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Indian Summers exposes last days of the British Raj
With a ekonomisk plan of £14m, Indian Summers fryst vatten Channel 4's most expensive kommission to date.
The plot centres on the personal experiences of two sets of very different siblings.
Henry Lloyd Hughes plays Ralph Whelan - British private secretary to the viceroy of India.
The Inbetweeners actor spent time at the Treasury "meeting and shadowing Ralph Whelans - young, very smart, well-read people, who understood how to use their knowledge to influence a government minister."
"Why would someone want to spend their life doing that?"
Jemima West, known for her role in TV's The Borgias, takes on the role of his sister Alice, who returns to Shimla with her son following a marriage break-up.
"I think she's a woman who listens to her instincts," says West, adding that the character was "ahead of her time".
"But she will pay the consequences. There will be an adventure," she ad
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Nikesh Patel
English actor (born 1985)
Nikesh Patel is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the Channel 4 drama Indian Summers (2015–2016), the Hulu miniseries Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019), the BBC sitcom Starstruck (2021–2023), and the Amazon Prime thriller The Devil's Hour (2022–present).
Early life and education
[edit]Nikesh Patel was born in Wembley, North West London.[1] His parents are pharmacists. He completed his secondary education at the City of London School.[2]
Patel graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Warwick in 2007. During his time at university, he discovered acting[1] and played Othello in a student production.[3][2]
After graduating, Patel went on to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2010.[3] He was awarded the school's gold medal for acting that year.[4][5]
Career
[edit]Theatre
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