Goodness Gracious Me - BBC2 Sketch Show - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
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Broadcast
Channel
Episodes
23 (3 series), plus 1 factual special
Stars
Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Kulvinder Ghir, Nina Wadia, Dave Lamb, Anil Desai, Amanda Holden, Sharat Sardana and more
Writers
Sharat Sardana, Richard Pinto, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Anil Gupta and Sanjeev Kohli
Directors
Nick Wood and Christine Gernon
Producers
Company
Sending up British culture, Asian culture and everything in between, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Nina Wadia and Kulvinder Ghir star in sketch show Goodness Gracious Me.
Taking on a variety of roles, the quad - together with a regular supporting cast lead by Dave Lamb and Fiona Allen - poke fun at Britain's established Indian and Pakistani generations; spoof television, film and music; and introduce a whole new range of unforgettable characters and catchphrases to British television.
Kiss my chuddies!
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Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
The theme tune is a Bhangra version of Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren's 1960 comedy song Goodness Gracious Me.
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Broadcast details
First broadcast
Monday 12th January 1998 at 10pm on BBC Two
Most recent repeats
- Sunday 21st April 2024 at 9:30pm on BBC2 - Series 3, Episode 3
- Wednesday 27th December 2023 at 9:55pm on BBC4 - Series 2, Christmas Special
- Thursday 3rd August 2023 at 10:00pm on BBC2 - Series 1, Episode 1