Preferably a historic drama but open to whatever. Workplace situational comedy would be outta control but I sense a dearth of those
Taboo (2017 TV series) is a fantastic 1814 period piece staring Tom Hardy dealing with The East India Company, both overseas and back in merry ole. It was so good, I’ve been waiting for a second season for 7 years.
Was looking for this. Taboo. Watch taboo. Tom hardy smack dab in the middle of a war for power between the east India trading company, the royal crown and the new American government. Constantly shifting alliances to keep atop it while manifesting his own end game. It. Is. Phenomenal.
Also, obligatory, “I have a use for you!”.
I have nothing fictional, just a recommendation for an excellent podcast about it called “Empire”
Yeah, I’ve just got the book “Enemy of All Mankind” which is about the period of time when the East India Co. was just getting going. Apparently that time intersects with three big shifts: the first international pirate manhunts, the start of the British Empire, and the creation of the corporation. It tells a crazy story and I absolutely loved it
Awesome, thanks much! Like to have some interesting audio series too so thats perfect!
Dan Snow did a short historical thing on it as well.
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 the Raj period, there’s also The Jewel in the Crown. For the Company Rule period, there’s Beecham House.
Behind the Bastards podcast does shows on both, i believe.
Beecham House. Its set in India during the 1790s.
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.
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.
Pirates of The Caribbean
Aha totally forgot about these!
For another arm of the empire, try Frontier - which focuses on Hudson’s Bay Company.
Less historical, more ”whatever”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautilus_(TV_series)
Thanks, that sounds amazing!
If not for the EIC then watch it for a superb Tom Hardy.
