Meera Syal

Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family (imdb)

Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst of inner-city chaos, surround themselves with intellectual street people, and sleep with everybody - except each other! (imdb)

A tender love story between two teenage boys set during a hot summer on a South-East London housing estate. (imdb)

David O'Neil, a plasterer and mature student Theo have been best mates for fourteen years and are practically inseparable. However, their friendship has become strained as Theo is about to move in with his long-term girlfriend, photographer Hannah... (imdb)

Born in the Desert of Africa Waris growths up with a permanent fight to survive. She flees from her father and works in London as the housemaid of an Somali diplomat, but isn't allowed to leave the house. Waris flees again and starts to learn English and works as a cleaner, winning Marylin as a new friend. She gets up to a great position but her past and the genital mutilation irritates her and she's unsure whether to go public with this big problem ...

HARDEEP, RASHMI and ATUL are brothers and sisters. Which means they can say anything they like to each other, no matter how honest. Mad, Sad and Bad is a 90-minute comedy about mixed race relationships set in Luton. It's about mid-thirties siblings and friends whose personal lives are continuously messed up by their own selfish needs. Mad, Sad and Bad explores our contemporary metropolitan neuroses through the intersecting lives of these siblings and their friends... (imdb)

Based on the play Rafta, Rafta, the film is set in Bolton, where Atul and Vina are celebrating their marriage. However, a honeymoon spent with his parents was not part of their plans. Thoughtless patriarch Eeshwar seems determined to emasculate and embarrass his son. As the weeks pass, consummating their union becomes an impossibility that threatens the couple's entire future. (imdb)

Aladdin is an impoverished young ne'er-do-well in a Chinese town, who is recruited by a sorcerer from the Maghreb - the pantomine version!

Priya, a Bollywood star, and Mala, her playback singer, appear on TV. When Mala performs her latest single, a scathing attack on Priya, they descend into a vocal cat fight.

A brief history of Indian cinema to celebrate 100 years of what started in Bombay and so became known as "Bollywood".

Sketch comedy show featuring an array of black and Asian comedy stars performing material aimed at an across-the-board black audience.

London-based Crystal Chaurasia convinces the International Film Commission to authorize a documentary on Bollywood's yesteryear mega-actor, Karan Kumar. She travels with her photographer, Jeremy, to Mumbai and not only gets to meet the legendary actor but also his publicity-shy son, Rahul; and alcoholic and reclusive former-actress wife, Mandira. (imdb)

A British sketch comedy that explores the integration of Indian and British cultures through a series of satires,musicals and skits. (imdb)

Sarah is a young woman whose life is in a bit of a mess. The last thing she needs is someone else to look after. Yet, like it or not, her Grandmother has bequeathed her a very spoiled pug - Patrick. Surely she must have had her reasons?. (imdb)

A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles.

Sanjeev Kumar is an aspiring chat-show host. He has celebrity guests round to his house (no. 42) to talk to them, but it all falls apart when his family cut in on the action. The celebrity guests spend far more time speaking to Sanjeev's 'mother', 'father' and 'grandmother' (played by Sanjeev Bhaskar's 'Goodness Gracious Me' colleague, Meera Syal), and usually insulting Sanjeev in punjabi. (imdb)

An insightful, poignant, and sometimes hilarious portrait of what it means to be a woman today. Featuring a unique blend of magical realism, familiar domestic and professional scenarios, and futuristic worlds. (imdb)

The misadventures of a nerdish teenage boy as recorded in his personal diary.

An American family moves into Canterville Chase, a stately countryside mansion that has been haunted by the ghost of Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.

A woman who wakes up every night at exactly 3.33AM, in the middle of the so-called devil's hour between 3AM and 4AM. (imdb)

The story of the flamboyant and ambitious 14-year-old Simon Doonan, who has dreams that stretch beyond his hometown of Reading. (imdb)

Mrs. Sidhu is a caterer with a taste for solving mysteries. Her sleuthing turns into an unofficial partnership with dour DCI Burton, who reluctantly accepts that together they make the perfect pairing to fight crime. (imdb)