Beecham had and Peg stole it when he died, but Uncle Roger says he wouldn't trust himself with Peg's skull for anything.
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Beecham Mansion B
Beecham Harbour C
Beecham Grove D
Beecham House 7.
ITV'S period drama
Beecham House has come under fire for using captive elephants during filming.
Former soldier with the East India Company, John
Beecham (Tom Bateman), arrives and is determined to leave the past behind him and start a new life - but he must conceal a baby of mixed parentage whom he is caring for.
BEECHAM HOUSE (ITV, 9pm) A cocktail of passion and politics makes this period drama set in India in the 18th century compelling viewing.
And as millions prepare to tune in to the first episode of
Beecham House, writer and co-creator Shahrukh Husain tells the Sunday Mirror how her leading character was inspired by one of her husband's ancestors.
Beecham House is a combination of all the classic Sunday-night dramas that have preceded it.
Set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi,
Beecham House - co-created, written and directed by film-maker Gurinder Chadha OBE - follows former soldier John
Beecham (Tom) as he snaps up an imposing mansion in a bid to begin a new life with his family.
But
Beecham House also dips into Poldark territory with a glimpse of the hunky leading man whipping off his shirt for a bit of gardening - a knowing nod to Ross Poldark's famous scything scene.
In the six-part series, John
Beecham -- played by Tom Bateman, 30 -- ruffles feathers as he tries to trade in a city dominated by the ever-powerful British East India Company.
Set on the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi,
Beecham House - cocreated, written and directed by filmmaker Gurinder Chadha, OBE - follows former soldier John
Beecham (Tom) as he snaps up an imposing mansion in a bid to begin a new life with his family.
BEECHAM HOUSE MIGHT HAVE SIMILAR TROPES TO DOWNTON ABBEY IN THAT IT PERFECTLY CAPTURES THE WORLD AND CHARACTERS IN WHICH IT'S SET, BUT IT'S INHERENTLY VERY DIFFERENT, SAYS STAR TOM BATEMAN.