Synopsis
Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes75%
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Metin HüseyinDirector
- Meera SyalWriter
- Nitin SawhneyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Chandeep UppalMeena Kumar
- Max BeesleyHairy Neddy
- Anna BrewsterAnita Rutter
- Sanjeev BhaskarMr. Kumar
- Kathy BurkeMrs. Rutter
- Kabir BediYeti
- Ayesha DharkerMrs. Daljeet Kumar
- Lynn RedgraveMrs. Omerod
- Alex FreebornSam Lowbridge
- Mark WilliamsThe Reverend 'Uncle' Alan
- Lucy PargeterBrenda
- Meera SyalAuntie Shaila
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Themes
based on novel or bookenglandculture clash1970sgrowing upworking classawakeningmidlands