One-off drama based on the critically acclaimed memoirs of British journalist Sathnam Sanghera. A touching, humorous and emotional rites-of-passage story.
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Title: The Boy with the Topknot (TV Movie 2017)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sacha Dhawan | ... | Sathnam | |
| Deepti Naval | ... | Sathnam's Mother | |
| Anupam Kher | ... | Sathnam's Father | |
| Joanna Vanderham | ... | Laura | |
| Vineeta Rishi | ... | Puli | |
| Jaz Deol | ... | Rajah | |
| Anjli Mohindra | ... | Bindi | |
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Himmut Singh Datt | ... | Young Sathnam (as Himmut Singh Dhatt) |
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Shaheen Khan | ... | Aunt Sharanjit |
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Kriss Dosanjh | ... | Uncle Mohinder |
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Aaron Thiara | ... | Hardip |
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Ravin J. Ganatra | ... | Dr. Dutta |
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Dinita Gohil | ... | Kiran Chahal |
| Michael Shelford | ... | Greg | |
| Sharon Duncan-Brewster | ... | Carol | |
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One-off drama based on the critically acclaimed memoirs of British journalist Sathnam Sanghera. A touching, humorous and emotional rites-of-passage story.
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autobiographical | memoirs | based on real events | british asian | west midlands |Genres:
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8 November 2017 (UK) See more »Filming Locations:
Birmingham, England, UKCompany Credits
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Kudos Film and Television,Parti Productions,British Broadcasting Corporation See more »
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The filming of Satnams parents house was in Shirley, Solihull not Wolverhampton. See more »Goofs
When Satnam is taking his mother to the hospital, at first, his Mum isn't wearing her seatbelt. Then, after a cut, she suddenly is wearing it. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I was very much looking forward to watching this, as 2016's "my father killed me" was pure drama and the cast in The Boy with the Topknot made it even more appealing. However it was the story or the screenplay that made it confusing to what message Sathnam Sanghera was trying to deliver. At times it felt that it was too jumbled together, he was dealing with a multi racial relationship and then it went in very dark into his fathers mental health which he claimed to not knowing about it then connecting his sister suffering from the same mental health issues. However the best part was when his mother told her story through her friends, this delivered perfect writing. Also it raised my knowledge and appreciation of how families deal with mental health issues. It may have been due to the length of the one off drama it just could not include so much in such short length of time, maybe it should have been a two or three part drama. But also it maybe "My Father Killed Me" rose the bar so high, that I was just expecting much more. Its watchable but it didnt leave me wanting to recommend this as a much watch like "My Father Killed Me"