Preferably a historic drama but open to whatever. Workplace situational comedy would be outta control but I sense a dearth of those
Hmmm… “A Passage to India” takes place during the Raj (which is when the Crown took over from the East India Company) but a lot of the attitudes and issues are the same
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087892/
- the novel on Gutenberg: https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/61221
Similarly, “Conduct Unbecoming” takes place right after the Crown takeover. But hey, it’s free on youtube:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gzE8HkRrz0
- description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conduct_Unbecoming_(1975_film)
Finally, you could look here:
For another arm of the empire, try Frontier - which focuses on Hudson’s Bay Company.
Behind the Bastards podcast does shows on both, i believe.
Beecham House. Its set in India during the 1790s.
Try the history section of your library for audiobooks and printed books. I read one about Tea which was fascinating about how the East India company stole Tea plants from China and tried to grow them in India, but they came out black, which gave us English Black Tea.
Not quite what you’re looking for, but I really enjoyed The Taste of Conquest by Michael Krondl.
It’s a book series and it’s not about the East India Company per se, though they make frequent appearances, but the Aubrey/Maturin books by Patrick O’Brien are incredibly good. The first one is called Master & Commander which inspired the Russell Crowe movie of the same name.
