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Masterpiece Theatre; Jewel in the Crown, The, Episode 8: Day of the Scorpion

Part of The Linda and Andrew Egendorf Masterpiece Theatre Alistair Cooke Collection.

Commentary by Masterpiece Theatre host Alistair Cooke.

Series

Masterpiece Theatre

Program

Jewel in the Crown, The, Episode 8: Day of the Scorpion

Program Number

108

Program Description

On her journey home to Pankot, Sarah meets Bronowsky, who is traveling with the Nawab’s secretary, Ahmed Kasim. By the time Sarah gets home, Susan’s baby has been born and Mabel has been buried. Merrick returns to Pankot. Susan’s hold on sanity suddenly snaps; she sets her baby in the middle of a ring of fire, imitating a ritualistic way of killing a scorpion.

Asset Type

Open - Close

Media Type

Video

Genres

Drama

Citation

Chicago: “Masterpiece Theatre; Jewel in the Crown, The, Episode 8: Day of the Scorpion,” GBH Archives, accessed May 17, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7AC161AE74DF4F5DB993822723F5D9A1.

MLA: “Masterpiece Theatre; Jewel in the Crown, The, Episode 8: Day of the Scorpion.” GBH Archives. Web. May 17, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7AC161AE74DF4F5DB993822723F5D9A1>.

APA: Masterpiece Theatre; Jewel in the Crown, The, Episode 8: Day of the Scorpion. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7AC161AE74DF4F5DB993822723F5D9A1