Beena And Amrit. Image shows from L to R: Beena (Priya Hall), Mother (Meera Syal)
Beena And Amrit

Beena And Amrit

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One Wales
  • 2021
  • 1 pilot

Taster pilot featuring Priya Hall about her experiences growing up in an Indian family in Wales. Also features Meera Syal, Linos Mai and Dan Thomas.

Beena And Amrit. Image shows from L to R: Beena (Priya Hall), Mother (Meera Syal)

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2021
Channel
BBC One Wales
Episodes
1 Pilot
Creator
Priya Hall
Stars
Priya Hall, Meera Syal, Linos Mai and Dan Thomas
Writers
Priya Hall and Sarah Breese
Director
Keri Collins
Producers
Dan Thomas and Sara Allen
Company

Beena And Amrit is written by Welsh comics Sarah Breese and Priya Hall (Stand Up For Live Comedy), who also stars. Based on Hall's experiences growing up in an Indian family in the south Wales valleys, it features The Kumars star Meera Syal as her mother.

21-year-old Beena is young, spirited and fancy free. She's just finished a degree in politics and the world is her oyster - until she is unexpectedly forced to move back to the valleys to look after her irresponsible 40-something mother, Amrit. Having recently divorced Beena's stepdad, Amrit is also keen to shake things up.

Soon enough, Beena finds herself playing referee between her free-spirited mother and her Indian, conservative extended family. It's frustrating, but not forever and at least she can see more of her long term (but still secret) boyfriend, Idris.

We join Beena as she is on the hunt for a missing parcel sent from her grandparents which may have fallen into the hands of her mischievous mother.

Catch-up

Additional details

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 8th November 2021 at 11:05pm on BBC Two Wales
Episode length
10 minutes

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