Meera Syal Movies

Comedy thriller deals with an arranged marriage.

A submissive small-town man married to an ultra-modern cosmopolitan is brainwashed into producing a son by his dead father's ghost. In time, he is...

Traces the role of women in British television, from 1946 to 1997.

Waris Hussein’s acclaimed drama is based on the autobiography of Firdaus Kanga, who stars in the lead role of Brit, a young man born with...

Farah is an independent young British woman who manages to reconcile her modern lifestyle with her Pakistani heritage. As a Muslim in love with a...

Set among a South Asian community in the north of England, the film follows the journey of a teenager after she is discovered by her father as having...

John Cleese training video about interviewers

Lysistrata and the women of Athens and Sparta take a radical decision to bring an end to the war between their cities, as they go on a sex strike.

Cultural identity, women’s independence and the pressure to conform to British norms are the subjects of this bold and acute feature, which...

The true story of Joyti De-Laurey, a wife and mother whose job as a secretary at investment bankers Goldman Sachs eventually led her to spend...

Quiz and celebration of 50 years of the BBC's second channel, hosted by Dara O Briain. With Richard Osman supplying extra facts and figures,...

Using a blend of magic realism and realist drama, Memsahib Rita looks at the physical and emotional violence of racism. Shanti is haunted by both the...

Amar, Akbar & Tony follows the lives and loves of three childhood friends through twists and turns as the characters face sudden and unforeseen...

A British-made documentary about the highly competitive world of beauty pageants in India, culminating with the top prize: Miss India. Following the...

A taxi driver is driven to distraction by her love of Tom Jones.

Priti, a British-born Indian woman in the West Midlands, reports a violent incident in the street.