Meet the Magoons
| Meet the Magoons | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Hardeep Singh Kohli |
| Directed by | Hardeep Singh Kohli |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Eileen Quinn |
| Producer | Sally Martin |
| Production company | IWC Media[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 19 August – 23 September 2005 |
Meet the Magoons is a six-part comedy television series in the United Kingdom aired on Channel 4 in 2005, directed by and starring Hardeep Singh Kohli. The main characters are a Punjabi family who live in Glasgow, and own an Indian restaurant called "The Spice".
It received mixed reviews. A. A. Gill hoped it "might well evolve into something classic" and Nancy Banks-Smith of The Guardian called it "modern to the point of surreal".[2][3] A second series was not commissioned.
Cast
- Hardeep Singh Kohli - Hamish
- Nitin Ganatra - Nitin
- Paul Sharma - Paul
- Sanjeev Kohli - Surjit
- Vincent Ebrahim - Nitin's dad
References
- ↑ "Magoons to spice up comedy scene Curry house sitcom is dished up by Channel 4". Herald Scotland. 4 August 2005.
- ↑ The light’s on, but nobody’s home, A. A. Gill, The Sunday Times, 21 August 2005, retrieved 14 April 2010
- ↑ A fool's paradise, Last night's TV, Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 10 September 2005, retrieved 14 April 2010