Little Crackers
- TV comedy drama
- Sky One
- 2010 - 2012
- 35 episodes (3 series)
Festive seasons of autobiographical short films written by and starring some of Britain's top comedy stars, including Stephen Fry and Barbara Windsor. Stars Chris O'Dowd, Catherine Tate, Julian Barratt, Stephen Fry, Kathy Burke and more.
Episode menu
Little Crackers 2010, Episode 12 - Meera Syal's Little Cracker
Further details
Uncle Santa
1970. Seven-year-old Meera Syal wants to celebrate Christmas but Meera's parents don't do Christmas as there are enough Hindu festivals as it is.
Seeing his daughter's anguish, Meera's dad takes her to see a poor excuse for a Santa Claus at his work's Christmas party. Unimpressed, Meera begins to lose her Christmas spirit... until she arrives home and meets Uncle Satnam.
With a big white beard and a taste for sherry and mince pies Uncle Satnam brings festive cheer to the Syal household. But is he really who he says he is?
Notes
Produced by Renegade Pictures and Can Communicate.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 25th December 2010
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Sky One
- Length
- 15 minutes
Cast & crew
| Meera Syal | Self |
| Narisa Padhiar | Young Meera |
| Ayesha Dharker | Mama |
| Sanjeev Bhaskar | Papa |
| Mark Williams | Father Christmas |
| Madhav Sharma | Uncle Satnam |
| Mark Roper | Bill |
| Bethany Randswalsh | Tracey |
| James Carcaterra | Policeman |
| Adlyn Ross | Old Woman |
| Meera Syal | Writer |
| Peter Lydon | Director |
| Lucy Robinson | Producer |
| Lucy Lumsden | Executive Producer |
| Jon Rowlands | Executive Producer |
| David Wooster | Executive Producer |
| Adam Windmill | Editor |
| Louise Corcoran | Production Designer |
| Jonathan Goldstein | Composer |