For your consideration

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A list of documentaries, TV series and a select number of shorts, portraying British South Asian diaspora narratives and/or featuring British South Asians in leading roles or protagonists in fictional and biographical features. This includes some titles where British South Asian actors have a featured role set outside of Britain (*). This list also seeks to include the titles of works directed by British South Asian filmmakers (†) which may not focus on British South Asian identity or themes. Most links direct to IMDb or similar.

 

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A

• Ackley Bridge (2017-2022 - TV series)

• Acting Our Age (Dir. Gurinder Chadha 1992 - short documentary)

• Ali And Nino (Dir. Asif Kapadia †, 2016)

• All About Me (2002-2004 - TV series)

• All My Heroes Were Peacocks (Dir. Jamal Mehmood, 2018 - short)

• Amy (Dir. Asif Kapadia †, 2015 - documentary)

• Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging (Dir. Gurinder Chadha †, 2008)

• Avoidance (2022-2024 - TV series)

B

• Baghdad Express (Dir. Nimer Rashed, 2008 - short)

• Basement (Dir. Asham Kamboj †, 2010)

• Beecham House* (2019 - TV series)

• Big Paris Moment (Dir, Matthew Frost, 2022 - short)

• Bridgerton (2020-ongoing - TV series)

• Britain On Film: South Asian Britain (2017 - documentary)

• Brtiz (Dir. Peter Kosminsky, 2007 - TV series)

• The Buddha Of Suburbia (1993 - TV series)

C

• Citizen Khan (2012-2016 - TV series)

• Coconut (2017 - TV series)

• Cold Kiss (Dir. Nirpal Bhogal †, 2010 - short)

• The Commuter (Dir. Edward McHenry and Rory McHenry, 2010 - film)

• Corner Shop Show (2014 - TV series)

• Count Abdulla (2023 - TV series)

• Creature (Dir. Asif Kapadia †, 2022)

• Crime And COVID In London’s Little India (Dir. Isher Sahota, 2021 - short documentary)

D

• D.I. Ray (2022 - TV series)

• Dammi* (Dir. Yann Demange, 2023 - short)

• The Dance Of Shiva (Dir. Jamie Payne, 1998 - short)

• The Dandies Of Albertopolis (Dir. Omar Kent, 2023 - short)

• Daytimer (Dir. Riz Ahmed, 2014 - short)

• Defiance: Fighting The Far Right (Dir. Satiyesh Manoharajah and Rajesh Thind, 2024 - documentary)

• Dhillon’s Jackpot (2021 - TV series)

• Diego Maradona (Dir. Asif Kapadia †, 2019 - documentary)

• Diana (Dir. Aleem Khan, 2009 - short)

F

• Fags, Mags And Bags (2007 - TV series)

• Fancy A Redo? (Dir. Gurjant Singh, 2022 - short)

• Far North (Dir. Asif Kapadia †, 2007)

• Fatima’s Letter (Dir. Alia Syed, 1992 - short documentary)

• Federer: Twelve Final Days (Dir. Asif Kapadia † and Joe Sabia, 2024 - documentary)

• First Born (Dir. Nirpal Bhogal †, 2016)

• Four Samosas (Dir. Ravi Kapoor †, 2022)

G

• Garfield (Dir. Georgi Banks-Davies, 2017 - short)

• Goodness Gracious Me (1998-2015 - TV series)

• Grease Monkeys (2003 - TV series)

H

• Handsworth Songs (Dir. John Akomfrah, 1986 - documentary)

• Hostile (Dir. Sonita Gale, 2022 - documentary)

• Hounslow Diaries (2018 - TV pilot)

I

• I For India (Dir. Sandhya Suri, 2005 - documentary)

• I’m British But... (Dir. Gurinder Chadha, 1990 - short)

• If Only (Dir. Islah, 2023 - short)

• The Indian Doctor (2010-2013 - TV series)

• Indian Summers* (2015-2016 - TV series)

• Indian Tales (Dir. Asif Kapadia, 1994 - short)

• Inferno (Dir. Paul Kousoulides, 2002 - short)

• Informer (2018 - TV series)

• It’s Not Unusual (Dir. Kfir Yefet, 1995 - short)

J

• The Jewel In The Crown* (1984 - TV series)

• Jimmy Will Play (Dir. Mawaan Rizwan, 2011 - short)

• Jinn (Dir. Isher Sahota, 2017 - short)

• Juice (2023-ongoing - TV series)

• Jump Boy (Dir. Menhaj Huda, 1999 - short)

• The Jury (2002-2011 - TV series)

K

• Kaur (Dir. Kaki Wong, 2022 - short)

• Killing My Girl (Dir. Tasos Giapoutzis, 2014 - short)

