhi before British rule, depicts the lives of the Beecham family in their newly bought house.[4] 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".[5]
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Genre | Historical period drama |
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Directed by | Gurinder Chadha |
Composer(s) | Natalie Holt Craig Pruess |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
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Executive producer(s) |
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Production location(s) | India |
Cinematography | Niels Reedtz Johansen |
Running time | 45 mins |
Production company(s) | Bend it TV |
Distributor | FremantleMedia International |
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Original network | ITV |
Picture format | 1080p |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 23 June – 21 July 2019 |
Despite the cliffhanger ending, ITV did not renew for a second season.[6]
Cast
All listed cast appeared in at least 2 episodes.
Character | Actor |
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Main | |
John Beecham | Tom Bateman |
Henrietta Beecham | Lesley Nicol |
Begum Samru | Lara Dutta |
Daniel Beecham | Leo Suter |
Margaret Osborne | Dakota Blue Richards |
Benoît Castillon | Grégory Fitoussi |
Chandrika | Pallavi Sharda |
Violet Woodhouse | Bessie Carter |
Murad Beg | Adil Ray |
Baadal | Viveik Kalra |
Mool Chand | Kulvinder Ghir |
Bindu | Goldy Notay |
Chanchal | Shriya Pilgaonkar |
Ram Lal | Amer Chadha-Patel |
Maya | Trupti Khamkar |
Shah Alam II | Roshan Seth |
Samuel Parker | Marc Warren |
Recurring | |
Maharaja of Kalyan | Denzil Smith |
Gopal | Vicky Arora |
August Beecham | Shona Oberoi Sienna Oberoi |
Vijay Singh | Arunoday Singh |
Roshanara | Medha Shankar |
Akbar II | Rudraksh Singh |
Empress | Tisca Chopra |
Princess Maliya | Kumiko Chadha Berges |
Prince Kareem | Ronak Chadha Berges |
Episodes
No. | Title [7] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [7] | UK viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Gurinder Chadha | Gurinder Chadha & Paul Mayeda Berges | 23 June 2019 | 4.44 |
2 | "Episode 2" | Gurinder Chadha | Gurinder Chadha & Paul Mayeda Berges | 24 June 2019 | 4.17 |
3 | "Episode 3" | Gurinder Chadha | Shahrukh Husain | 30 June 2019 | N/A |
4 | "Episode 4" | Gurinder Chadha | Victor Levin | 7 July 2019 | 3.57 |
5 | "Episode 5" | Gurinder Chadha | Victor Levin | 14 July 2019 | N/A |
6 | "Episode 6" | Gurinder Chadha | Victor Levin | 21 July 2019 | 3.49 |
Production
Filming began shooting in Ealing Studios in August 2018.[8] More filming took place in Rajasthan and Delhi throughout 2018.[9]
International broadcast
The series began airing in the United States on June 14, 2020, as part of Masterpiece (TV series) on PBS. In Australia, the series began airing on Network 10 from July 11, 2020. It was also made available on its catchup service 10 Play prior to its broadcast on 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.
- "ITV announces star-studded period drama Beecham House". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- 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.
- "ITV finally reveals if there will be more 'Beecham House'". 5 December 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- "Beecham House – Listings". Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- 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.