Goodness Gracious Me
- TV sketch show
- BBC Two
- 1998 - 2015
- 23 episodes (3 series)
British-Asian sketch show starring Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Kulvinder Ghir and Nina Wadia. Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Kulvinder Ghir, Nina Wadia, Dave Lamb and more.
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Press clippings
The Office named top landmark comedy of the last 50 years
The Office was the highest-placed comedy in a Broadcasting Press Guild list of the top 50 landmark programmes of the last 50 years.
British Comedy Guide, 13th March 2024Goodness Gracious Me stars plan a reunion
Stars Kulvinder Ghir and Nina Wadia and writer Sanjeev Kholi have been confirmed for the event - which will be part of a British South Asian literature festival - with the promise of more names to be announced later.
Chortle, 18th July 2023BBC Four to repeat comedy classics
To link in with the celebrations of 100 years of the BBC, from Saturday 22nd October BBC Four will begin broadcasting classic episodes of sitcoms and sketch shows.
British Comedy Guide, 14th October 2022100 BBC TV gamechangers
The Sooty Show, Goodness Gracious Me and Hancock's Half Hour have been named amongst 23 comedy titles in a BFI list of the 100 most important television programmes from the BBC, as the broadcaster marks its 100th anniversary.
British Film Institute, 28th April 2022Goodness Gracious Me: 20 Years Innit! review
A welcome reminder of how groundbreaking the comedy was.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 22nd December 2018Goodness Gracious Me at 20
Goodness Gracious Me - the BBC comedy that explored British-Asian culture - turns 20 this month.
Alex Nelson, i Newspaper, 18th January 2018Goodness Gracious Me team are planning a comeback
The team behind late 90s BBC comedy Goodness Gracious Me have plans to bring back their distinctive brand of humour in a new format, reveals Meera Syal.
Radio Times, 7th March 2017Goodness Gracious Me could return
Sanjeev Bhaskar has revealed that popular sketch show Goodness Gracious Me could return to television.
British Comedy Guide, 17th January 2017Meera Syal interview: television is 'in stagnation'
Meera Syal talks to Julia Llewellyn Smith about her ground-breaking comedies, why TV executives should chase the 'brown pound', and her latest project, The Trial of Hamlet.
Julia Llewellyn Smith, The Telegraph, 17th November 2016This one-off is a reminder of how funny Goodness Gracious Me is. Meera Syal and Nina Wadia are the Competitive Goddesses, sitting on clouds totting up how many worshippers they have on their smartphones. Meanwhile, Captain Brownadder takes to the trenches, and Gandhi is reinvented in a Martin Scorsese film. One of the highlights sees the India Broadcast Company, home of "lavish new costume drama, Brownton Abbey", deal with a new head of diversity who suggests an English season.
Hannah Verdier, The Guardian, 25th August 2015