Chopratown (2005) (TV)

Director:

Sean Grundy

Writers:

Anil Gupta (creator)
Richard Pinto (creator)

Release Date:

19 December 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Plot:

Vic Chopra (Sanjeev Bhaskar) investigates Ali Ergun (Omid Djalili) a shady Turkish bakery owner. During his investigation he falls foul of Asian wide boy Ash Desai (Manish Patel) and added to this is the mystery of a missing cow!

Plot Keywords:

Private Detective | Ex Cop | East End | Multicultural | London England

Cast

Sanjeev Bhaskar	...	Vik Chopra
Natalie Casey	...	Annie Deever
Neil Stuke	...	Det. Inspector Nigel Caro
Omid Djalili	...	Ali Ergun
Basienka Blake	...	Yasemine Ergun
Morwenna Banks	...	Victoria
Sam Dastor	...	Subhash Chopra
Lalita Ahmed	...	Swaren Chopra
Jimmy Roussounis	...	Mehmet
Paul Bazely	...	Dr. Mamoulian
Philip Arditti	...	Ozdemir Ergun
Daisy Dunlop	...	Maeve
Adjoa Andoh	...	Abebe
Madhav Sharma	...	Mr. Das
Andy McEwan	...	Brian

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Brick Lane, Shoreditch, London, England, UK

Company:

Hat Trick Productions

I loved it!

What a great show, please bring on more of the same! so nice to see my old stomping ground (East Ham) being used to show a witty and sharp cast and very clever script. None of the old worn out Asian stereotypes here, (i noticed there were more humorous comments made here of that; the Turk who knew, or was related to the entire Turkish community!- the reality of the Hindu family - and the dip into controversy with him being estranged from his wife) Vik is a fast thinking, funny, likable and very real character, as are the rest of the cast - Neil Stukey in particular. The bit with the Hindu Liberation Front cracked me up completely! My partner is British Asian, very discerning and he howled through it, instead of hiding his head under his cushion! Please don't let this be just a pilot!!! Many thanks Patsy