History Series / IndianSummers

* BritishAccents: Varying from upper-class posh, to the Yorkshire twang and all the way to Scottish!

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** What ''was'' inside that box, really? Rowntree reassures Singh that its contents were little more than "just bone mash for [his] poor roses" before very worriedly going on to state that those may as well be Ramu Sood's ashes that Ian is making off with.

* DueToTheDead: For Jaya, the usual funeral pyre. Following Ramu Sood's hanging, his body is unceremoniously burnt, with the government intending to dispose of the ashes at the discretion of His Majesty. Ian has other ideas, though, and he steals the ashes (at least as far as he's concerned), evading the authorities until he reaches Scandal Point, and as the protesters voice their support, he scatters the ashes off the bridge in defiance of the authorities when they finally catch up to him. Needless to say, the authorities are not only upset, they're embarrassed, particularly when the protesters refuse to disperse.

* AmbiguousSituation: As of Season 1, the only thing known for sure concerning Jaya's death, is that Ralph, Cynthia and Bhupinder were all involved in some way...not who actually planned or executed the deed.

* DueToTheDead: For Jaya, the usual funeral pyre. Following Ramu Sood's hanging, his body is unceremoniously burnt, with the government intending to dispose of the ashes at the discretion of His Majesty. Ian has other ideas, though, and he steals what he thinks are the ashes, evading the authorities until he reaches Scandal Point, and as the protesters voice their support, he scatters the ashes off the bridge in defiance of the authorities when they finally catch up to him. Needless to say, the authorities are not only upset, they're embarrassed, particularly when the protesters refuse to disperse.

* AntiVillain: Ralph again, for though his methods aren't all upright and honest, he's not truly bad and is more than fair for his day in many ways. Cynthia on the other hand, is pretty much the villain especially with what she did to Jaya.

* {{Contemplate Our Navels}}: A pastime indulgence.

* {{Dirty Business}}: Multiple times in the series, though especially with both Ralph and Cynthia concerning Jaya. Bhupinder as well, as he was involved in the whole mess though he feels horrible about it.
* DrivenToSuicide: Bhupinder resorts to this, in regards to murdering Jaya. Adam tries this several times over the course of the series due to being bullied for being half-caste.

* EatingTheEyeCandy: A tame example in episode 5, Dougie cannot take his eyes off Leena in her tea-dress - so much so that he doesn't greet her and she leaves just moments after arriving knowing how uncomfortable she's made him. In a later episode, Ralph to Madeline when he sees her in an incredibly sexy and very revealing, tight-fitting dress.

* {{English Rose}}: Alice is physically this with her pale skin, pretty face and usually good tempered nature...but her past and the shenanigans she takes part in prevent this trope from going past the visuals. Sarah again is the physical, if plainer version of this, but most ''certainly'' subverts it with her personality. Madeline looks like this, but she's American!

* EvilDuo: Ralph and Cynthia, though they're not evil. Well, ''usually.''

* {{Its All About Me}}: Definitely played a part in Ralph's eventual feelings toward Jaya though at the same time he was definitely not proud of his treatment of her, and seems to regret her murder. Cynthia as well was this in the past though for Ralph's benefit - and at that time unknown to Ralph - when she played her part in getting rid of Jaya, because she (Cynthia) did not want Ralph throwing away everything to be with an Indian girl. Made even crueler in the fact that Jaya was pregnant at the time, and to throw her out on her own meant terrible suffering.
* {{Karma Houdini}}: Cynthia and multiple times. Also mostly with Ralph though Jaya's murder shook him a bit at least emotionally.

* MoralEventHorizon: Ralph crosses it big time in the season 1 final episode when he calmly lets Ramu Sood take the blame and be executed for Jaya's murder, despite knowing Sood to be innocent. Cynthia has crossed this time and time again, but most notably in her dealings with Jaya: both when she left the pregnant girl alone in the village to be mistreated by the locals, and later when she arranged her death to keep her away from Ralph.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Ian unknowingly gives Jaya a job at the tea plantation - this comes back to bite him in the ass severely. Again, Ian and Sooni's plea for Ramu Sood's life goes horribly, horribly wrong and Ian's reputation is completely ruined among the British.

* ParentalAbandonment: The half-caste children of the orphanage are left there by either one or both of their parents, or just abandoned at birth because of their mixed British and Indian ancestry. Some of them are implied to be in contact with one of their parent's, though rarely and only long-distance which makes their plight even sadder.

* {{Plot Triggering Death}}: The murder of Jaya sets off Ramu Sood's trial, which in turn sets off many things in a chain reaction. In a way, Ramu Sood's death is the beginning of Ian (as well as Sooni's to a lesser extent) real understanding and yearning for justice for the Indian people.

* TheReveal: Adam's father. Who really murdered Jaya. The outcome of Ramu Sood's trial.

* SecretKeeper: Leena becomes this for Adam, as she knows who his father is. Dougie as well for Adam, as well as for Ralph who is his father. Cynthia is this for Ralph concerning Jaya, while Bhupinder and Aafrin are this for Ralph again concerning Jaya. Alice suspects something between Ralph and Adam but has yet to say anything. Cynthia strangely enough, is this for Eugene when he lets slip the severe lack of money he is hiding from his unaware sister.

* {{Shoot the Dog}}: Ralph and Bhupinder in regards to Jaya. Cynthia as well in her past dealings with Jaya and Ralph.

* UnwittingPawn: Alice and Aafrin to Ralph. Ralph was this to Cynthia in regards to spoiler:Jaya. Most people are this to Ralph and they don't even know it!

