A Suitable Boy

20201 seriesEntertainment / Drama
Available on
BBC One

In 1951 and newly independent India, passionate literature student Lata Mehra is torn between family duty and the promise of romance as three very different men try to win her heart. Based on the novel by Vikram Seth.

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In newly independent India, Lata Mehra defies her mother’s wish to choose her a husband.

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News of Lata’s secret romance reaches her mother.

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Rupa enlists the help of a friend to find her headstrong daughter a husband.

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Sparks fly as Lata reunites with Kabir, and Maan returns to Saeeda Bai.

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With election campaigning underway, Lata finds herself courted by three suitors.

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Lata decides her future, as Maan faces up to his crime. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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