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BBC and Working Title reimagine Forster’s ‘A Passage to India’
The production houses are collaborating with director and writer Richie Mehta for this five-part series.
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Jeffin T. Kaleekal - Fri, 20, Jun 2025
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The book recently marked its 100th anniversary / Online Public Access Catalogue, CUTN website
BBC and Working Title are developing an adaptation of EM Forster’s ‘A Passage to India’. The adaptation would be a five-part series, Deadline reported.
The news was recently revealed by Working Title executive Surian Fletcher-Jones on the SXSW London Panel.
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The production houses are collaborating with director and writer Richie Mehta for this project, as per Fletcher-Jones.
E.M. Forster's original work (published in 1924) explores cultural tensions and colonial prejudices in British-ruled India, focusing on a pivotal incident at the Marabar Caves. Through nuanced characters, it critiques imperialism and the challenges of cross-cultural understanding.
Nisha Parti is producing the film and her Parti Productions is a co-production partner, as per reports from Deadline.
Fletcher-Jones claimed that the adaptation will “reclaim colonial history” and “turn the novel on its head.” She described her recent visit to India and said, “felt like a homecoming for me.”
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