Goodness Gracious Me: Series 1, Episode 4 - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

This week we meet Flash Ash; an incredibly melodramatic family cause their father hell; Smita Smitten bumps into an apparent old friend; and the competitive mothers meet at a wedding. Plus an Indian take on On The Waterfront.

Sketches

Miraculous statue
Marriage counselling
Flash Ash - Street meeting
White bride at a restaurant
Smita Smitten, Showbiz Kitten - Private Bollywood party
Skiving employee
The Competitive Mothers - Wedding
White bride at a bus stop
Flash Ash - Window washing
Newsnight interview
White bride in the park
Melodramatic Family - Car
The Competitive Mothers - Baby
On The Waterfront
Smita Smitten, Showbiz Kitten - New eatery
The Bhangramuffins - Academic pressure
The Competitive Mothers - Pimp
Untouchable
The Competitive Mothers - Triple jump

Broadcast details

Date

Monday 2nd February 1998

Time

10pm

Channel

BBC Two

Length

30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast

Sanjeev Bhaskar Various
Meera Syal Various
Kulvinder Ghir Various
Nina Wadia Various
Dave Lamb Ensemble Actor
Anil Desai Ensemble Actor
Amanda Holden Ensemble Actor
Sharat Sardana Ensemble Actor

Guest cast

Art Malik Self
Arabella Weir Ensemble Actor

Writing team

Sharat Sardana Writer
Richard Pinto Writer
Sanjeev Bhaskar Writer
Meera Syal Writer
Sanjeev Kohli Writer (Additional Material)
Sharat Sardana Script Editor

Production team

Nick Wood Director
Anil Gupta Producer
Jon Plowman Executive Producer
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Gina Parr Production Designer
Sanjeev Bhaskar Composer