* MoralEventHorizon: Ralph crosses it big time in the season 1 final episode when he calmly lets Ramu Sood take the blame and be executed for Jaya's murder, despite knowing Sood to be innocent . Cynthia has crossed this time and time again, but most notably in her dealings with Jaya: both when she left the pregnant girl alone in the village to be mistreated by the locals, and later when she arranged her death to keep her away from Ralph.

* AboveTheInfluence: Not at first with Dougie and Leena but eventually this happens; Ralph and [[spoiler:Jaya]] ignore this with consequences (and later on Madeline against her brother's wishes ignore this as well, and finally subverted strongly with Aafrin and Alice.
* AffectionateNickname: Dougie for Douglas.

* AntiHero: Ralph Whelan is not a truly evil man, but he's very manipulative and cunning, and isn't afraid to use more underhand methods (or people!) to get what he wants. Later on, Aafrin becomes this especially as he grows more and more conflicted and uses underhand methods to get what he wants.
* AntiVillain: Ralph again, for though his methods aren't all upright and honest, he's not truly bad and is more than fair for his day in many ways. Cynthia on the other hand, is pretty much the villain.
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Ian's uncle, Jaya, then Eugene. Shockingly, Ramu Sood in the final episode.]] Aafrin plays with this trope in episode one when he is shot.

* TheAtoner: Ralph gets hit with this, at least temporarily. Later on, Dougie has his turn. Ian as well has his moment and it changes his entire outlook.
* BigFancyHouse: The beautiful house were Ralph and Alice reside at while in India. Also, where the Raworth family lives, though how they can afford such a place on a poor missionary's salary remains a mystery.
%% * BigNo

* BittersweetEnding: As of season 1 [[spoiler:- Ramu Sood is hung, Bhupinder tries to commit suicide, Ian's entire reputation is ruined, Sarah has taken Matthew and gone back to England and her husband Dougie, now guilt ridden, refuses to carry on with Leena despite still loving her. Eugene dies, Madeline still does not know of her lack of money, Jaya drowns, Sita is left an outcast among everyone and Ralph and Cynthia are no longer as close as they were. Not to mention the Indians are growing increasingly restless against Colonialism much to the dismay of the British and the end of an era (for the Brits especially) draws ever nearer.]] Oh boy.

* ButtMonkey: Sarah Raworth time and time again, mostly due to her own doing. Ian as well suffers from this especially from his good intentions. Aafrin is this when he playacts with the British members of the club who force him to act like a "blood-thirsty savage" for their amusement and song.
* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Adam's bracelet]] which has SERIOUS repercussions for several characters.
* TheChessmaster: Ralph uses everyone to further his own position as well as to hide his past and plays everyone almost without missing a beat. Cynthia aids him in this in her own way, and has manipulated events in the past without his knowledge as well.

* ClearMyName: Horribly subverted with [[spoiler:the innocent Ramu Sood though he (and Ian, the lawyer and Sooni) did try their best.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Collectively, the orphans considering who their parents were. Leena can count as well.
* DeathGlare: Of all people, Dougie gives one to Ralph after [[spoiler:finding out he's Adam's father]] along with an unusually sharp tone of voice. Alice to Ralph after she finds out he has been using both her and Aafrin.

%% * DespairEventHorizon: Several times, most noticeably with the entirety of Ramu Sood's unjust trial and [[spoiler:eventual murder.]]

* {{Dirty Business}}: Multiple times in the series, though especially with Ralph concerning [[spoiler:Jaya]], though he was not happy with his own actions. Bhupinder as well, as he was involved in the whole mess though he feels horrible about it.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Bhupinder resorts to this, in regards to murdering Jaya...because he's so loyal to Ralph,]] who used him. [[spoiler:Adam]] tries this several times over the course of the series due to being bullied for being half-caste and perhaps his relationship with his mother as well...
* DueToTheDead:
** For [[spoiler:Jaya]], the usual funeral pyre. Several at the mission are in attendance.
** [[spoiler:Following Ramu Sood's hanging, his body is unceremoniously burnt, with the government intending to dispose of the ashes at the discretion of His Majesty. Ian has other ideas, though, and he steals the ashes, evading the authorities until he reaches Scandal Point, and as the protesters voice their support, he scatters the ashes off the bridge in defiance of the authorities when they finally catch up to him. Needless to say, the authorities are not only upset, they're embarrassed, particularly when the protesters refuse to disperse.]]

* FalseFriend: And odd example: Sarah Raworth blackmails Alice into being her friends over and over, yet she seems to enjoy her company regardless. It doesn't last. How Ralph comes to see Cynthia - but regardless, still cares for her oddly enough, as she does for him.

* ForbiddenFruit: Sita and Aafrin's relationship was this before Alice became this to Aafrin and vice versa. Leena and Dougie especially on his end, and [[spoiler:Jaya was this to Ralph]] with serious repercussions.

* FriendlyEnemy: Cynthia and Ralph become this in a way later on in season 1. [[spoiler:Aafrin becomes this to Ralph once he secretly starts working against him.]]
* FromBadtoWorse: Ramu Sood is a magnet for this. First, he's unfairly blamed for "attacking" Ian's uncle, Stafford, then further blamed for "causing" [[spoiler:the man's eventual death]] - both of which he did not cause. Next, after [[spoiler:Jaya's body is found]], he's again blamed for the incident, and this unfortunately has some false evidence, as word got out how angry he was when someone broke into his house and stole his deceased wife's wedding sari. Things really hit the roof when he's arrested and thrown in jail and blamed for [[spoiler:"murdering two people" and sentenced to death.]] Not to mention that all of these things cause ''major problems'' for several other people, all of whom find something in connection with the entirety of the case.

