Trivia / The Jewel in the Crown

• Follow the Leader: Sir Denis Forman, then chairman of Granada Productions, wrote in 1983 that the impetus for doing an adaptation of the Raj Quartet was the success of Paul Scott's novel Staying On. The decision was made to attempt an adaptation of the quartet but to first test the company's ability to successfully complete a production in India by doing an adaptation of Staying On. With the success of that television film, plans proceeded for the quartet.
• Star-Making Role: The series made stars of Art Malik and Charles Dance.
• What Could Have Been: Helen Mirren was offered the role of Daphne Manners.

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