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Crossing the River

Permeated by the political tension of the unsettled era. Crossing the River opens in February 1942. The Japanese Army has conquered Burma and is threatening to invade neighboring India. Ghandi is calling on the British to "Quit India". In the town of Maypore, Police Superintendent Ronald Merrrick arrests a young Indian news reporter suspected of subversion, Hari Kumar. Meanwhile, on the other side of the river that divides the city and the cultures, Daphne Manners arrives from England. It is the start of a chain of events binding English and Indians in a web of love, tragedy and death.

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  • Originally Aired January 9, 1984
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Network ITV1
  • Created November 26, 2017 by
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Name Type Role
Paul Scott Writer
Ken Taylor Writer
Jim O'Brien Director