6. Ordeal by Fire (1984)
In Pankot, Sarah has to break the news of Teddy's death to Susan. Later they learn together of a brave attempt to save his life. Sarah embarks on a journey to bring comfort to a wounded man and comes face to face with the war and its pain in Calcutta.
Release date: 1984-02-07
Season number: 1
Episode number: 6
Runtime: 52 minutes
Director: Christopher Morahan
Guest stars
Cast
Geraldine James
as Sarah Layton
Art Malik
as Hari Kumar
Tim Pigott-Smith
as Ronald Merrick
Wendy Morgan
as Susan Layton
Judy Parfitt
as Mildred Layton
Rosemary Leach
as Aunt Fenny
Peggy Ashcroft
as Barbie Batchelor
Geoffrey Beevers
as Kevin Coley
Eric Porter
as Dimitri Bronowsky
Nicholas Le Prevost
as Nigel Rowan
Derrick Branche
as Ahmed Kasim
Charles Dance
as Guy Perron
Rachel Kempson
as Lady Manners
Susan Wooldridge
as Daphne Manners
Saeed Jaffrey
as Ahmed Ali Gaffur Kasim Bahadur, the Nawab of Mirat
Om Puri
as Mr de Souza
Karan Kapoor
as Colin Lindsey