BEECHAM HOUSE

ITV goes to 18th-century India for its latest lavish drama

ITV, SUMMER WHAT IS IT?

Set on the cusp of the 19th century when India was in political turmoil, Beecham House is the story of the mysterious John Beecham, who buys a mansion on the outskirts of Delhi for his family – but why the move to India who is the child he’s brought with him?

WHO’S IN IT?

Tom Bateman (Vanity Fair) stars as Beecham – an ex-soldier and East India Company employee who’s strangely wealthy. Marc Warren (Hustle) plays his best friend Samuel, and period-drama veteran Lesley Nicol – Downton Abbey’s Mrs Patmore – is John’s mother.

WHO WROTE IT?

Beecham House has certainly got impeccable credentials: it’s writtten and directed by Gurinder Chada, writer/ director of Bend It Like Beckham, Bhaji On The Beach and, most recently, Bruce Springsteen-inspired film Blinded By The Light. JE