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Meera Syal


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Meera Syal - what members say


  • Goodness Gracious Me - Complete Series 1
  • Goodness Gracious Me - Complete Series 1 review by from Leeds, England
    Rated - 5 stars Wholesome 26 October 2004
    ... the thinking of Brits towards Asian community. See it anyway, it is hilarious. Meera Syal and Sanjiv Bhaskar became stars after this series. Can't wait to see other 2 se...  

Meera Syal - filmography


  • Mad, Sad & Bad on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Meera Syal,  Nitin Ganatra,  Zubin Varla
    Director: Avie Luthra
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Atul is a sitcom writer who despises the work that everybody else loves. Rashmi lives at home with her mother, craving a life of her own but dreading all that goes with it. And Hardeep is a psychiatrist who can diagnose everyone's problems but his own.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 46 members
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  • Beautiful People - Series 2 (2009)
    Starring: Olivia Coleman,  Meera Syal,  Aidan McArdle
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This is not your average family sitcom because the Doonans are not your average family. The show is the story of a dream, the dream that one day Simon would leave suburban Reading and move to London to be with the beautiful people. In fact he moved to New York to become the creative director of ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 3 members
    Due for release on 4th January 2010
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  • Beautiful People on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Meera Syal,  Olivia Colman,  Aidan McArdle
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    It's 1997. Thirteen-year-old Simon and his best friend Kyle can't open a fridge door without belting out a show tune. And his family is even more eccentric. Mum Debbie (played by Olivia Colman) is a whirlwind of matriarchal warmth in killer heels. Dad Andy is a lovable Irish softy and avid wine ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 704 members
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  • Salaam Bombay Dreams on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Andrew Lloyd Webber,  AR Rahman,  Meera Syal
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Over four hours of behind-the-scenes, Bollywood-style, of the fantastic stage show BOMBAY DREAMS. Full of exclusive unseen footage and interviews, from rehearsal to Gala performance, this is a fascinating insight for fans of the spectacularly lavish production.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 204 members
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  • Bedtime - Series 1 on DVD (2001)
    Starring: David Gillespie,  Sheila Hancock,  Emma Pierson
    Director: Andy Hamilton
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The BBC mini-series BEDTIME follows the pre-slumber rituals of three couples in three adjoining houses in the same suburban street. The couples' final half-hour is scrutinised and observed in writer/director Andy Hamilton's (DROP THE DEAD DONKEY) compelling drama. Sheila Hancock and Timothy West star.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 215 members
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  • Comic Aid on DVD
    Starring: Jonathan Ross,  Jack Dee,  Graham Norton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Britain's biggest comedy stars team up to raise money for the Asian Tsunami disaster appeal with all proceeds from the show, and this DVD, donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 3,086 members
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Meera Syal - watch online


  • Sixth Happiness to Watch Now (1997)
    Starring: Souad Faress,  Firdaus Kanga,  Indira Varma
    Director: Waris Hussein
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
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    Run time: 97 minutes
    Bombay, 1962: Sera Kotwal (Souad Faress) gives birth to Brit (Firdaus Kanga), a boy whose bones are so brittle that he can just hiccup and break a rib. Based on Kanga's acclaimed autobiographical novel, Trying to Grow, Sixth Happiness is the funny, acerbic and moving story of a young man's sexual ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 1 member
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Meera Syal facts

5 most recent films

Mad, Sad & Bad - 2.5 stars
Beautiful People - Series 2 - 3.0 stars
Beautiful People - 3.5 stars
Jekyll - Season 1 - 4.0 stars
Who Do You Think You Are? - Series 1 Complete - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Jekyll - Season 1 - 4.0 stars
Who Do You Think You Are? - Series 1 Complete - 4.0 stars
Mrs Bradley's Mysteries - 3.5 stars
Goodness Gracious Me - Complete Series 1 - 3.5 stars
Goodness Gracious Me - Complete Series 3 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Mad, Sad & Bad - 2.5 stars
Beautiful People - Series 2 - 3.0 stars
Forgive and Forget - 3.0 stars
Keeping Mum - Series 2 - 3.5 stars
Salaam Bombay Dreams - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Sanjeev Bhaskar - 5 times - show films
Nina Wadia - 5 times - show films
Zubin Varla - 3 times - show films
Andrea Riseborough - 3 times - show films
Ayesha Dharker - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 4 times - show films
Nick Wood - 3 times - show films
Gareth Carrivick - 3 times - show films
Waris Hussein - 2 times - show films
Avie Luthra - 2 times - show films