East Is East
A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog.
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.
- Budget
- $3,800,000
- Revenue
- $28,200,000
- Production
- Assassin Films, Film4 Productions, BBC
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Cast
Om Puri
George Khan
Linda Bassett
Ella Khan
Jimi Mistry
Tariq Khan
Archie Panjabi
Meenah Khan
Chris Bisson
Saleem Khan
Lesley Nicol
Auntie Annie
Emil Marwa
Maneer Khan
Raji James
Abdul Khan
Ruth Jones
Peggy
John Bardon
Mr Moorhouse
Jimmi Harkishin
Iyaaz Ali Khan
Kriss Dosanjh
Poppa Khalid
Gary Lewis
Mark
Roger Morlidge
Fat Twat
Albert Moses
Abdul Karim
Rosalind March
Helen Karim
Madhav Sharma
Mr Shah
Saikat Ahamed
Zaid
Thierry Harcourt
Ettienne Francois
Leena Dhingra
Mrs Shah
Crew
- Director
- Damien O'Donnell
- Writers
- Ayub Khan-Din
- Producers
- Leslee Udwin,Alan J. Wands
- Cinematography
- Brian Tufano
- Composer
- Deborah Mollison
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CinemaSerf
April 17, 2025
It’s early 1970s Britain and “George” (Om Puri) has been running his chip shop in Salford for many years since leaving his home (and wife) in Pakistan. Not long after he arrived after the war, he met and married “Ella” (Linda Bassett) and they’ve had half a dozen children, many of whom are now starting to become eligible for the marriage game. Though he has integrated, up to a point, he is determined to ensure that the traditions of his homeland and his faith are continued with his children. The…