A Suitable Boy

More than a 130 years after Mrs. Bennet sought husbands for her daughters in Pride and Prejudice, Mrs. Rupa Mehra seeks a suitable match for her daughter Lata in in 1950s India. Inspired by her new right to vote, Lata wants to make her own decisions about dating and marriage. But how will her mother react if she falls in love with a poet? a student? a shoemaker? You’ll be swept away by the romantic possibilities in this sumptuously produced BBC mini-series, filmed in India. Based on Vikram Seth’s global bestseller, and adapted by Andrew Davies (Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility). 6 episodes, 5 hours on 2 Discs SDH -- Episode 1:In newly independent India, passionate literature student Lata Mehra is looking towards the future. Her mother, Rupa, has successfully arranged the marriage of her eldest daughter and hopes that Lata will be next, but Lata wants to make her own way in the world. Her resolve is challenged when she starts to fall for Kabir, an enigmatic fellow student