As mentioned before this Indian Summer was a mishmash of too many characters, who hopped in and out of the story for no apparent reason. After the first two episodes I still could not make head or tail of what the story was about nor did I realize that the last episode was the end of story (if there was a story. Such a waste of time. Simla was known for good schools and I am sure the Mission school would surely have chairs and desks for their pupils I am of the opinion that the author/ producer had no idea of what life was like during the Raj period in India. Joyce Munro -----Original Message----- This Masterpiece Theatre series is coming to the US, perhaps in the fall season. I'm so sorry to hear it's a bust. I hoped because the writer/producer is married to an Indian it would veer out of stereotypes. It sounds as if Anglo-Indians were completely misrepresented. Some of the actors have commented negatively about the storyline in the press. Sujata > > Finished watching Indian Summers last Sunday, right to the bitter end! And it was bitter, left a really nasty taste in the mouth. They’ve promised a second series, but I’m not sure I’ll bother to watch it. Cardboard characters, wooden acting, scarcely believable storyline. Only one actor stood out, the Scottish tea planter McLeod, who remained true to his character and his unwavering loyalty to his Indian friend. > Unbelievably, there were no Anglo-Indian characters, even minor ones, throughout the nine episodes. > Willing suspension of disbelief taken to new heights …. > Massively disappointed. > Rosemary > > > I wholeheartedly agree with Rosemary's sentiments. The series was a complete washout. The scenery, which was supposed to be Simla, was nothing like a Himalayan hill station - not even similar (pardon the pun). The characters were wooden and unrepresentative of the social behaviour of the time. As was so rightly pointed out by Rosemary, the Anglo-Indian community which thrived in those days, were completely excluded. The only one was the supposedly half-caste boy Adam, who did not resemble a mixed-race child. Also, the supposed Anglo-Indian school he attended, where the children sat on the ground with slates, did not represent the fine Anglo-Indian schools that abounded in Simla at the time, like Bishop Cotton. No, I'm afraid that these TV producers who try and make films about India in the days of the Raj, are completely out of touch with reality. Of course it's understandable, because there are so few of us "ancient ones," around who lived in India in the days of the Raj and they don't appear to have any advice of how life was lived in India. > > James Sinclair