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Goodness Gracious Me - Episode Guide

Season 1

Episode 1

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jan 12, 1998

Episode 1

Asian comedy sketch show. Highlights include life with the Coopers, nightclubbing with the Bhangramuffins, and why brown is the new black.

Episode 2

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jan 19, 1998

Episode 2

Fixer Uncle and The Six Million Rupee Man appear in the comedy sketch show with Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nina Wadia and Kulvinder Ghir.

Episode 3

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Jan 26, 1998

Episode 3

The Coopers endeavour to join the new tennis club while a Buddhist offers peaceful ways of killing mice.

Episode 4

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Feb 2, 1998

Episode 4

Arabella Weir makes a guest appearance as Sarah, the white wife who wants to be Indian.

Episode 5

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Feb 9, 1998

Episode 5

An advertising agency in India faces a big creative challenge and the Minx twins enjoy a night on the town.

Episode 6

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Feb 16, 1998

Episode 6

A couple have an erotic time preparing Indian food and the Kapoors plan an English barbecue.

Season 2

Episode 1

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Nov 13, 1998

Episode 1

Award-winning British-Asian comedy sketch show, featuring old favourites and new characters like the Competitive mothers, the Bhangramuffins and Bollywood superstar Chunky La Funga.

Episode 2

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Nov 20, 1998

Episode 2

This programme features characters such as the Bhangra Muffins, the Competitive Mothers and Bollywood superstar Chunky La Funga.

Episode 3

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Nov 27, 1998

Episode 3

This programme features the Indian Bridegroom Detective and a tribute to Hollywood's 'Blacked-Up Men'.

Episode 4

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1998

Episode 4

This programme includes Mrs Eatmore and tips on 'Fifty Ways to Leave Your Mother'.

Episode 5

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Dec 11, 1998

Episode 5

This programme includes period drama in Nehru and Jinnah: The Cambridge Years, and the further adventures of Skipinder the Punjabi Kangaroo.

Episode 6

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Dec 18, 1998

Episode 6

This programme features Britain's No 1 kabaddi star, and a special edition of 'Asian Gladiators'.

Season 3

Episode 1

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2000

Episode 1

Award-winning British Asian comedy sketch show, starring Meera Syal and Sanjeev Bhaskar. Featuring Competitive Mothers, Cheque Please, The Kapoors and more.

Episode 2

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2000

Episode 2

Featuring a look at the blockbuster film Not Saving Private Narayan and the Asian children's show Live and Cooking.

Episode 3

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2000

Episode 3

A look at the draughts-obsessed film director Ratyajit Say, and the Gurus performing their song Club Nirvana.

Episode 4

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2000

Episode 4

With superhero and plumber Bhangraman, as he demonstrates the superhuman power of traditional music and dance.

Episode 5

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2000

Episode 5

Sketches including Channa's Angels, Bhangraman and Skipinder, the Punjabi Kangaroo.

Episode 6

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Mar 31, 2000

Episode 6

Including an Asian version of Top Gear and the Kapoors' entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Specials

Christmas Special

Episode: S02 Special | Airdate: Dec 23, 1998 (45 min)

Christmas Special

The Asian comedy sketch show features the Coopers sitting down to their Christmas dinner and the staging of the very cosmopolitan Hounslow nativity play.

Back Where They Came From

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Feb 19, 2001 (50 min)

Back Where They Came From

A special edition of the sketch show takes the familiar characters to India to continue its irreverent take on modern society.

Reunion Special

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: May 26, 2014

Reunion Special

Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia reunite for a one-off special of the ground-breaking sketch show.

The all-new material features favourite characters from the original series, including how you can tell Sherlock Holmes comes from India, some very competitive grandmothers, and a surprisingly hi-tech use for an aubergine.

Plus some unusually hard-hitting legal advice, a very scary nanny, and the heart-breaking denouement of the black and white movie classic Madrasablanca.

India Special

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Aug 25, 2015

India Special

The original cast of the award-winning British-Asian sketch show reunite for this one-off special as part of BBC Two's India Season. Featuring new sketches, including twists on old favourites, such as how the Kapoors first became the English-obsessed Coopers, what enables the Indian Space Programme to do things so much more cheaply than NASA and how the Taj Mahal was nearly a radically different design.

Starring Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia with Dave Lamb. Guest starring Art Malik.

20 Years Innit!

Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Dec 22, 2018 (40 min)

20 Years Innit!

Kiss my chuddies, man, Goodness Gracious Me is 20!

And to celebrate this ground-shaking, award-taking and mould-breaking show, BBC Two is looking back at some the funniest and most loved moments as we reveal the ten most memorable sketches - decided by comedy fans on a supporting BBC website. We will feature exclusive interviews with its stars and creators alongside other comedians who are fans of the series.

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