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Nina Wadia

Nina Wadia

  • 55 years old
  • Actor and writer

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Nina Wadia: My big love is Shakespeare

Why the actress is much more than just a British comedy icon.

Asjad Nazir, Eastern Eye, 29th April 2021

Stephen Merchant's The Offenders gets second series

Stephen Merchant's new BBC One comedy, co-starring Christopher Walken, has been renewed for a second series whilst filming on the first is ongoing.

British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2021

Comedy actors receive New Year honours

Actors Sheila Hancock, Toby Jones, Lesley Manville and Nina Wadia have been recognised in the New Year's Honours list.

British Comedy Guide, 31st December 2020

Christopher Walken confirmed for Stephen Merchant's The Offenders

Christopher Walken has been confirmed as leading the cast of Stephen Merchant's BBC comedy drama The Offenders, which has resumed filming.

British Comedy Guide, 14th December 2020

Jack Whitehall leads all-star voice cast for The Queen's Corgi

The voice cast has been announced for forthcoming animated comedy The Queen's Corgi. Stars include Jack Whitehall, Julie Walters, Ray Winstone, Sheridan Smith and Matt Lucas.

British Comedy Guide, 6th December 2018

Goodness Gracious Me at 20

Goodness Gracious Me - the BBC comedy that explored British-Asian culture - turns 20 this month.

Alex Nelson, i Newspaper, 18th January 2018

I don't think I've ever seen a more impressive cast lined up for a TV comedy than the one Gold has assembled for its special one-off original commission Murder on the Blackpool Express. So I ought to namecheck them, oughtn't I?

There's Johnny Vegas, Sian Gibson (best known for Peter Kay's Car Share), Nigel Havers, Una Stubbs, Griff Rhys Jones, Nina Wadia, Sheila Reid, Kevin Eldon, Mark Heap, Kimberley Nixon, Katy Cavanagh, Matthew Cottle, Susie Blake and Javone Prince. There you have them: some of the best comedic talent from the past half a century or so - and a lot for the scriptwriters and directors to live up to.

Where do you go with that lot? Well, Blackpool, obviously, on a "literary coach tour" with Vegas driving and Gibson as the guide, but also a journey of detective investigation to discover exactly which of the assembled odd bods did for pensioner Marjorie, murdered by means of a dodgy cob with coronation chicken filling. There's one clue for you. Remember: Means, Motive, Opportunity. Enjoy.

Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 11th November 2017

Review: Murder on the Blackpool Express, Gold

The Christmas spirit has already started this year. Not just with the John Lewis adverts but with this comedy.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th November 2017

Murder On The Blackpool Express preview

While Murder On The Blackpool Express is probably not an instant classic, the playfulness of its fine cast make it an affable diversion, and a happy slice of family viewing (9.30pm actually seems like too late a slot) that could bear many a bank holiday repeat.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th November 2017

Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson star in Murder On The Blackpool Express

The cast has been announced for Gold comedy Murder On The Blackpool Express with Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson leading an all-star cast.

British Comedy Guide, 10th July 2017

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