Plot
Himalayas, 1934. A remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’ holds many dark secrets. When the young nuns of St. Faith attempt to establish a mission there, its haunting mysteries awaken forbidden desires that seem destined to repeat a terrible tragedy. Adaptation of the 1939 novel by Rumer Godden.
Cast
as Sister Clodagh
as Mr. Dean
as Sister Ruth
as Mother Dorothea
as Father Roberts
as Sister Briony
as Sister Philippa
as Sister Blanche
as Angu Ayah
as General Toda Rai
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
November 23, 2020
Last Aired Date
November 23, 2020
Production Companies
BBC
FX Productions
DNA Films
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
3
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Reviews
This three part serial goes for a gothic take as opposed to the repressed passions in the famous Powell & Pressburger movie. Gemma Arterton is Sister Clodagh. An idealistic sister superior tasked to establish a school and clinic at the Palace of Mopu in the Himalayas. The handsome Mr Dean who is the handyman causes a stir particularly with Sister Ruth who starts to become hysterical as time…