Tandoori Nights
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 1985 - 1987
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Telling the story of the bitter rivalry between two Indian restaurants, 'The Jewel in the Crown' and 'The Far Pavilions'. Stars Saeed Jaffrey, Tariq Yunus, Rita Wolf, Shelley King, Andrew Johnson and more.
Tandoori Nights - The Complete Series 1 & 2
Saeed Jaffrey stars in this spicy, groundbreaking Channel 4 comedy about an embattled curry house owner and his wayward family.
Jimmy Sharma (Jaffrey) is making a comfortable living running upscale Indian restaurant The Jewel in the Crown - until one of his ex-waiters opens rival outlet The Far Pavilions right across the street. The new place may be downmarket, with flock wallpaper and chips on the menu, but Jimmy's takings soon take a hit.
Jimmy is both supported and given the runaround by his feisty daughters Asha (Rita Wolf) and 'Bubbly' (Shelley King), who in turn are watched over by a domineering Gran (Zohra Sehgal) whose dearest wish is of course to marry each of them off to a suitable boy.
Created by prolific writer, producer and activist Farrukh Dhondy, and producer and co-founder of Picture Palace Films, Malcolm Craddock, the series addresses provocative issues around sexual and racial equality, and takes a wry look at interracial tensions between London's Indian and Bangladeshi communities, sassy, politicised Asian women, mixed-race relationships and grasping business methods.
First broadcast in 1985 and now on DVD for the first time, the series is also notable for featuring two episodes written by a 20-something Meera Syal.
First released: Monday 24th October 2016
- Distributor: Simply Media
- Region: 2
- Discs: 2
- Minutes: 300
- Catalogue: 167491
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