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Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy is a British television series which first aired on ITV in 1986. It depicts Lord Mountbatten's time as Supreme Commander, South-East Asia in the Second World War, and then as Viceroy of India shortly after the war in the days leading up to Indian independence. The Film was shot in Sri Lanka.
Original Release
01/26/1986 on PBS
US Release
01/26/1986
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nicol Williamson | Lord Louis Mountbatten |
| Janet Suzman | Lady Edwina Mountbatten |
| Ian Richardson | Nehru |
| Sam Dastor | Gandhi |
| Nigel Davenport | Ismay |
| Wendy Hiller | Princess Victoria |
| Vladek Sheybal | Jinnah |
| A.K. Hangal | Patel / Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Michael Byrne | George Abell |
| Julian Wadham | Arthur |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode ONE | Sunday, 26 January 1986 |
| 2 | Episode TWO | Sunday, 02 February 1986 |
| 3 | Episode THREE | Sunday, 09 February 1986 |
| 4 | Episode FOUR | Sunday, 16 February 1986 |
| 5 | Episode FIVE | Sunday, 23 February 1986 |
| 6 | Episode SIX | Sunday, 02 March 1986 |
Directors
Writers
David Butler, Alan Campbell-Johnson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nicol Williamson | Lord Louis Mountbatten |
| Janet Suzman | Lady Edwina Mountbatten |
| Ian Richardson | Nehru |
| Sam Dastor | Gandhi |
| Nigel Davenport | Ismay |
| Wendy Hiller | Princess Victoria |
| Vladek Sheybal | Jinnah |
| A.K. Hangal | Patel / Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Michael Byrne | George Abell |
| Julian Wadham | Arthur |
| Jeremy Sinden | Brockman |
| Nicholas Day | Peter Howes |
| Dreya Weber | Pamela Mountbatten |
| David Quilter | Alan / Campbell-Johnson |
| David Lyon | Lt Col Vernon Erskine-Crum |
| John Rolfe | Attlee / Clement Attlee |
| Patrick Allen | Auchinleck |
| Zia Mohyeddin | V.P. Menon |
| Malcolm Terris | Winston Churchill |
| Nana Patekar | Godse Naturam |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| George Walker | Executive Producer |
| Judith de Paul | Producer |
| Mark Cassidy | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries | Nominated |
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
