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A Suitable Boy

Name: A Suitable Boy
Genre: Drama
Cast: Tanya Maniktala, Ishaan Khatter, Tabu, Mahira Kakkar, Rasika Dugal

2020 · 1 season, 6 episodes · Drama · BBC One · United Kingdom · Rated 15 (GB)

Modernity confronts tradition in 1950s post-Partition India as a young woman resists an arranged marriage in favour of pursuit of love and a politician's son becomes involved in a transgressive affair.

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Andrew Davies

Based on the novel by

Vikram Seth

Starring

Tanya Maniktala, Ishaan Khatter, Tabu, Mahira Kakkar, Rasika Dugal, Shahana Goswami

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Rating15 (GB)

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