* ImpoverishedPatrician: [[spoiler:Eugene has NOT handled the family fortune well, much to Cynthia's disgust - Madeleine is of course unaware of how much money she and her brother do not have.]] Ralph is in danger of becoming this as well due to the several loans he has taken out to keep up his lavish lifestyle.

* {{Its All About Me}}: Definitely played a big role in what Ralph may have ended up doing to [[spoiler:Jaya]] though at the same time he was definitely not proud of his treatment of her, and it never is proven if he was the one behind [[spoiler:her murder]] or not. Cynthia as well was this in the past - and at that time unknown to Ralph - when she played her part in getting rid of [[spoiler:Jaya, because she (Cynthia) did not want Ralph throwing away everything to be with the girl. Made even crueler in the fact that Jaya was pregnant at the time, and to throw her out on her own meant terrible suffering.]]
* {{Karma Houdini}}: Cynthia and multiple times. Also mostly with Ralph though [[spoiler:Jaya's murder]] shook him a bit at least emotionally.

* LoveHurts: [[spoiler:Jaya and Ralph.]] Sarah and Dougie. Leena and Dougie. Sita and Aafrin. Any British and Indian who love each other but cannot be together is this by default as well.
* LoveTriangle: Sita and Alice becomes this over Aafrin though this is resolved with [[spoiler:Alice as the winner and Sita]] cast out with no where to go. In a way,[[spoiler:Jaya]] and Madeline were this to Ralph, though [[spoiler:Jaya dies]] and Madeline is engaged to Ralph by the end of the series though it is unclear if he actually likes her or not. Also Sarah and Leena over Dougie - technically, Sarah is the winner as she still remains married to Dougie in the end...but her feelings toward him are unclear. Dougie on the other hand does not love her, yet he refuses to cheat on her anymore and remains madly in love with Leena who also has feelings for him but will not carry on their affair either.
* MaliciousSlander: Ian's reputation is entirely ruined due not only to his actions towards Ramu Sood, but also to the Simla society who casts him out. Sarah goes from threatening Alice with this, to being receptive of the same treatment in a healthy dose of irony. [[spoiler:Sita]] suffers from this and even more so when Aafrin leaves her in a particularly harsh example. [[spoiler:Jaya is implied to have suffered the cruelest form of this when she is left pregnant with Ralph's child.]]

* MomentKiller: Alice walks in on Dougie and Leena in episode 3. Bhupinder catches a quick glimpse of Alice and Aafrin having a close moment in episode 5.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Dougie comes to this realization after Sarah takes Matthew back with her to England. Ralph suffers from this once he learns of [[spoiler:Jaya's torture.]] Ian most heartrendingly discovers this when he blames himself for all that has come to Ramu Sood. Aafrin has his moment when realizes that he's been a puppet for the British, especially Ralph.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Ian unknowingly gives [[spoiler:Jaya]] a job at the tea plantation - this comes back to bite him in the ass severely. again, Ian and Sooni's plea for Ramu Sood's life goes horribly, horribly wrong and Ian's reputation is completely ruined among the British.
%% * OhCrap: Being a drama series, it is prone to these moments.

* PimpedOutDress: The fabulous costume Madeline dons at her engagement party to Ralph. His costume is none too shabby either.
* {{Plot Triggering Death}}: The [[spoiler: murder of Jaya]] sets off Ramu Sood's trial, which in turn sets off many things in a chain reaction. In a way, [[spoiler: Ramu Sood's death is the beginning of Ian (as well as Sooni's to a lesser extent) real understanding and yearning for justice for the Indian people.]]
* PoisonousFriend: Again, Sarah to Alice. Cynthia to Ralph can count too especially with the [[spoiler:entire Jaya incident.]] Dougie turns down Ralph's money towards the orphanage for just this reason.

* TheReveal: Adam's father. Who really [[spoiler:murdered Jaya.]] The outcome of Ramu Sood's trial.
* RightThroughHisPants: Ralph apparently never removes his trousers when banging Madeline. And neither does [[spoiler:Aafrin in regards to Alice.]] Or Dougie with Sarah. What is this, some trend?
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Ian absolutely becomes this in all things concerning Ramu Sood, [[spoiler:up to and including the scattering of his ashes]]. Sooni is this for her strive for justice and freedom for India from the British Raj.
* SecretKeeper: Leena becomes this for Adam, as she knows who his father is. Dougie as well for Adam, as well as for [[spoiler:Ralph]] who is his father. Cynthia is this for Ralph concerning [[spoiler:Jaya]] and Bhupinder is this for Ralph again concerning [[spoiler:Jaya.]] Cynthia strangely enough, is this for Eugene when he lets slip the severe [[spoiler:lack of money]] he is hiding from his unaware sister, though she's probably going to rat him out.

* {{Shoot the Dog}}: Ralph and Bhupinder in regards to [[spoiler: Jaya]]. Cynthia as well in her past dealings with [[spoiler:Jaya]] and Ralph.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To '''The Jewel in the Crown'''. Perhaps even a bit of '''The Far Pavilions''' as well.

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler:Ramu Sood, according to Ian, who defiantly declares that he had been "hanged by the District Court for a murder he never committed because he was too damn good!"]]

* TraumaCongaLine: Ian, Ramu Sood and [[spoiler:Jaya]] all have their painful turns.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Oh boy, do Dougie and Leena struggle with this. Also, Aafrin and Alice...[[spoiler:until they resolve it.]] Ralph may or may not have had this towards [[spoiler:Jaya.]]
* UnwittingPawn: Alice and Aafrin to Ralph. Ralph was this to Cynthia in regards to [[spoiler:Jaya.]] Most people are this to Ralph and they don't even know it!

