The Kumars At No. 42
- TV chat show / sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 2001 - 2006
- 53 episodes (7 series)
Comedy chat show set in the living room of host Sanjeev Kumar, surrounded by his quirky and typically British-Asian family. Stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Indira Joshi and Vincent Ebrahim.
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The Kumars to return to TV
Fictional comedy family The Kumars are returning to television, via a new version of their show commissioned by American network Fox.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd February 2024How we made The Kumars at No. 42
Meera Syal remembers the thrill of kissing her heroes dressed as an 85-year-old granny with bad teeth, while Sanjeev Bhaskar reveals how the show was inspired by his parents interrogating his girlfriend.
Alexi Duggins, The Guardian, 22nd May 2023BBC 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 2022The Queen's favourite TV show is The Kumars At No. 42
[I asked] “What’s your favourite programme?” Straightaway, she said, “The Kumars At No. 42” and, even more astonishingly, proceeded to recite some of the one-liners from the grandma character, played by the brilliant Meera Syal.
Phil Jones, The New Statesman, 23rd February 2022Meera Syal to bring back her Granny Kumar character for Radio 4
Meera Syal is to reprise her Granny Kumar character for a Radio 4 chat show next year.
British Comedy Guide, 1st September 2020Meera Syal interview: television is 'in stagnation'
Meera Syal talks to Julia Llewellyn Smith about her ground-breaking comedies, why TV executives should chase the 'brown pound', and her latest project, The Trial of Hamlet.
Julia Llewellyn Smith, The Telegraph, 17th November 2016The Kumars are set to have a credit crunch return
Comedy chatshow The Kumars at No.42 is set to return - but with a "credit crunch" setting.
Leigh Holmwood, The Sun, 17th March 2011