{"id":9872,"date":"2018-08-20T09:48:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T13:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cast-set-gurinder-chadha-drama-beecham-house\/"},"modified":"2018-08-20T11:28:42","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T15:28:42","slug":"cast-set-for-gurinder-chadha-drama-beecham-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/cast-set-for-gurinder-chadha-drama-beecham-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Cast Set for Gurinder Chadha Drama Beecham House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Bateman (<em>Vanity Fair<\/em>, <em>Jekyll and Hyde<\/em>) and Lesley Nicol (<em>Downton Abbey<\/em>) are among those cast in ITV\u2019s epic drama <em>Beecham House<\/em>, co-created, written and directed by Gurinder Chadha.<\/p>\n<p>Set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi before the British ruled in that region, the drama depicts the fortunes of the residents of Beecham House, an imposing mansion surrounded by acres of exotic woods and pristine lawns.\u00a0The six-part series starts filming this month in India and at Ealing Studios. It was co-created by Chadha (<em>Bend It Like Beckham<\/em>,<em> Viceroy\u2019s House<\/em>,<em> Bhaji on the Beach<\/em>) and Shahrukh Husain (<em>In Custody<\/em>)<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Joining Bateman and Nicol are Gregory Fitoussi (<em>Mr Selfridge<\/em>, <em>Spiral<\/em>), Adil Ray (<em>Citizen Khan<\/em>, <em>Ackley Bridge<\/em>), Marc Warren (<em>Safe<\/em>, <em>Hustle<\/em>), Pallavi Sharda, Dakota Blue Richards (<em>Endeavour<\/em>), Leo Suter (<em>Victoria<\/em>) and Bessie Carter (<em>Les Miserables<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>FremantleMedia International will act as the global distributor for the series.<\/p>\n<p>Polly Hill, ITV&#8217;s head of drama, said: \u201cI am delighted to commission this epic and ambitious new drama from the brilliant Gurinder Chadha. Tom Bateman is perfect casting as John Beecham and we\u2019re thrilled Lesley Nicol, Adil Ray, Pallavi Sharda, Marc Warren and Gregory Fitoussi have agreed to play such key roles. Gurinder brings a fresh take to period drama, but at its heart are wonderful characters and a compelling story that will make this a treat in the ITV schedule next year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chadha said: \u201c<em>Beecham House<\/em> is a passion project that is driven by my commitment to telling diverse, emotionally engaging stories for mainstream international audiences. I am thrilled to be working with Polly Hill and ITV Drama who share my belief that period drama can be entertaining, ambitious and relevant to key issues of today. I am assembling a vibrant cast of British and Indian actors to play original characters that will appeal to global audiences hungry to see stories from a unique point of view. I grew up with Raj dramas like<em> Jewel in the Crown<\/em>,<em> The Far Pavilions<\/em> and <em>A Passage To India<\/em>. <em>Beecham House<\/em> is my chance to tell those stories from a British Asian perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Bateman (Vanity Fair, Jekyll and Hyde) and Lesley Nicol (Downton Abbey) are among those cast in ITV\u2019s epic drama Beecham House, co-created, written and directed by Gurinder Chadha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":9873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[2679,1765,321],"class_list":["post-9872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-beecham-house","tag-gurinder-chadha","tag-itv","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cast Set for Gurinder Chadha Drama Beecham House - 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