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Mumbai Calling. Image shows from L to R: Kenny Gupta (Sanjeev Bhaskar), Terri Johnson (Daisy Beaumont), Dev (Nitin Ganatra). Copyright: Allan McKeown Presents
Mumbai Calling

Mumbai Calling

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 2007 - 2009
  • 8 episodes (1 series)

ITV sitcom set in an Indian call centre. British-born Kenny is sent to India to run the business. He must work with Dev and Terri. Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nitin Ganatra, Daisy Beaumont, Ratnabali Bhattacharjee, Naren Chandavarkar and more.

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Series 1, Episode 2 - Home Comforts

Kenny is launching a new service for drivers in the UK, but when things fail to go smoothly he is forced to take inspiration from an unusual source. Meanwhile, Dev offers Terri accommodation at his house, but he is ridiculed by his family when they find out that she is his boss.

Further details

Mumbai Calling. Image shows from L to R: Terri Johnson (Daisy Beaumont), Dev (Nitin Ganatra). Copyright: Allan McKeown Presents

Kenny Gupta is late for work and the streets are blocked with crowds arriving for a religious festival. His cab driver, Sunil, finds a way through by driving like a maniac. Today is the day that Kenny is launching a new service for drivers in the UK. It's goes well, then not so well, and then it's a disaster.

Meanwhile, Terri has nowhere to live. So, out of an act of Indian hospitality, Dev offers her accommodation at his house. Terri tells Dev's family that she is his boss and this causes Dev to be ridiculed at home. By the end of the night, Terri finds herself sleeping in a bed with three of Dev's relatives.

Kenny is surprised that he is jealous of Terri staying at Dev's house. But when he finds out that there is no relationship between the two, he comes up with a plan to help both Dev and Terri out of their unfavorable predicaments.

Later, back at the call centre, another UK traffic caller challenges Kenny, Dev and Terri to think on their feet to avoid disaster. They rise to the challenge with some help from the taxi-driving-maniac Suil and Terri accepts Kenny's offer of a place to stay.

Notes

First shown in India on the 15 November 2008

Broadcast details

Date
Saturday 6th June 2009
Time
9:30pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Sanjeev Bhaskar Kenny Gupta
Nitin Ganatra Dev
Daisy Beaumont Terri Johnson
Ratnabali Bhattacharjee Sarika
Naren Chandavarkar Amit
Preetika Chawla Nayna
Siddarth Kumar Prem
Samar Sarila Nikhil
Namit Das Amar
Raoul Amar Abbas Sweety Singh
Vivek Gomber Lovely Singh
Anaitha Nair Bindiya
Puja Sarip Geeta
Vir Das Operator
Kunaal Roy Kapur Operator
Shaun Williams Operator
Tracey Ullman Telephone Caller (Voice)
Joe Duttine Telephone Caller (Voice)
John Standing Telephone Caller (Voice)
Josephine Butler (as Jo Butler) Telephone Caller (Voice)
Guest cast
Sugandula Garg Operator
Raj Zutshi Sunil
Shauket Baig Operator
Diksha Basu Operator
Vineet Kapoor Operator
Meenal Patel Operator
Writing team
Simon Blackwell Writer
Colin Swash Writer (Additional Material)
Dan Gaster Writer (Additional Material)
Carl Carter Writer (Additional Material)
Tony Cooke Writer (Additional Material)
Meera Syal Script Development
Anuvab Pal Script Development
Sanjeev Bhaskar Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Kabir Akhtar Director
Ned Parker Producer
Allan McKeown Executive Producer
Ranjeet Bahadur Editor
Leela Chanda Production Designer
Vivek Rajagopalan Composer

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