Caroline Quentin to take A Passage Through India for ITV1

Caroline Quentin will take viewers on an epic journey through India for a new three-part ITV1 documentary series, Caroline Quentin: A Passage Through India.


Where will Caroline be going?

Starting in the far north, and working her way over 3500 miles to its southernmost tip, Caroline's eye-opening adventure aims to discover the rich spectrum of modern Indian life as well as challenge preconceptions, including her own, of the subcontinent. And to do that Caroline will plunge headlong into Indian society at every level: from Maharajas to mahouts, staying with local families en route.

Caroline will experience India's remarkable contrasts, from expansive, breathtaking landscapes such as Kanha National Park to dense, humid metropolises including Kolcutta and Mumbai, which encompass the extremes of wealth and often desperate poverty in close proximity. Taking in everything from ancient treasures to the high tech modernity of this self-styled 21st century Tiger state, the scale of her journey is immense.

What should we expect?

With Caroline at the helm the series will tell a human story as she connects with the lives of the ordinary Indians she meets along the way in order to explore what - in this country of incredible, often incongruous diversity - modern India really is and what its future holds.

Jo Clinton-Davis, ITV Controller of Popular Factual, says: “India is a country that endlessly fascinates and surprises and Caroline`s passion for human stories, her natural warmth, wit and willingness to plunge in headlong will make for both a unique perspective and a challenging and remarkable adventure.”