| Beecham House | |
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| Genre | Historical period drama |
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| Directed by | Gurinder Chadha |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Production location | India |
| Cinematography | Niels Reedtz Johansen |
| Running time | 45 mins |
| Production company | Bend it TV |
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| Network | ITV |
| Release | 23 June – 21 July 2019 |
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Beecham House is a short-lived British historical drama television series set in 1795,[1] co-created, directed and produced by Gurinder Chadha.[2] The six-part series was announced in August 2018[3] and was broadcast between Sunday 23 June 2019 and Sunday 21 July 2019. The series, set in Delhi during the Mughal period, depicts the lives of the Beecham family in their newly bought house.[4] The family is headed by John Beecham, a former soldier with the East India Company who is "determined to make the house his safe haven".[5]
The series was promoted as a "Delhi Downton Abbey", which was repeated by many critics. It received mixed reviews, with critics feeling that it did not live up to expectations as a radical historical drama, but that it remained entertaining for viewers of melodramatic period soap operas.
Despite the cliffhanger ending, ITV did not renew for a second series.[6]
- ^ "Gurinder Chadha OBE on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Clarke, Stewart (20 March 2018). "ITV Orders Period Drama 'Beecham House' From 'Bend It Like Beckham' Director Gurinder Chadha". Variety. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "ITV announces star-studded period drama Beecham House". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Maheshwri, Neha (9 October 2018). "Pallavi Sharda plays a princess in Gurinder Chadha's period drama - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "ITV commissions epic new drama Beecham House". ITV Press Centre. 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "ITV finally reveals if there will be more 'Beecham House'". 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.