• The Kumars At No. 42 (2001-2006 - TV series)

L

• Lala’s Ladiez (2019 - TV series)

• Latifah And Himli’s Nomadic Uncle (Dir. Alnoor Dewshi, 1992 - short documentary)

• Life Isn’t All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2005 - TV series)

• London Kills Me (Dir. Hanif Kureishi †, 1991)

• London Me Bharat (Dir. Vinod Pande, 1972 - short documentary)

• Londonstani (Dir. Nirpal Bhogal, 2018 - short)

• The Long Goodbye (Dir. Aneil Karia, 2020 - short)

M

• Man Like Mobeen (2017-ongoing - TV series)

• Matangi Maya M.I.A. (Dir. Steve Loveridge, 2018 - documentary)

• Meet The Magoons (2005 - TV series)

• Memsahib Rita (Dir. Pratibha Parmar, 1994 - short)

• Midnight Mass* (2021 - TV series)

• Mirror, Mirror (Dir. Yugesh Walia, 1980 - short)

• Mistresses (2008-2010 - TV series)

• Mohammed (Dir. Mustapha Kseibati, 2014 - short)

• Mrs. Sidhu Investigates (2023-ongoing - TV series)

• Mumbai Calling* (2007 - TV series)

• Munãfiq (Dir. Shakil Mohammed, 2008 - short)

• Muriid (Dir. Jamal Mehmood, 2020 - short)

• Mutiny: Asians Storm British Music (Dir. Vivek Bald, 2003 - documentary)

• My Jihad (2014 - TV series)

• My Life As A Popat (2004 - TV series)

• My Pure Land (Dir. Sarmad Masud †, 2017)

N

• New Model Army (Dir. Pratap Rughani, 2000 - documentary)

• Next Of Kin (2018 - TV series)

• A Nice Arrangement (Dir. Gurinder Chadha, 1991 - short)

• The Night Of* (2016 - TV series)

• No Angels (2004-2006 - TV series)

 

O

• One Day (2024 - TV series)

P

• People Just Do Nothing (2014-2018 - TV series)

• Poison* (Dir. Wes Anderson, 2023 - short)

Q

• Queer Parivaar (Dir. Shiva Raichandani, 2022 - short)

R

• The Real McCoy (1991-1996 - TV series)

• Rent (Dir. Asham Kamboj, 1999 - short)

• The Reluctant Landlord (2018-2019 - TV series)

• The Return (Dir. Asif Kapadia †, 2005)

• The Return Of Ray Lamere (Dir. Henry Darke, 2016 - short)

• The Road To Guantanamo (Dir. Mat Whitecross and Michael Winterbottom, 2006 - documentary)

S

• The Saint Of Southall (Dir. Isher Sahota, 2020 - short)

• The Sandwich (Dir. Asham Kamboj, 2002 - short)

• Sandylands (2020-2021 - TV series)

• Sari Red (Dir. Pratibha Parmar, 1988 - short documentary)

• Senna (Dir. Asif Kapadia †, 2010 - documentary)

• The Sheep Thief (Dir. Asif Kapadia †, 2002 - short)

• Side By Side (Dir. Jamie Hooper, 2010 - short)

• Siren Spirits (1994 - TV series)

• Sket (Dir. Nirpal Bhogal †, 2011)

• Sparks: All The Small Things (Dir. Raisah Ahmed, 2020 - short)

• Standard Operating Procedure (Dir. Asif Kapadia †, 2013 - short documentary)

• Starstruck (2021-2023 - TV series)

• Stealing (Dir. Asham Kamboj, 2015 - short)

T

• Tall Dark And Handsome (Dir. Sam Baron, 2023 - short)

• Tandoori Nights (1985 - TV series)

• Things We Never Said (Dir. Manjinder Virk, 2022 - short)

• This Is Going To Hurt (2022 - TV series)

• This Life (1996-1997 - TV series)

• Three Brothers (Dir. Aleem Khan, 2014 - short)

• Two Dosas (Dir. Sarmad Masud, 2014 - short)

U

• Unforgotten (2015-ongoing - TV series)

W

• The Waiting Room (Dir. Asif Kapadia, 1996 - short)

• The Warrior (Dir. Asif Kapadia †, 2001)

• The Wayfaring Stranger (Dir. Aleem Khan †, 2011 - short)

• We Are Lady Parts (2021-ongoing - TV series)

• What Do You Call An Indian Woman Who’s Funny (Dir. Gurinder Chadha, 1994 - short documentary)

• What’s Cooking? (Dir. Gurinder Chadha †, 2000)

• White Riot (Dir. Rubika Shah †, 2019 - documentary)

• White Teeth (2002 - TV series)

• The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar* (Dir. Wes Anderson, 2023 - short)