* {{Walking Spoiler}}: Remember Adam, the little boy Dougie and Leena rescue from the train tracks in the very first episode? And not to mention [[spoiler: Jaya.]]

%% * WhamLine: Several, but especially [[spoiler:''Our son.'']]

* WillTheyOrWontThey: Aafrin and Alice - [[spoiler:they do, and even right under her brother's nose!]] Dougie and Leena go back and forth with this. Played straight with Ralph and Madeline but they plan to get married at the end - though whether Ralph actually loves her remains to be seen.

-->'''Indian Officer''': They do not wish to offend the dead.\\
'''British Officer''': They're offending ''me'', and I'm a-bloody-live!

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: [[spoiler:Ramu Sood, according to Ian, who defiantly declares that he had been "hanged by the District Court for a murder he never committed because he was too damn good!"]]* {{Translation Convention}}: It really is amazing, how some of the Indian characters speak such perfect English even if it is not their mother-tongue.

* {{Plot Triggering Death}}: The [[spoiler: murder of Jaya]] sets off Ramu Sood's trial, which in turn sets off many things in a chain reaction. In a way, [[spoiler: Ramu Sood's death is the beginning of Ian (as well as Sooni's to a lesser extent) real understanding and yearning for justice for the Indian people.

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Ian absolutely becomes this in all things concerning Ramu Sood. Sooni is this for her strive for justice and freedom for India from the British Raj.

* {{Translation Convention}}: It really is amazing, how some of the Indian characters speak such perfect English even if it is not their mother-tongue.

'''Sarah Raworth:''' ''They look like kings!''

'''Douglas Raworth:''' ''Kings of what?''

%% * EnsembleCast: And how!

* {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}: Ian went from being just the drunkard side character to a fan favorite by the end of the series. Ramu Sood, Sooni and Leena are this to a lesser extent as well.
* EvilDuo: Ralph and Cynthia, though they're not evil. Well, ''usually.''
* {{Fake Nationality}}: Plenty of the Indian characters on the show are citizens of another country in real life. Both Madeline and Eugene's actors are not American - they're British.

* TheAtoner: Ralph, Ralph, Ralph. Later on, Dougie. Ian as well has his moment.
* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Leena and Madeline are the beauties, Alice and [[spoiler:Jaya]] are the brawn and Sooni is the brains. However, all of them have their moments with all three tropes.

* EvilDuo: Ralph and Cynthia, though neither one is evil...but Cynthia definitely is rather grey in that area.

* ImpoverishedPatrician: [[spoiler:Eugene has NOT handled the family fortune well, much to Cynthia's disgust - Madeleine is of course unaware of how much money she and her brother do not have.]]

%% * OhCrap:

%% * WhamLine:

{{From Bad to Worse}}: Ramu Sood is a magnet for this. First, he's unfairly blamed for "attacking" Ian's uncle, Stafford, then further blamed for "causing" [[spoiler:the man's eventual death]] - both of which he did not cause. Next, after [[spoiler:Jaya's body is found]], he's again blamed for the incident, and this unfortunately has some false evidence, as word got out how angry he was when someone broke into his house and stole his deceased wife's wedding sari. Things really hit the roof when he's arrested and thrown in jail and blamed for [[spoiler:"murdering two people" and sentenced to death.]] Not to mention that all of these things cause ''major problems'' for several other people, all of whom find something in connection with the entirety of the case.

{{Naive Newcomer}}: In season 1, Aafrin in one sense and Ian in another, though they are both forced out of this rather harshly. Alice can be seen as this as well.

{{Trauma Conga Line}}: Ian, Ramu Sood and [[spoiler:Jaya]] all have their painful turns.

* RightThroughHisPants: Ralph apparently never removes his trousers when banging Madeline. And neither does Aafrin to Alice. Or Dougie with Sarah. What is this, some trend?
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Ian is absolutely this in all things concerning Ramu Sood. Sooni becomes this for her strive for justice and freedom for India from the British Raj.
* SecretKeeper: Leena becomes this for Adam, as she knows who his father is. Dougie as well for Adam, as well as for [[spoiler:Ralph]] who is his father. Cynthia is this for Ralph concerning [[spoiler:Jaya]] and Bhupinder is this for Ralph again concerning [[spoiler:Jaya.]] Cynthia strangely enough, is this for Eugene when he lets slip the severe [[spoiler:lack of money]] he is hiding from his unaware sister.

%% * SundayEveningDramaSeries: In the States.
* TheStoic: Ralph and Ramu Sood are usually this; Aafrin learns more and more how to be this and Dougie masks his true feelings with this.

* TheUnfavorite: Poor Ian isn't very popular with Simla with his drinking, but especially after the whole Sood incident and his compassion for Indians. Sarah is incredibly unpopular by default. Sooni has a couple of moments with this with her family.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: Oh boy, do Dougie and Leena struggle with this. Also, Aafrin and Alice...[[spoiler:until they resolve it.]]
* UnwittingPawn: Alice and Aafrin to Ralph. Ralph was this to Cynthia in regards to [[spoiler:Jaya.]] Most people are this to Ralph and they don't even know it.
* VisualPun: The Maharajah does this to Alice and Ralph in his carriage when he, as an Indian, brings puppies along with him. The significance? The infamous Simla Club sign which reads "No Dogs or Indians allowed".

* WhiteMansBurden: What the British Raj thought of themselves, though not without some good points.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: Aafrin and Alice - [[spoiler:they do, and even right under her brother's nose!]] Mostly subverted with Dougie and Leena. Played straight with Ralph and Madeline but they plan to get married at the end - though whether Ralph actually loves her remains to be seen.

