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British Television Programmes With Asian Leads
This is a list of scripted British television programmes featuring one or more actors of Asian ancestry as the programme's leading actor portraying the protagonist or protagonists. List of television programmes 1980s *''The Chinese Detective'' (protagonist portrayed by David Yip) *'' The Jewel in the Crown'' (protagonist portrayed by Art Malik) *'' Tandoori Nights'' (the entire cast) *''Casualty'' (long-running ensemble cast with Shaheen Khan, Mamta Kaash, Naoko Mori, Crystal Yu, Hasina Haque, Sunetra Sarker, Neet Mohan, Manpreet Bachu) 1990s *'' Goodness Gracious Me'' (the entire cast) *'' The Buddha of Suburbia'' (protagonist portrayed by Naveen Andrews) *'' The Thin Blue Line'' (ensemble cast with Mina Anwar) 2000s *'' The Kumars at No. 42'' (the entire cast) *'' My Life as a Popat'' (majority of the cast) *''M.I. High'' (first five series starring Rachel Petladwala) * ''Planet Ajay'' starring Ajay Chhabra * ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' (lead characters played by Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Series
A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming platforms. This generally excludes breaking news or advertisements that are aired between shows or between segments of a show. A regularly recurring show is called a television series, and an individual segment of such a series is called an episode. Content is produced either in-house on a television stage with multiple cameras or produced by contract with film production companies. Episodes are usually broadcast in annual sets, which are called seasons in North America and series in other regions. A one-off television show may be called a television special, while a short series of episodes is a miniseries. A television film, or telefilm, is a feature film created for transmitting on television. Television shows are most often scheduled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Buddha Of Suburbia (TV Serial)
''The Buddha of Suburbia'' is a British four-part television serial, directed by Roger Michell, originally broadcast on BBC Two in November 1993. Based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Hanif Kureishi, the series starred Naveen Andrews as the main character, Karim Amir. Its theme song, as well as other original music for the series, was written and performed by David Bowie (this work also inspired Bowie's related 'soundtrack' album of the same name). Unable to find distribution in America, the series was given a limited engagement screening at The Public Theater in Manhattan from December 1994 to January 1995. Overview Karim Amir is a mixed-race 17-year-old who lives in a South London suburb during the 1970s. With an English mother and a Pakistani father, Karim is uncertain of his cultural identity. As his father becomes a kind of spiritual guru to the surrounding middle-class neighbours, Karim begins to explore his cultural roots with hopes that he will achieve sexua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dev Patel
Dev Patel (; born 23 April 1990) is an English actor and filmmaker. List of awards and nominations received by Dev Patel, His accolades include a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. Patel was included in ''Time (magazine), Time''s list of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world in 2024. Patel began his career playing Anwar Kharral in the E4 (TV channel), E4 teen drama ''Skins (British TV series), Skins'' (2007). His breakthrough role in Danny Boyle's drama ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008) earned Patel a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. His career expanded with leading roles in the comedy-dramas ''The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (2011) and ''The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (2015), the science fiction thriller ''Chappie (film), Chappie'' (2015), and a supporting role in the HBO series ''The Newsroom (American TV series), The Newsroom'' (2012–2014). For his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skins (TV Series)
''Skins'' is a 2007 British anthology teen drama television series that follows the lives of a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of sixth form. Its controversial storylines have explored issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness (such as depression, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and bipolar disorder), adolescent sexuality, gender, substance abuse, death, and bullying. Each episode generally focuses on a particular character or subset of characters and the struggles they face in their lives, with the episodes named after the featured characters. The show was created by father-and-son television writers Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain for Company Pictures, and premiered on E4 on 25 January 2007. ''Skins'' went on to be a critical success as well as a ratings winner and has developed a cult following. It has since been considered revolutionary, and continues to draw appraisal for its depiction of problems t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhona Mitra
Rhona Natasha Mitra (born 9 August 1976) is a British actress. Mitra is known for her roles as Sonja in '' Underworld: Rise of the Lycans'' (2009); as Major Rachel Dalton in the second and third seasons of '' Strike Back'' (2012–2013); as Rachel Scott in the first two seasons of '' The Last Ship'' (2014–2015); Holly Marie Begins in the sixth season of ''Party of Five'' (1999–2000); as Kate Hedges in '' Ali G Indahouse'' (2002); as Tara Wilson in the final season of ''The Practice'' (2003–2004) and the first and second seasons of ''Boston Legal'' (2004–2005); as Detective Kit McGraw in the third season of '' Nip/Tuck'' (2005); in the lead role of the science fiction/action film '' Doomsday'' as Major Eden Sinclair (2008); as an assassin in the Netflix film '' Game Over, Man!'' (2018); and as Mercy Graves in the CW series ''Supergirl'' (2018). Early life Rhona Mitra was born in 1976 in the Paddington area of London, the daughter of Anthony Mitra, a surgeon, and Nora D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strike Back (TV Series)
