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Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

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Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy was a British television series which first aired on ITV in 1986. It depicts Lord Mountbatten's time as Viceroy of India shortly after the Second World War in the days leading up to Indian independence.

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Nicol Williamson

Nicol Williamson

Lord Louis Mountbatten

Janet Suzman

Janet Suzman

Lady Edwina Mountbatten

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Nehru

Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Ismay

A.K. Hangal

A.K. Hangal

Vallabhbhai Patel

Wendy Hiller

Wendy Hiller

Princess Victoria

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

George Abell

Nicholas Day

Nicholas Day

Peter Howes