Comedy / Drama / Family /

Score: 59%( 23 votes )

Overview: Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.

Cast:

Chandeep Uppal
Meena Kumar

Max Beesley
Hairy Neddy

Anna Brewster
Anita Rutter

Sanjeev Bhaskar
Mr. Kumar

Kathy Burke
Mrs. Rutter

Kabir Bedi
Yeti

Ayesha Dharker
Mrs. Daljeet Kumar

Lynn Redgrave
Mrs. Omerod

Alex Freeborn
Sam Lowbridge

Mark Williams
The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan

Lucy Pargeter
Brenda

Meera Syal
Auntie Shaila

Kathy Burke
Mrs. Diedre Rutter

Zohra Sehgal
Nanima

Christine Tremarco
Sandy

Claire Downes
Teacher

Georgia Patrick
Tracey Rutter

Omid Djalili
Uncle Amman