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Episode 1.6 - My Mate Mumbai

Kenny has decided he's had enough of India. In order to get home to London he must sort out the call centre's accounts... But Terri and Kenny realise that Dev has made such a mess of the credit card database that Kenny won't be going home anytime soon.

In-Depth Episode Synopsis

Warning: the below synopsis may contain spoilers

Kenny Gupta, reluctant call centre manager, has decided he's had enough of India. In order to get home to London he must turn over a new leaf and sort out the call centre's accounts. This means a change of approach so he's arrived at the office with a new suit, new boots and a "new-suit-new-attitude" - much to Terri's amusement. Before long Terri and Kenny realise that Dev has made such a mess of the credit card database that Kenny won't be going home anytime soon.

Kenny's frustration with Dev boils over and an aggrieved Dev is easily convinced into selling the credit card details to his shady friend Vijay. Meanwhile, the call centre staff has been plagued by a nuisance caller. A lonely guy, desperate for company, keeps calling and is stopping the operators getting on with their work.

Kenny has to step in and so blocks the caller. However this leads the lonely guy to a desperate suicide attempt, which he explains in detail to Terri and Kenny. In the end, Dev averts criminal activity and resolves an internal conflict when he takes action against his old friend. Kenny and Terri find a new closeness after talking the lonely guy out of suicide. This closeness looks set to lead to something more until Kenny loses his boots.

First Broadcast Details

Date:
Sat 4th July 2009
Time:
21.30
Channel:
ITV1
Length:
30 minutes

Episode 1.6 Cast & Crew

Regular Cast
Sanjeev Bhaskar ... Kenny Gupta
Nitin Ganatra ... Dev
Daisy Beaumont ... Terri Johnson
Ratnabali Bhattacharjee ... Sarika
Naren Chandavarkar ... Amit
Preetika Chawla ... Nayna
Samar Sarila ... Nikhil
Namit Das ... Amar
Raoul Amar Abbas ... Sweety Singh
Anaitha Nair ... Bindiya
Puja Sarip ... Geeta
Vir Das ... Operator
Kunaal Roy Kapur ... Operator
Shaun Williams ... Operator
Tracey Ullman ... Telephone Caller (Voice)
Joe Duttine ... Telephone Caller (Voice)
John Standing ... Telephone Caller (Voice)
Jo Butler ... Telephone Caller (Voice)
Guest Cast
Nigel Planer ... Lonely Guy (Voice)
Vrajesh Hirji ... Vijay
Akarsh Khurana ... Operator
Shelley Fox ... Telephone Caller (Voice)
Writing Team
Simon Blackwell ... Writer
Colin Swash ... Writer (Additional Material)
Dan Gaster ... Writer (Additional Material)
Carl Carter ... Writer (Additional Material)
Tony Cooke ... Writer (Additional Material)
Sanjeev Bhaskar ... Writer (Additional Material)
Production Team
Kabir Akhtar ... Director
Ned Parker ... Producer
Allan McKeown ... Exec Producer
Leela Chanda ... Production Design
Vivek Rajagopalan ... Composer
Ranjeet Bahadur ... Editor
Other Cast / Crew
Meera Syal ... Script Consultant
Anuvab Pal ... Script Consultant