Lord Louis Mountbatten arrives in India in March 1947 as Britain's Last Viceroy. He is committed to transfer administrative and authoritative power to an independent and sovereign India. Six months later India indeed was set free, but it had also been partitioned and overwhelmed by an orgy of sectarian violence involving Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 James WilbyLord Mountbatten | Lord Mountbatten |
 Saskia ReevesLady Mountbatten | Lady Mountbatten |
 Julian WadhamEvan Jenkins | Evan Jenkins |
 Roshan SethJawarharlal Nehru | Jawarharlal Nehru |
 Allan CordunerLord Ismay | Lord Ismay |
 Surendra RajanMuhatma Gandhi | Muhatma Gandhi |
 Rajat KapoorMuhammed Ali Jinnah | Muhammed Ali Jinnah |
 Vinod NagpalTara Singh | Tara Singh |