* AboveTheInfluence: Subverted with Dougie and Leena but played straight later; subverted again with Ralph and Jaya (and later on with Madeline against her brother's wishes) and finally subverted strongly with Aafrin and Alice.

* AntiVillain: Ralph again, for though his methods aren't all upright and honest, he's not truly bad and is more than fair for his day in many ways. Cynthia is actually an aversion of this trope as she is pretty much the villain.

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Leena and Madeline are the beauties, Alice and Jaya are the brawn and Sooni is the brains. However, all of them have their beauty, brains and brawn moments.
* BigFancyHouse: The beautiful house were Ralph and Alice reside while in India. Also, where the Raworth family lives, though how they can afford such a place on a poor missionary's salary remains a mystery.

* TheChessmaster: Ralph uses everyone to further his own position and hide his past and plays everyone almost without missing a beat. Cynthia aids him in this in her own way, and has manipulated events in the past without his knowledge as well.

* DeathGlare: Of all people, Dougie gives one to Ralph after finding out he's Adam's father along with a pretty sharp tone of voice. Alice to Ralph after she finds out he is using both her and Aafrin.

%% * DespairEventHorizon:
* DevotedToYou: Dougie to Leena, especially during the court scene where he tells the lawyer to stop bothering her (standing up and shouting in front of an entire court room and his wife!) because he cannot bear to see her upset. A platonic and very touching version of this happens between Ian and Ramu Sood, the former of which tries all he can to help the latter avoid an unjust death.

* EvilDuo: Played with, with Ralph and Cynthia, though neither one is evil...but Cynthia definitely is rather grey in that area.

* FireForgedFriends: Both Ramu Sood and Ian and Ian and Sooni, given what brings them together in the first place, and maintains their bond when everything is over.

* ForbiddenFruit: Sita and Aafrin's relationship was this before Alice became this to Aafrin and vice versa. Leena and Dougie especially on his end and [[spoiler:Jaya was this to Ralph]] with serious repercussions.

* NiceGuy: Ian, Ian, ''Ian''. Despite having wobbles in morals, Dougie is still this. Aafrin started off as this but it didn't last.

* NiceToTheWaiter: Ralph is fairly nice to his underlings and is not discriminatory. Ian is kind to the workers of the tea plantation. Sarah on the other hand, is anything but this.

{{No Good Deed Goes Unpunished}}: Ian unknowingly gives [[spoiler:Jaya]] a job at the tea plantation - this comes back to bite him in the ass severely. again, Ian and Sooni's plea for Ramu Sood's life goes horribly, horribly wrong and Ian's reputation is completely ruined among the British.

{{Oh Crap}}:

{{Older Than They Look}}: Baby-faced Ian is running his uncle's tea business under Ramu Sood. Sooni's mother wants to set her up in an arranged marriage - but Sooni says she's too young, so it is either an aversion or just refusal.

{{Parental Abandonment}}: The half-caste children of the orphanage are left there by either one or both of their parents, or just abandoned at birth because of their mixed British and Indian ancestry. Some of them are implied to be in contact with one of their parent's, though rarely and only long-distance which makes their plight even sadder.

{{The Peeping Tom}}: Shown by Leena of all people one night, Alice sees Aafrin and Sita sharing a passionate moment in the only place they can freely meet - a cemetery. Later on, she is seeing spying on them yet again.

{{Period Piece}}: Set during the twilight of the British Raj in the 1930's.

{{Pet the Dog}}:

{{Pimped Out Dress}}: The fabulous costume Madeline dons at her engagement party to Ralph. His costume is none too shabby either.

{{Poisonous Friend}}: Again, Sarah to Alice. Cynthia to Ralph can count too especially with the [[spoiler:entire Jaya incident.]] Dougie turns down Ralph's money towards the orphanage for just this reason.

{{Really Gets Around}}: Ralph most certainly. Implied with Ian's uncle who gropes his female workers, but especially in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it-moment where Ian finds a picture of his uncle with a heavily pregnant Indian woman.

{{The Reveal}}: Adam's father. Who really [[spoiler:murdered Jaya.]] The outcome of Ramu Sood's trial.

{{Right Through His Pants}}: Ralph apparently never removes his trousers when banging Madeline. And neither does Aafrin to Alice. Or Dougie with Sarah. What is this, some trend?

{{Screw the Rules I'm Doing What's Right}}: Ian is absolutely this in all things concerning Ramu Sood. Sooni becomes this for her strive for justice and freedom for India from the British Raj.

{{Secret Keeper}}: Leena becomes this for Adam, as she knows who his father is. Dougie as well for Adam, as well as for [[spoiler:Ralph]] who is his father. Cynthia is this for Ralph concerning [[spoiler:Jaya]] and Bhupinder is this for Ralph again concerning [[spoiler:Jaya.]] Cynthia strangely enough, is this for Eugene when he lets slip the severe [[spoiler:lack of money]] he is hiding from his unaware sister.

{{Scenery Porn}}: Some really beautiful shots of Simla and the vibrant colors and culture of India in general.

{{Spiritual Successor}}: To '''The Jewel in the Crown'''. Perhaps even a bit of '''The Far Pavilions''' as well.

{{Stealth Insult}}: Many times.

{{Stranger in a Familiar Land}}: Alice spent some of her childhood years in India, but strangely doesn't recall much of anything when she returns. Sarah is the permanent stranger in India and she loathes it.

{{Sunday Evening Drama Series}}: In the States.

{{The Stoic}}: Ralph and Ramu Sood are usually this; Aafrin learns more and more how to be this and Dougie masks his true feelings with this.

{{Tall Dark and Snarky}}: Ralph and Aafrin both, in spades.

