Goodness Gracious Me - Series 3, Episode 5 - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

This week, the Bhangramuffins apply to be Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? contestants; there's a Backstreet Boys spoof; and we meet the irritable family matriach wielding a shoe. Plus, the return of Skipinder.

Sketches

Shoe Matriach - Time for bed
Reporter - Halal meat
Smeeta Smitten, Showbiz Kitten - The Airport pilot
The Bhangramuffins - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Shoe Matriach - Shoe shop
Channa's Angels
Shoe Matriach - Karate
The Pukka Wedding Company
"Cheque please" - Pre-marital sex
Bhangraman - Solar disaster
Shoe Matriach - An American Werewolf In Ludhiana
"Cheque please" - Beach
The High Street Boys: Let's Make Arrangements
Meena and Beena, the Minx Twins - Park
Skipinder The Punjabi Kangaroo - Girls
Troubled Couple - Human excrement
"Cheque please" - Three little words
The Coopers and Robinsons - Pub
The Adventures of Lassi

Broadcast details

Date

Friday 24th March 2000

Time

9pm

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
Emma Kennedy Ensemble Actor

Guest cast

Parminder Nagra Ensemble Actor

Writing team

Sharat Sardana Writer
Richard Pinto Writer
Sanjeev Bhaskar Writer
Meera Syal Writer
Anil Gupta Writer (Additional Material)
Sanjeev Kohli Writer (Additional Material)

Production team

Nick Wood Director
Christine Gernon Director
Anil Gupta Producer
Jon Plowman Executive Producer
Nick Peto Editor
Gina Parr Production Designer
Richie Webb (as Richard Webb) Composer
Matt Katz Composer
Mark Denby Composer