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. Anita is 14, blonde and beautiful - exactly what Meena thinks she wants to be. She becomes part of Anita's world, but events do not run smoothly. Meena's growing up - and that brings plenty of changes.

Starring:

Ayesha Dharker, Christine Tremarco, Harvey Virdi, Heather Phoenix, Kabir Bedi, Kathy Burke, Lucy Pargeter, Lynn Redgrave, Mark Williams, Max Beesley, Meera Syal, Omid Djalili, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Selva Rasalingam, Tim Murphy, Zohra Sehgal

Genre:

Drama, Comedy