{{The Unfavorite}}: Poor Ian isn't very popular with Simla with his drinking, but especially after the whole Sood incident and his compassion for Indians. Sarah is incredibly unpopular by default. Sooni has a couple of moments with this with her family.

{{Unresolved Sexual Tension}}: Oh boy, do Dougie and Leena struggle with this. Also, Aafrin and Alice...[[spoiler:until they resolve it.]]

{{Unwitting Pawn}}: Alice and Aafrin to Ralph. Ralph was this to Cynthia in regards to [[spoiler:Jaya.]] Most people are this to Ralph and they don't even know it.

{{Visual Pun}}: The Maharajah does this to Alice and Ralph in his carriage when he, as an Indian, brings puppies along with him. The significance? The infamous Simla Club sign which reads "No Dogs or Indians allowed".

{{We Used to Be Friends}}: Played with: Cynthia and Ralph have grown further apart, but they are still important to each other in the end.

{{Wham Line}}:

{{What the Hell Hero}}:

{{White Mans Burden}}: What the British Raj thought of themselves, though not without some good points.

{{Will They or Wont They}}?: Aafrin and Alice - [[spoiler:they do, and even right under her brother's nose!]] Mostly subverted with Dougie and Leena. Played straight with Ralph and Madeline but they plan to get married at the end - though whether Ralph actually loves her remains to be seen.

{{Above the Influence}}: Subverted with Dougie and Leena but played straight later; subverted again with Ralph and Jaya (and later on with Madeline against her brother's wishes) and finally subverted strongly with Aafrin and Alice.

{{Affectionate Nickname}}: Dougie for Douglas.

{{American Accents}}: Madeline and her brother Eugene supply the only ones in the entire show.

{{Anti Hero}}: Ralph Whelan is not a truly evil man, but he's very manipulative and cunning, and isn't afraid to use more underhand methods (or people!) to get what he wants. Later on, Aafrin becomes this especially as he grows more and more conflicted and uses underhand methods to get what he wants.

{{Anti Villain}}: Ralph again, for though his methods aren't all upright and honest, he's not truly bad and is more than fair for his day in many ways. Cynthia is actually an aversion of this trope as she is pretty much the villain.

{{Anyone Can Die}}: [[spoiler:Ian's uncle, Jaya, then Eugene. Shockingly, Ramu Sood in the final episode.]] Aafrin plays with this trope in episode one when he is shot.

{{Artistic License History}}: Viewers have noted that certain hairstyles, clothes and mannerisms are wrong as well as some aspects of the British Raj in general, speech and interaction between Indians and the British. The setting itself is off, as Simla is a cool, crisp hill station and not a steamy, tropical paradise as portrayed in the series. Despite these things, overall reception has been very positive and the artistic license has not been jarring or outrageously incorrect.

{{The Atoner}}: Ralph, Ralph, Ralph. Later on, Dougie. Ian as well has his moment.

{{Beauty Brains and Brawn}}: Leena and Madeline are the beauties, Alice and Jaya are the brawn and Sooni is the brains. However, all of them have their beauty, brains and brawn moments.

{{Big Fancy House}}: The beautiful house were Ralph and Alice reside while in India. Also, where the Raworth family lives, though how they can afford such a place on a poor missionary's salary remains a mystery.

{{Big No}}:

{{Birds of a Feather}}: Cynthia and Ralph with their manipulative, underhanded ways. Leena and Dougie with their kind-hearted passion for helping the neglected orphans. Ian and Sooni with their thirst for justice, fair treatment and righteousness. A strange example is Ralph and Dougie as they both realize that they're different men from what they project to the outside - not that this makes them like each other.

{{Bittersweet Ending}}: As of season 1 [[spoiler:- Ramu Sood is hung, Bhupinder tries to commit suicide, Ian's entire reputation is ruined, Sarah has taken Matthew and gone back to England and her husband Dougie, now guilt ridden, refuses to carry on with Leena despite still loving her. Eugene dies, Madeline still does not know of her lack of money, Jaya drowns, Sita is left an outcast among everyone and Ralph and Cynthia are no longer as close as they were. Not to mention the Indians are growing increasingly restless against Colonialism much to the dismay of the British and the end of an era (for the Brits especially) draws ever nearer.]] Oh boy.

{{British Accents}}: Varying from upper-class posh, to the Yorkshire twang and all the way to Scottish!

{{The British Raj}}: Take a wild guess.

{{British Stuffiness}}: No, really?

{{Butt Monkey}}: Sarah Raworth time and time again, mostly due to her own doing. Ian as well suffers from this especially from his good intentions. Aafrin is this when he playacts with the British members of the club who force him to act like a "blood-thirsty savage" for their amusement and song.

{{Chekhovs Gun}}: [[spoiler:Adam's bracelet]] which has SERIOUS repercussions for several characters.

{{The Chessmaster}}: Ralph uses everyone to further his own position and hide his past and plays everyone almost without missing a beat. Cynthia aids him in this in her own way, and has manipulated events in the past without his knowledge as well.

{{Child Of Two Worlds}}: Considering their mixed ancestry/parentage, the children of the orphanage are this by default.

{{Clear My Name}}: Horribly subverted with [[spoiler:the innocent Ramu Sood though he (and Ian, the lawyer and Sooni) did try their best.]]

{{Costume Drama}}: A series set during the final days of the British Raj with a detailed, elaborate set, plenty of period-appropriate clothing, and heavy on the drama.

