
Meera Syal's Playback
- TV comedy
- BBC iPlayer
- 2014
- 1 episode
Meera Syal's comedy short about a Bollywood star and her playback singer. Also features Ayesha Dharker and Dave Lamb.

Key details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Broadcast
- 2014
- Channel
- BBC iPlayer
- Episodes
- 1
- Stars
- Meera Syal, Ayesha Dharker and Dave Lamb
- Writer
- Meera Syal
- Company
Priya, a beautiful Bollywood star, and Mala, her playback singer, are interviewed live on a TV chat show.
The situation deteriorates when Mala performs her latest single, which is a scathing attack on Priya, and the two ladies descend into a vocal slanging match.
Additional details
- Part of
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 15th May 2014 on BBC iPlayer
- Episode length
- 8 minutes