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Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.
18 Cast Members
Chandeep Uppal
Meena Kumar
Max Beesley
Hairy Neddy
Anna Brewster
Anita Rutter
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Mr. Kumar
Kathy Burke
Mrs. Rutter
Kabir Bedi
Yeti
Ayesha Dharker
Mrs. Daljeet Kumar
Lynn Redgrave
Mrs. Omerod
Alex Freeborn
Sam Lowbridge
Mark Williams
The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan
Lucy Pargeter
Brenda
Meera Syal
Auntie Shaila
Kathy Burke
Mrs. Diedre Rutter
Zohra Sehgal
Nanima
Christine Tremarco
Sandy
Claire Downes
Teacher
Georgia Patrick
Tracey Rutter
Omid Djalili
Uncle Amman
