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DVD ~ Saeed Jaffrey
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  • Actors: Saeed Jaffrey, Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard
  • Directors: Silvio Narizzano
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: ITV DVD
  • DVD Release Date: 19 Feb 2007
  • Run Time: 86 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000LC3RS4
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,795 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A retired Indian Army colonel and his wife chose to stay on in India when the British withdrew in 1947. Now, twenty-five years on, they find the new India increasingly difficult to understand. An award-winning companion to JEWEL IN THE CROWN.

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32 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars STAYING ON, 7 Jan 2008
"Staying On" is an amusing but poignant story about an elderly British couple, Colonel "Tusker" Smalley, retired from the Indian Army, and his wife Lucy, who "stayed on" after Indian Independence. Trevor Howard plays the irascible and unpredictable Tusker with great relish. Despite his heart condition and the Doctor's warnings, he continues to drink and smoke heavily and become excitable and bad tempered easily. Celia Johnson plays his long suffering wife, yet able to to burst into bouts of dancing when her spirits lift from time to time. She worries about coping on her own when Tusker dies as it seems likely that he will be the first to go. It is not until she tells him these worries that he writes her a letter telling her that his pension and insurance will ensure that she will be alright. He admits that he cannot discuss this with her. Not used to it, he says. British stiff upper lip, I suppose.

It is 1972 and the Smalleys are living out their days at the Indian hill station of Pankot, in a bungalow in the grounds of Smiths Hotel. It is leased from the proprietors Mr and Mrs Bhoolabhoy. Smiths has seen better days. It was popular during the days of the Raj, but now is not only dilapidated but is facing stiff competition from the brand new stylish Shiraz Hotel nearby. Pearl Padamsee gives a very good performance as the scheming Mrs Bhoolabhoy in her flowing pink saris, as she plots to sell Smiths and join the Shiraz consortium. To achieve this she has to get rid of the Smalleys. Saaed Jaffrey, the well known Indian actor plays her henpecked husband Frank, and he is very friendly with the Smalleys. His dominating wife makes him write the letter to his friends telling them that their lease will expire soon. He baulks at taking it to them, so Mrs Bhoolabhoy send their servant Minnie with it.

Tusker reads the letter and sufers a massive heart attack and dies. At this time, Mrs Smalley is treating herself to a visit to the hairdresser. She is taken home and the news broken to her. Despite efforts to help and comfort her, she maintains her stiff upper lip and says that she will not cry and that she will get over it all. But, later, when she is alone in her bedroom, she breaks down and wonders just how she is going to live without Tusker.

I enjoyed "Staying On" very much. The acting is excellent and the music is haunting and beautiful. Paul Scott's book has adapted very well to the screen.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully understated TV film, 2 Aug 2009
By Henry Turner (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
A number of the reviewers here appear to have missed the point - or, at least, based their negative reviews upon preconceptions of what they wanted 'Staying On' to be. Written after the Raj Quartet, the novel is not a sequel, and indeed, tonally has a very different feel. The TV film was, however, made and broadcast before 'The Jewel in the Crown', as a kind of dry-run, testing the waters for what was going to be one of the UK's most ambitious TV series. As an adaptation, the film is remarkably faithful in both tone and plot. Yes, I would have preferred it if the performances of a couple of the Indian actors had been turned down a notch, however the tonal shifts between the different worlds works very well. But the heart of the book and film lies in the relationship between the Smalleys - Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard. Rarely have I seen a portrait of love (refracted through pain and bitterness developed over decades) portrayed as well. It has made me cry both times that I have watched it. And for anyone who knows and loves 'Brief Encounter' the pathos of seeing that film's leads reunited 35 years on - and imagining how their relationship might have developed - the pathos is almost unbearable. Shot on location in Shimla, the film of course looks great. The image quality is not what you'd expect of a feature film, however, as like much of TV of the time, it was shot on 16mm film.
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1 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Staying On . For what !!??, 11 Feb 2009
By Dato K. S. Lai "HT Fiend" (Malaysia) - See all my reviews
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A very diappointing sequel to the Raj Quartet. Nothing really happens to the characters except bordem ad nausiem.It would have been better if they had not "stayed on" and gone back to good old England !! Not a worthwhile addition your DVD collection except for the sake of "completeness" of the Raj Quartet but it will be destined for a "one time" viewing status and probably on a "fast forward " mode !
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3.0 out of 5 stars Staying On
Staying On [DVD] [1979]This film is a pale follow-up to "Jewel in the Crown", serving only as a vehicle for the autumnal talents of the two principals, Trevor Howard and Celia... Read more
Published 6 months ago by David Alford

1.0 out of 5 stars Staying On? No. Switch off immediately!!!!
I purchased this, because I have watched the TV version of The Jewel and the Crown time and again with delight and interest. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Hector Warrington

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