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Goodness Gracious Me. Image shows from L to R: Nina Wadia, Kulvinder Ghir, Dave Lamb, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal. Copyright: BBC
Goodness Gracious Me

Goodness Gracious Me

  • TV sketch show
  • BBC Two
  • 1998 - 2015
  • 23 episodes (3 series)

British-Asian sketch show starring Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Kulvinder Ghir and Nina Wadia. Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Kulvinder Ghir, Nina Wadia, Dave Lamb and more.

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Goodness Gracious Me stars reunite for Slapstick Festival

Goodness Gracious Me stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal and Anil Gupta are joining the line-up of Bristol's next Slapstick Festival for a 30th anniversary look back at impact of their radio/TV creation.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th November 2024

The 50 best TV comedies of all time - ranked

From cult classics to sitcom royalty, we've assembled the definitive list of TV comedy greats - but has Mrs. Brown's Boys made the grade?

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 20th June 2024

The Office named top landmark comedy of the last 50 years

The Office was the highest-placed comedy in a Broadcasting Press Guild list of the top 50 landmark programmes of the last 50 years.

British Comedy Guide, 13th March 2024

Goodness Gracious Me stars plan a reunion

Stars Kulvinder Ghir and Nina Wadia and writer Sanjeev Kholi have been confirmed for the event - which will be part of a British South Asian literature festival - with the promise of more names to be announced later.

Chortle, 18th July 2023

BBC Four to repeat comedy classics

To link in with the celebrations of 100 years of the BBC, from Saturday 22nd October BBC Four will begin broadcasting classic episodes of sitcoms and sketch shows.

British Comedy Guide, 14th October 2022

100 BBC TV gamechangers

The Sooty Show, Goodness Gracious Me and Hancock's Half Hour have been named amongst 23 comedy titles in a BFI list of the 100 most important television programmes from the BBC, as the broadcaster marks its 100th anniversary.

British Film Institute, 28th April 2022

Goodness Gracious Me: 20 Years Innit! review

A welcome reminder of how groundbreaking the comedy was.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 22nd 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

Goodness Gracious Me team are planning a comeback

The team behind late 90s BBC comedy Goodness Gracious Me have plans to bring back their distinctive brand of humour in a new format, reveals Meera Syal.

Radio Times, 7th March 2017

Goodness Gracious Me could return

Sanjeev Bhaskar has revealed that popular sketch show Goodness Gracious Me could return to television.

British Comedy Guide, 17th January 2017

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