| The Kumars at No. 42 | |
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| Format | Comedy chat show |
| Created by | Hat Trick Productions |
| Starring | Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal, Indira Joshi and Vincent Ebrahim |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Anil Gupta |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Two |
| Original run | 12 November 2001 – 18 August 2006 |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
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Plot
The show stars a fictional British Indian family, including Madhuri and Ashwin Kumar, their thirty-something son Sanjeev, and Sushila, Sanjeev's grandmother (normally referred to as Ummi). British Asians are British citizens who are immigrants or descendants of immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka The family live in Wembley, London, England. Wembley is an area located in North-West London, England which forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The show's central premise is that Sanjeev's parents have supported his dream of being a TV presenter by having a TV studio built on what used to be their back garden. A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event Running jokes include Sanjeev's apparent social ineptitude and Ashwin's obsession with financial matters and tendency to tell long stories with no real point. It is also a regular conceit that the guests' appearance fees are paid in chutney. Chutney ( Hindi: चटनी Urdu: چٹنی) (British spelling or chatni is a term for a variety of sweet and spicy Condiments, usually
The show has an improvisational feel, though in reality much of the regular cast's performance is scripted. Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of In the early episodes, only Meera Syal (Sushila) improvised to any great extent, though as the cast have become accustomed to their characters, the improvised content has increased. Meera Syal MBE (born Feroza Syal,, Wolverhampton, England) is a British Comedian, Writer, Playwright
Production
The show's UK debut was on 12 November 2001 on BBC Two. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. It was produced by Hat Trick Productions and Pariah Television. Hat Trick Productions is a British independent television production company Seven series of the programme have aired on BBC Two (and latterly on BBC One), with the seventh shown in 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In an interview for Radio Times in May 2007, Bhaskar confirmed that the show has run its course and there are no plans for any further series. For the US radio series see WHYY-FM. Radio Times is the BBC 's weekly Television and Radio programme
The Kumars also made a guest appearance on the 2003 Comic Relief single 'Spirit in the Sky' performed by Gareth Gates. Gareth Paul Gates (born July 12, 1984, Bradford, England) is an English pop Singer. They also starred in the video. It reached number 1 in the charts and sold more than 550,000 copies
International
In August 2002, American channel NBC entered a deal to buy the format but later dropped out. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's It was then bought by Fox TV, who had planned to air the show in the US under the title The Ortegas with a Latino family, rather than an Asian one, but was dropped. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the No episodes of The Ortegas have aired in the US as of Summer 2005. The Australian version, Greeks on the Roof (featuring Greek Australians), debuted in 2003 but was soon taken off the air because of very low ratings. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Greeks on the Roof was a Melbourne -made Australian television Talk show that ran for 9 weeks on the Seven Greeks are the seventh-largest ethnic group in Australia, after those declaring their ancestry simply as "Australian"
The Kumars at Number 42 is also shown in Asia (including India and Malaysia) on the Star World satellite TV channel and on SABC in South Africa, where former President Nelson Mandela appeared as a guest on the show. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and STAR World is an Asian English language cable and Satellite television owned by STAR TV. Satellite television is Television delivered by the means of Communications satellites as compared to conventional Terrestrial television and Cable SABC redirects here as this is the most common use of the abbreviation in English The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative The Australian Broadcasting Corporation screens it in Australia and, due to its previous timeslot being right before hugely successful Australian comedy Kath & Kim, has made the programme hugely successful in Australia, and it is also very popular in New Zealand, where it is screened by Television New Zealand. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. Kath & Kim is a Logie Award -winning character-driven Australian Television Comedy series created by Jane Turner and Television New Zealand (TVNZ is a state-owned television broadcasting corporation in New Zealand. It is currently broadcast in the United States on BBC America, and in Canada, the programme can be viewed on BBC Canada, a digital cable channel, weeknights at 9:00 North American Eastern Time. BBC America is an American Television network owned and operated by BBC Worldwide Americas, and available on both cable and satellite Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Digital cable is a type of Cable television distribution using Digital Video compression. The term television channel generally refers to either a Television station or its cable / satellite counterpart (both outlined below The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America [1] It was shown in Sweden, as Curry Curry talkshow, by SVT2 in 2004, and in the Netherlands on the public broadcasting foundation NPS (Nederland 3). Sveriges Television AB ( SVT,) is a national Television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by an obligatory fee payable by all Television -owners The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands NPS, the Nederlandse Programma Stichting ( Dutch Programme Foundation) is a Dutch government-funded radio and TV broadcasting foundation Nederland 3 ( English: Netherlands 3 is the third and youngest of the Terrestrial television channels operated by the Dutch public-broadcasting organization NPO Currently it is also shown in Switzerland on Swiss TV station DRS. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
ARY Digital has produced a Pakistani Version of the show called Ghaffar at Dhoraji featuring a Gujarati family living in Karachi. ARY Television Network, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani Television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, Gujarati people ( Gujarati: ગુજરાતી લોકો Gujǎrātī loko ? (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million Sony Television has produced an Indian version of the show called Batliwalla House No. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with 43 featuring a Parsee family living in Mumbai. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial
Trivia
- When talking about The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for the British Book Awards, Sanjeev stated that he chose 42 as the house number because in the Hitchhiker's series 42 features prominently as the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy series 42 ( forty-two) is the Natural number following 41 and preceding 43. The Answer to Life the Universe and Everything is numeric in Douglas Adams ' series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- Sanjeev told interviewer Mark Lawson in August 2007 that the inspiration for the series was an embarrassing evening when he took a girlfriend to meet his parents. They asked her awkward questions and he wondered how they would react if he invited a famous person to his home. Ashwin and Madhuri are exaggerated versions of his own parents.
See also
External links
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