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Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy

Season 1 Episode 1

Jan 26, 1986R50m7.4

Mountbatten decides to attempt the challenge of becoming Viceroy of India with the aim of fulfilling the Labor Party's promise of Indian independence. He is optimistic, despite news of escalating violence between Muslims and Hindus, and...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1

1.

Aired: Jan 26, 1986

Mountbatten decides to attempt the challenge of becoming Viceroy of India wit...

Episode 2

2.

Aired: Feb 2, 1986

The fight over the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan heats up. ...

Episode 3

3.

Aired: Feb 9, 1986

Mountbatten accelerates the timetable for withdrawal and settles on a date ju...

Episode 4

4.

Aired: Feb 16, 1986

After the jubilation of independence day, tensions continue to mount. Mountba...

Episode 5

5.

Aired: Feb 23, 1986

As whole sections of Delhi rage out of control, Nehru calls on Mountbatten to...

Episode 6

6.

Aired: Mar 2, 1986

Edwina facilitates supplies to the refugee camps, but with up to 1,000 new re...

Info about Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy

Network: PBS

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Drama, Biography