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Goodness Gracious Me is a BBC English-language sketch comedy show originally aired on BBC Radio 4 from 1996 to 1998 and later televised on BBC Two from 1998 to 2001. The ensemble cast were four British Indian actors, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia. The show explored British Asian culture, and the conflict and integration between traditional South Asian culture and modern British life. Some sketches reversed the roles to view the British from a South Asian perspective, and others poked fun at South Asian stereotypes. In the television series, most of the white characters were played by Dave Lamb and Fiona Allen; in the radio series those parts were played by the cast themselves. Some of the white characters were also played by Amanda Holden, Fiona Allen and Emma Kennedy.
Original Release
07/05/1996 on BBC
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sanjeev Bhaskar | Various |
Meera Syal | Various / Various Roles |
Kulvinder Ghir | Various / Various Roles |
Nina Wadia | Various / Various Roles |
Dave Lamb | Various / Various Characters |
Sharat Sardana | Various |
Fiona Allen | Various / Various Roles |
Emma Kennedy | Various |
Anil Desai | Various |
Amanda Holden | Various roles / Singer |
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# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #3.1 | Friday, 25 February 2000 |
2 | Episode #3.2 | Friday, 03 March 2000 |
3 | Episode #3.3 | Friday, 10 March 2000 |
4 | Episode #3.4 | Friday, 17 March 2000 |
5 | Episode #3.5 | Friday, 24 March 2000 |
6 | Episode #3.6 | Friday, 31 March 2000 |
8 | Comic Relief | Friday, 16 March 2001 |
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Directors
Writers
Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Anil Gupta, Suk Pannu, Sharat Sardana, Richard Pinto, Nina Wadia, Kulvinder Ghir
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sanjeev Bhaskar | Various |
Meera Syal | Various / Various Roles |
Kulvinder Ghir | Various / Various Roles |
Nina Wadia | Various / Various Roles |
Dave Lamb | Various / Various Characters |
Sharat Sardana | Various |
Fiona Allen | Various / Various Roles |
Emma Kennedy | Various |
Anil Desai | Various |
Amanda Holden | Various roles / Singer |
Nitin Sawhney | Self |
Parminder Jauhal | Various |
Loyd Grossman | Self |
Art Malik | Various |
Parminder Nagra | Various |
Amara Karan | Various |
Mariella Frostrup | Various |
Konnie Huq | Various |
Paul Mark Elliott | Various |
Nikita Mehta | Various |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Anil Gupta | Executive Producer |
Jon Plowman | Executive Producer |
Anil Gupta | Producer |
Gareth Edwards | Producer |
Paula Munro | Producer |
Maria Cooper | Producer |
Alex Walsh-Taylor | Producer |