''Strike Back'' is a British action thriller television series based on the 2007 novel of the same name by novelist and former Special Air Service soldier Chris Ryan. The series follows the actions of Section 20, a secretive branch of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, aka MI6), who operate several high risk, priority missions around the world. The six-part first series began broadcasting on Sky One on 5 May 2010. After a second series was commissioned, it was announced that Cinemax would co-produce the franchise. The first episode of the ten-part second series, under the banner title '' Project Dawn'' in the United Kingdom, first aired on Cinemax on 12 August 2011. The ten-part third series, under the title '' Strike Back: Vengeance'', began airing on Cinemax on 17 August 2012. On 3 October 2012, Cinemax and Sky commissioned a fourth series, '' Strike Back: Shadow Warfare'', which was broadcast on Cinemax beginning 9 August 2013. A ten-episode, fifth series titled ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjli Mohindra
Anjli Mohindra () is an English stage, screen and voice-over actress and writer. She is best known for her television roles as Rani Chandra in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off '' The Sarah Jane Adventures'' (2008–2011) and would-be suicide bomber Nadia Ali in ''Bodyguard'' (2018). Her other television roles include Surgeon Lieutenant Tiffany Docherty in ''Vigil'' (2021), Detective Constable Josie Chancellor in '' Dark Heart'' (2016–2018) and Archie in '' The Lazarus Project'' (2022–2023). Early life Mohindra was born in London to immigrant parents of Indian descent. She grew up in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, apart from a four-year period on a military base in Germany, where she was the only ethnic minority child out of 2,000 students at an Armed Forces school. According to Mohindra, her family is Hindu Punjabi. Her father was raised in Kenya when it was a British colony and had a clerical job in the British Army for several years. Her mother was born in Punjab, Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasmin Paige
Yasmin Paige (born 1991 or 1992) is an English actress. She played the film role of Jordana Bevan in ''Submarine'', and has appeared on television as Beth Mitchell in ''Pramface'', and Maria Jackson in ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. Life and career Paige was born in London, to a Jewish mother and Muslim Arab Iraqi father. She has acted since the age of four and made her screen debut in the 2003 film ''Wondrous Oblivion''. Paige also starred in '' The Mysti Show'' and had a reduced role in the second series of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' to accommodate her GCSE exams. Paige appeared as one of the leads, Petrova Fossil, in ''Ballet Shoes'', and co-starred as Jordana Bevan in the 2010 film ''Submarine''. In February and March 2012, she played Beth Mitchell in the six-part BBC Three comedy ''Pramface'' and returned to this role for a second series in 2013. She appeared as Nicky in the Channel 4 drama ''Spoof or Die'', which aired on 30 July 2012. In 2014, she had the main role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sarah Jane Adventures
''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC science fiction programme ''Doctor Who'' and is aimed at a younger audience than ''Doctor Who''. It focuses on the adventures of Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist living in Ealing, London, who, as a young woman, had numerous adventures across time and space with the Doctor. Following Sladen's death in 2011, the BBC confirmed that the show would not return for a sixth series. The series debuted on BBC One with a 60-minute special, " Invasion of the Bane", on 1 January 2007, and broadcast until Sladen's death in 2011. It was nominated for a British Academy Children's Award in 2008 in the Drama category, and for a BAFTA Cymru in 2009 in the Children's Drama category. The programme won a Royal Television Society 2010 award for Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajay Chhabra
Ajay Chhabra (born 28 November 1970) is a British television and theatre actor, director, producer and comedian of Indo-Fijian heritage, who is best known for playing Anil in ''The Basil Brush Show'', The Vicar, Suresh Mattai in the BBC Radio series The Archers and the Defense Barrister George Karnad in Holby City. Ajay, and Simmy Gupta are co-Artistic Directors of Nutkhut, and founder of the London Mela (Europe's largest South Asian festival). Early life Before turning professional he worked in the Hotel and Events sector. He studied Anthropology at Goldsmiths College, University of London and Hospitality Management at Westminster Hotel School and the University of North London. He trained at Grosvenor House Hotel and Beck Hotels in Austria, completing his training at the University of Innsbruck. Career He created and played Stanley in Kafka's Dick by Alan Bennett and developed his own series Planet Ajay for the BBC, creating and playing four characters – himself, his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Life As A Popat
''My Life as a Popat'' is a British television series for children which follows the lives of a British-Indian family, through the eyes of their eldest son, Anand. The first series revolves around the teenager fighting the embarrassment his family causes him. The second series brings a change in the storyline, with Anand's genius brother Chetan Popat sometimes taking centre stage. Milli Patel (the Popats' cousin) also joins the family's adventures in this series. Cast *Sonny Gill Dulay - Anand Popat *Kulvinder Ghir - Ramesh Popat * Shaheen Khan - Shoba Popat *Chandeep Uppal - Dimple Popat *James Gandhi - Chetan Popat * Laura Greenwood - Holly Saviour (Series 1 and one episode of Series 2) *Felicity Montagu - Ivy Saviour (Series 1 and one episode of Series 2) * Dave Hill - Alf Saviour (Series 1) *Yasmin Paige - Lucy Miesels (Series 2) *Manjeeven Grewal - Milli Patel (Series 2) Trivia ''My Life as a Popat'' was not recommissioned after the second series due to CITV budget restrain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kumars At No
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun '' the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
