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[10/27/20 - 06:55 AM]
Acorn TV Secures Exclusive U.S. Premiere for BBC Studios' Groundbreaking Period Drama "A Suitable Boy"
Acorn TV will premiere the series to audiences in both the U.S. and Canada beginning Monday, December 7.
[07/16/20 - 12:15 AM]
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SUITABLE BOY, A (ACORN TV)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
12/7/20 - 1/4/21
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2020-2021 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (6 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series
DESCRIPTION:
(from Acorn TV's web site, December 2020) This "groundbreaking" (The Guardian) BBC period drama based on the global bestseller by Vikram Seth is directed by Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding) and adapted by Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice). Amid the cultural upheaval of 1950s India, Lata (Tanya Maniktala) is torn between romance and responsibility, while wayward Maan (Ishaan Khatter) has a perilous affair with a glamorous courtesan (Tabu).
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Ishaan Khatter as Maan
· Namit Das
· Rasika Dugal
· Shahana Goswami
· Tabu as Saaeda Bai
· Tanya Maniktala as Lata
· Vijay Varma
CREW INFORMATION:
· Andrew Davies as CRTR/EP
· Aradhana Seth as PROD
· Ayela Butt as EP (BBC)
· Faith Penhale as EP
· Laura Lankester as EP
· Lydia Dean Pilcher as PROD
· Mira Nair as DIR/EP
· Mona Qureshi as EP (BBC)
· Vikram Seth as BOOK/EP
· Will Johnston as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· BBC Studios
· Lookout Point