{{Crowning Moment of Heartwarming}}: Ian standing up for Ramu Sood time and time again, but especially in the trial scene, uncaring that his reputation will be ruined and he's being made the laughingstock of Simla. Dougie rushing to Leena's defense in full view of a packed court room when the lawyer cruelly attacks her. Ralph not hesitating to help Alice, regardless of how true her marriage-story is or isn't.

{{Dark and Troubled Past}}: Collectively, the orphans considering who their parents were. Leena can count as well.

{{Death Glare}}: Of all people, Dougie gives one to Ralph after finding out he's Adam's father along with a pretty sharp tone of voice. Alice to Ralph after she finds out he is using both her and Aafrin.

{{Deliberate Values Dissonance}}: Considering the series takes place during the British Raj...

{{Despair Event Horizon}}:

{{Devoted to You}}: Dougie to Leena, especially during the court scene where he tells the lawyer to stop bothering her (standing up and shouting in front of an entire court room and his wife!) because he cannot bear to see her upset. A platonic and very touching version of this happens between Ian and Ramu Sood, the former of which tries all he can to help the latter avoid an unjust death.

{{Driven to Suicide}}: [[spoiler:Bhupinder resorts to this, in regards to murdering Jaya...because he's so loyal to Ralph,]] who used him. [[spoiler:Adam]] tries this several times over the course of the series due to being bullied for being half-caste and perhaps his relationship with his mother as well...

{{Eating the Eye Candy}}: A tame example in episode 5, Dougie cannot take his eyes off Leena in her tea-dress - so much so that he doesn't greet her and she leaves just moments after arriving knowing how uncomfortable she's made him. In a later episode, Ralph to Madeline when he sees her in an incredibly sexy and very revealing, tight-fitting dress.

{{End of an Age}}: The premise of the show, focusing on the final years of the British Raj and the birth of India as a nation.

{{Ensemble Cast}}: And how!

{{Evil Duo}}: Played with, with Ralph and Cynthia, though neither one is evil...but Cynthia definitely is rather grey in that area.

{{False Friend}}: And odd example: Sarah Raworth blackmails Alice into being her friends over and over, yet she seems to enjoy her company regardless. It doesn't last. How Ralph comes to see Cynthia - but regardless, still cares for her oddly enough, as she does for him.

{{Fancy Dinner}}: Several times to varying degrees of success.

{{Fire Forged Friends}}: Both Ramu Sood and Ian and Ian and Sooni, given what brings them together in the first place, and maintains their bond when everything is over.

{{Flat What}}: Ralph, Sarah, Sooni and others all get their moments when the drama hits the roof.

{{Foregone Conclusion}}: It might come as a surprise to certain modern viewers, but India is no longer under British rule.

{{Forbidden Fruit}}: Sita and Aafrin's relationship was this before Alice became this to Aafrin and vice versa. Leena and Dougie especially on his end and [[spoiler:Jaya was this to Ralph]] with serious repercussions.

{{Friend to All Children}}: Dougie, who is very affectionate to all the orphans; Leena as well is this with her nurturing personality; later on Alice who grows fond of the orphans during her volunteering at the orphanage.

{{Friendly Enemy}}: Cynthia and Ralph become this in a way later on in season 1. [[spoiler:Aafrin becomes this to Ralph once he secretly starts working against him.]]

{{Gentleman Snarker}}: The high, refined British wit is what Ralph favours. Several other characters have this going for them as well.

{{Gorgeous Period Dress}}: It is a period drama after all, and the lovely outfits are in no short supply both for the British and the Indians.

{{Half Breed Discrimination}}: What all the children at the orphanage suffer from, considering their mixed ancestry.

{{Hands On Approach}}: Humorously when Ralph shows Aafrin how to golf and in a platonic way later on when Dougie shows Adam how to play a game.

{{Held Gaze}}: Dougie and Leena over and over. Aafrin and Sita. Aafrin and Alice. Ralph and Alice with a side of squick depending on your viewpoint.

{{Heterosexual Life Partners}}: Ralph and Bhupinder, Ralph and Cynthia. Ralph and Aafrin started out with shades of this but changed very much.

{{Huge Guy Tiny Girl}}: The 6'4 Dougie with both Sarah and Leena. Ian and Sooni. A platonic version is Ralph and Cynthia.

{{The Immodest Orgasm}}: Madeline and Ralph make their antics very well known and heard to the entire household. Deconstructed harshly with Dougie and Sarah who could not be less interested in each other if they tried.

{{Impoverished Patrician}}: [[spoiler:Eugene has NOT handled the family fortune well, much to Cynthia's disgust - Madeleine is of course unaware of how much money she and her brother do not have.]]

{{Intertwined Fingers}}: It is the final shot of the opening and a significant one as well.

{{Leitmotif}}: The same piano arrangement can be heard for moments between the various couples in the show.

{{Longing Look}}: Everyone, at least once!

{{Love Hurts}}: [[spoiler:Jaya and Ralph.]] Sarah and Dougie. Leena and Dougie. Sita and Aafrin. Any British and Indian who love each other but cannot be together is this by default as well.

{{Love Triangle}}: Sita and Alice becomes this over Aafrin though this is resolved with [[spoiler:Alice as the winner and Sita]] cast out with no where to go. In a way,[[spoiler:Jaya]] and Madeline were this to Ralph, though [[spoiler:Jaya dies]] and Madeline is engaged to Ralph by the end of the series though it is unclear if he actually likes her or not. Also Sarah and Leena over Dougie - technically, Sarah is the winner as she still remains married to Dougie in the end...but her feelings toward him are unclear. Dougie on the other hand does not love her, yet he refuses to cheat on her anymore and remains madly in love with Leena who also has feelings for him but will not carry on their affair either.

