Staying On [VHS]

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Staying On, published 1977, is a quasi sequel to Paul Scott's (1920-78) Raj Quartet (1966-75), often called "Jewel in the Crown," although this strictly speaking is the title of the first Raj-Quartet novel. The time is 1972, 25 years after "Jewel" and India gaining its independence from Britain. Unlike "Jewel" where the British dominate most scenes, in Staying On there are only two Brits, the Smalleys, an elderly couple whose touching relationship is brilliantly played by Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson. All the other characters are Indian.

Although this is a sequel to "Jewel," fans of the latter may be disappointed that there is no tidying up of "Jewel" or updating of its characters. In fact, only one "Jewel" character is mentioned--Mabel Layton--and only in passing. The real character continuity, of course, is India and its people. Besides the story of the couple's relationship and the lovely scenery of Simla in the Indian Hill country, viewers will be rewarded by some scenes showing the poignant reversal of events for the British--for instance, "Jewel" has church scenes where Indians are absent (or nearly so) whereas Staying On has a church scene where the parish and minister are Indian and the only non-Indians present are the Smalleys. Another connection between Staying On and "Jewel," completed in, respectively, 1979 and 1984 by Granada, is that Staying On was filmed first as a test run for the more complicated, 14-part "Jewel."

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