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goodness gracious me

A mild exclamation of surprise, alarm, dismay, annoyance, or exasperation. Goodness gracious me, look at the time! How is it nearly midnight already? Goodness gracious me, I'll never get this report finished on time!

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explains the 51-year-old, who started his working life as a marketing executive before switching to comedy, and starring in the likes of Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars At No.

Sanjeev gets serious, but is still living with his gran; Life's either a comedy drama or a drama comedy, says Kumars writer Sanjeev Bhaskar. So which one is his? KEELEY BOLGER finds out

While Roger is often asked about the classic Sixties series, Sanjeev ias asked about The Kumars and Goodness Gracious Me, which recently returned for a special one-off.

Goodness gracious me, Sanjeev gets all serious; Life's either a comedy drama or a drama comedy, according to Sanjeev Bhaskar. As the actor and writer plays it straight in new police drama Unforgotten, KEELEY BOLGER finds out which the show is

Meera Syal (The Kumars, Goodness Gracious Me, Rafta Rafta at the National) returns to the National Theatre, in a new play by David Hare, based on the book by Katherine Boo, directed by Rufus Norris.

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GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME SPECIAL BBC2, 10pm Last year, as part of BBC Two's 50th anniversary celebrations, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nina Wadia and Kulvinder Ghir reteamed for a special edition of their groundbreaking British Asian sketch show.

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She married her Goodness Gracious Me co-star Sanjeev Bhaskar in 2005 and fell pregnant soon afterwards.

I had friends who were struggling to have children. I felt guilty being pregnant at 44; Being an older mum has pros and cons, as actress and writer Meera Syal knows first-hand, and explores in her new novel. She chats to Hannah Stephenson profile

As part of BBC2's 50th anniversary celebrations, the cast of Goodness Gracious Me are re-uniting for a one-off special in May.

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They first met on the hit Asian comedy series Goodness Gracious Me.

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Meera and Sanjeev first shot to fame when Goodness Gracious Me hit our screens five years ago.

COMEDY CLUB: GOODNESS GRACIOUS; Sanjeev Bhaskar and Meera Syal are the comedy brains behind The Kumars and Goodness Gracious Me. M Celebs' Naomi Greenaway went along to meet them to see if they'd make her fall about laughing in real life, too..

She and Sanjeev will be creating more laughs together, however, as they collaborate on a Goodness Gracious Me special to be shown in September, during the BBC's India season.

I felt guilty being pregnant at 44; Being an older mum has pros and cons, as actress and writer Meera Syal knows first-hand, and explores in her new novel. She talks to HANNAH STEPHENSON

The Wolverhamptonborn star has made the nation laugh in hit comedy series like Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars At No 42, but she is also an established author with successful novels and screenplays to her name.