East Is East
In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.
About
A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog. In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.
Details
Directors
Damien O'Donnell
Writers
Ayub Khan-Din
Cast
Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Ian Aspinall, Jimi Mistry, Archie Panjabi, Jordan Routledge, Chris Bisson, Lesley Nicol, Emil Marwa, Raji James, Emma Rydal, Ruth Jones, Gary Damer, John Bardon, Jimmi Harkishin
Production
Assassin Films, Film4 Productions, BBC
Languages
Russian, Hindi, Urdu, English
Countries
United Kingdom