{{Malicious Slander}}: Ian's reputation is entirely ruined due not only to his actions towards Ramu Sood, but also to the Simla society who casts him out. Sarah goes from threatening Alice with this, to being receptive of the same treatment in a healthy dose of irony. [[spoiler:Sita]] suffers from this and even more so when Aafrin leaves her in a particularly harsh example. [[spoiler:Jaya is implied to have suffered the cruelest form of this when she is left pregnant with Ralph's child.]]

{{Mighty Whitey}}: The majority of British are under this impression, especially the viceroy of India.

{{Mixed Ancestry}}: All the children at the orphanage, especially Adam. Leena as well.

{{Moment Killer}}: Alice walks in on Dougie and Leena in episode 3. Bhupinder catches a quick glimpse of Alice and Aafrin having a close moment in episode 5.

{{My God What Have I Done}}: Dougie comes to this realization after Sarah takes Matthew back with her to England. Ralph suffers from this once he learns of [[spoiler:Jaya's torture.]] Ian most heartrendingly discovers this when he blames himself for all that has come to Ramu Sood. Aafrin has his moment when realizes that he's been a puppet for the British, especially Ralph.

{{Nice Guy}}: Ian, Ian, ''Ian''. Despite having wobbles in morals, Dougie is still this. Aafrin started off as this but it didn't last.

{{Nice Job Breaking It Hero}}:

{{Nice to the Waiter}}: Ralph is fairly nice to his underlings and is not discriminatory. Ian is kind to the workers of the tea plantation. Sarah on the other hand, is anything but this.

Beginning in the twilight of The British Raj of the 1930's, Indian Summers portrays the entwining lives of a colorful Ensemble Cast of Indian and British people during summers spent at Simla; the official summer capital city of British India located in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Reminiscent of an earlier BBC drama series, The Jewel in the Crown, Indian Summers follows the complex relationships of a cast of British and Indian people who live and work together despite the ever growing political and racial tension that surrounds them as well as the steady and inevitable decline of The Raj, and the eventual birth of the new Indian nation.

A richly historic, colorful series crafted about the End of an Age, Indian Summers does not shy away from the politics of the era, nor the harsh realities of racism and tension always simmering in the background, as well as focusing on the varied lives, scandals, romance, intrigue and mystery of both the cast and the country.

Not to be confused with an Indian Summer. Though it is set in summer.

{{Artistic License - History}}: Viewers have noted that certain hairstyles, clothes and mannerisms are wrong as well as some aspects of the British Raj in general, speech and interaction between Indians and the British. The setting itself is off, as Simla is a cool, crisp hill station and not a steamy, tropical paradise as portrayed in the series. Despite these things, overall reception has been very positive and the artistic license has not been jarring or outrageously incorrect.

{{Beauty, Brains and Brawn}}: Leena and Madeline are the beauties, Alice and Jaya are the brawn and Sooni is the brains. However, all of them have their beauty, brains and brawn moments.

{{Big No!}}:

{{Bittersweet Ending/Downer Ending}}: As of season 1 [[spoiler:- Ramu Sood is hung, Bhupinder tries to commit suicide, Ian's entire reputation is ruined, Sarah has taken Matthew and gone back to England and her husband Dougie, now guilt ridden, refuses to carry on with Leena despite still loving her. Eugene dies, Madeline still does not know of her lack of money, Jaya drowns, Sita is left an outcast among everyone and Ralph and Cynthia are no longer as close as they were. Not to mention the Indians are growing increasingly restless against Colonialism much to the dismay of the British and the end of an era (for the Brits especially) draws ever nearer.]] Oh boy.

{{Chekhov's Gun}}: [[spoiler:Adam's bracelet]] which has SERIOUS repercussions for several characters.

{{Fire-Forged Friends}}: Both Ramu Sood and Ian and Ian and Sooni, given what brings them together in the first place, and maintains their bond when everything is over.

{{Flat "What"}}: Ralph, Sarah, Sooni and others all get their moments when the drama hits the roof.

{{Half-Breed Discrimination}}: What all the children at the orphanage suffer from, considering their mixed ancestry.

{{Hands-On Approach}}: Humorously when Ralph shows Aafrin how to golf and in a platonic way later on when Dougie shows Adam how to play a game.

{{Heterosexual Life-Partners}}: Ralph and Bhupinder, Ralph and Cynthia. Ralph and Aafrin started out with shades of this but changed very much.

{{Huge Guy, Tiny Girl}}: The 6'4 Dougie with both Sarah and Leena. Ian and Sooni. A platonic version is Ralph and Cynthia.

{{My God, What Have I Done?}}: Dougie comes to this realization after Sarah takes Matthew back with her to England. Ralph suffers from this once he learns of [[spoiler:Jaya's torture.]] Ian most heartrendingly discovers this when he blames himself for all that has come to Ramu Sood. Aafrin has his moment when realizes that he's been a puppet for the British, especially Ralph.

{{Nice Job Breaking It, Hero}}:

{{Pimped-Out Dress}}: The fabulous costume Madeline dons at her engagement party to Ralph. His costume is none too shabby either.

{{Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right}}: Ian is absolutely this in all things concerning Ramu Sood. Sooni becomes this for her strive for justice and freedom for India from the British Raj.

{{Tall, Dark and Snarky}}: Ralph and Aafrin both, in spades.

{{What the Hell, Hero}}:

{{White Man's Burden}}: What the British Raj thought of themselves, though not without some good points.

{{Will They or Won't They}}?: Aafrin and Alice - [[spoiler:they do, and even right under her brother's nose!]] Mostly subverted with Dougie and Leena. Played straight with Ralph and Madeline but they plan to get married at the end - though whether Ralph actually loves her remains to be seen.