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Tandoori Nights was a television sitcom broadcast on Channel 4 between 1985 and 1987. It consisted of two series of six episodes each. The series was directed by Jon Amiel and written by Farrukh Dhondy. It is the story of two rival restaurants in London, and starred Saeed Jaffery, Tariq Yunus, Rita Wolf and Zohra Sehgal. It was Channel 4's first Asian comedy series.
Original Release
07/04/1985
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Saeed Jaffrey | Jimmy Sharma |
| Tariq Yunus | Allaudin / Alaudin |
| Shelley King | Bubbly |
| Andrew Johnson | Noor |
| Zohra Segal | Gran |
| Rita Wolf | Asha |
| Roly Lamas | Gazloo |
| Badi Uzzaman | Rashid |
| Ishaq Bux | Hansa Mia / Hansa Miah |
| Tapan Ghosh | Fazloo |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bring on the Dancing Girls | Friday, 09 October 1987 |
| 2 | Welcome Home Sweetie | Friday, 16 October 1987 |
| 3 | Holy Deadlock | Friday, 23 October 1987 |
| 4 | The Captains and the Kings Depart | Friday, 30 October 1987 |
| 5 | Alaudin's Gambol | Friday, 06 November 1987 |
| 6 | Sage Struck | Friday, 13 November 1987 |
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Directors
Jon Amiel, Christopher Menaul, Peter Ormrod, Pedr James
Writers
Farrukh Dhondy, Meera Syal, H.O. Nazareth, Barry Simner, Philip Martin
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Saeed Jaffrey | Jimmy Sharma |
| Tariq Yunus | Allaudin / Alaudin |
| Shelley King | Bubbly |
| Andrew Johnson | Noor |
| Zohra Segal | Gran |
| Rita Wolf | Asha |
| Roly Lamas | Gazloo |
| Badi Uzzaman | Rashid |
| Ishaq Bux | Hansa Mia / Hansa Miah |
| Tapan Ghosh | Fazloo |
| Kumall Grewal | Fazloo |
| Angela Browne | Delia |
| Rashid Karapiet | Gupta / Maulvi |
| Jeffrey Chiswick | Inspector |
| Peter Cellier | Roger |
| Frank Olegario | Berry |
| Bob Babenia | Cousin Rauf |
| Jagdish Kumar | Seth |
| Roland Curram | Jack |
| Miranda Bell | Vivian |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Peter Ansorge | Executive Producer |
| Malcolm Craddock | Producer |
