Anuvab Pal
The Empire
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 2
- 2021
- 1 pilot
Sitcom pilot by Anuvab Pal, set in Imperial India. Stephen Fry plays the Viceroy. Also features Alexander Owen, Rasika Dugal, Michelle Gomez, Sanjeev Kohli and Eshaan Akbar
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2021
- Channel
- BBC Radio 2
- Episodes
- 1 Pilot
- Stars
- Stephen Fry, Alexander Owen, Rasika Dugal, Anuvab Pal, Michelle Gomez, Sanjeev Kohli and Eshaan Akbar
- Writer
- Anuvab Pal
- Producers
- Alan Marke, Jim Reid and Ed Morrish
- Company
The Empire is set in Imperial India where the new district magistrate of Darjeeling grapples with the responsibilities of his new post with the help - and sometimes hindrance - of his colleagues.
Additional details
- Part of
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 7th March 2021 at 9:30pm on BBC Radio 2
- Episode length
- 30 minutes