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Sister Clodagh and the sisters of St Faith start a school at the mysterious palace of Mopu, helped by Mr Dean. But is the palace haunted?

Sister Clodagh and her group of Anglo-Catholic nuns travel from Darjeeling on a mission to the palace of Mopu in the Himalayas. With the help of Mr Dean, the agent of General Toda Rai, they start to repair the palace and open a school. But the unsettling atmosphere of their surroundings, the distracting presence of Mr Dean and stories of the palace’s previous occupants weigh heavily on them all, reawakening memories in Clodagh that she thought she had suppressed.

59 minutes

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Sun 27 Dec 202021:00
BBC One

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Sister ClodaghGemma Arterton
Mr DeanAlessandro Nivola
Sister RuthAisling Franciosi
Sister BrionyRosie Cavaliero
Sister PhilippaKaren Bryson
Sister BlanchePatsy Ferran
Angu AyahNila Aalia
General Toda RaiKulvinder Ghir
Mother DorotheaDiana Rigg
Father RobertsJim Broadbent
WriterAmanda Coe
DirectorCharlotte Bruus Christensen
Production CompanyDNA Films
Production CompanyFX Productions

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Adapting Black Narcissus for BBC One

Adapting Black Narcissus for BBC One

Read an interview with screenwriter Amanda Coe on the BBC Writersroom blog.