Season 1
1984 | 3 Episodes
The Far Pavilions
Drama, Romance, Adventure, Action
- Channel 4 Television Corporation
United Kingdom
English- 1 Season (3 Episodes)
- 1984 - 1984
- Ended
Story of forbidden love in 1800s India set against the revolution for India's freedom from England.
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Storyline
HBO's first mini-series, set in 19th century British colonial India, involves war battles, love, treachery and intrigue as well as love and honor involving a romance between a British cavalry officer and an Indian princess who has been promised in an arranged marriage to a despotic ruler.
Country: United Kingdom
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 1984
Also Known As: Pavillons lointains, Далекие шатрыPadiglioni lontani, Dalekie pawilony, Sti lailapa tou polemou, Távoli pavilonok, Blade of Steel, The Far Pavilions, Далечни висини, Palast der Winde, Mihracenin Gözdesi, A Epopeia do Império, Kaukaiset paviljongit, Fjerne tinder, Índia - Mistério, Amor e Guerra, Pabellones lejanos | See more »
Plot Keywords
based on novel or book
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Company Credits
Production Co: Geoffrey Reeve and Associates, Goldcrest Films International, HBO Premiere Films, Home Box Office (HBO)
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ACE 1984
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ACE
Actor in a Dramatic or Theatrical Program
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ACE
Dramatic Special
BAFTA TV Award 1985
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BAFTA TV Award
Best Film Cameraman
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BAFTA TV Award
Best Costume Design
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BAFTA TV Award
Best Design
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Best Original Television Music
