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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 6 - My Mate Mumbai

Kenny has decided he's had enough of India. In order to get home to London he must sort out the call centre's accounts... But Terri and Kenny realise that Dev has made such a mess of the credit card database that Kenny won't be going home anytime soon.

Further details

Mumbai Calling. Vijay (Vrajesh Hirji). Copyright: Allan McKeown Presents

Kenny Gupta, reluctant call centre manager, has decided he's had enough of India. In order to get home to London he must turn over a new leaf and sort out the call centre's accounts. This means a change of approach so he's arrived at the office with a new suit, new boots and a "new-suit-new-attitude" - much to Terri's amusement. Before long Terri and Kenny realise that Dev has made such a mess of the credit card database that Kenny won't be going home anytime soon.

Kenny's frustration with Dev boils over and an aggrieved Dev is easily convinced into selling the credit card details to his shady friend Vijay. Meanwhile, the call centre staff has been plagued by a nuisance caller. A lonely guy, desperate for company, keeps calling and is stopping the operators getting on with their work.

Kenny has to step in and so blocks the caller. However this leads the lonely guy to a desperate suicide attempt, which he explains in detail to Terri and Kenny. In the end, Dev averts criminal activity and resolves an internal conflict when he takes action against his old friend. Kenny and Terri find a new closeness after talking the lonely guy out of suicide. This closeness looks set to lead to something more until Kenny loses his boots.

Broadcast details

Date
Saturday 4th July 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
Samar Sarila Nikhil
Namit Das Amar
Raoul Amar Abbas Sweety 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
Vrajesh Hirji Vijay
Akarsh Khurana Operator
Nigel Planer Lonely Guy (Voice)
Shelley Fox Telephone Caller (Voice)
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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