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A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog. - East Is East
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Title: East Is East

Release Date: 14 May 1999

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Assassin Films, Film4 Productions, BBC

Production Companies: Assassin Films, Film4 Productions, BBC

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (211 votes)

Cast

  • George Khan: Om Puri
  • Ella Khan: Linda Bassett
  • Nazir Khan: Ian Aspinall
  • Tariq Khan: Jimi Mistry
  • Meenah Khan: Archie Panjabi
  • Sajid Khan: Jordan Routledge
  • Saleem Khan: Chris Bisson
  • Auntie Annie: Lesley Nicol
  • Maneer Khan: Emil Marwa
  • Abdul Khan: Raji James
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