Anita and Me
In 1972, 12-year-old British Asian girl Meena is on the verge of her teenage years, when Anita, her blonde and glamorous 14-year-old neighbour, becomes her friend.
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Music Played
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Jeff Beck
Hi Ho Silver Lining
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David Cassidy
How Can I Be Sure
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Dave Edmunds
I Hear You Knocking (Album Version)
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Dave Edmunds
I Hear you Knocking
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Mungo Jerry
In The Summertime
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Mungo Jerry
In The Summertime (Original Recording - 1970 No.1 Single)
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Mungo Jerry
In The Summertime
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Lieutenant Pigeon
Mouldy Old Dough
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Lieutenant Pigeon
Mouldy Old Dough
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Barry Blue
Dancin' On A Saturday Night
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The Osmonds
One Bad Apple Don't Spoil The Whole Bunch
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Sweet
Block Buster!
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Wizzard, Charles Grima
Ball Park Incident
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Slade
Cum On Feel The Noize
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Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
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Kishore Kumar
Pyar Diwana Hota Hai
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The New Seekers
Never Ending Song Of Love
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Gary Glitter
Rock and Roll Part II
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Gilbert O’Sullivan
Nothing Rhymed
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Jimmy Cliff
Wonderful World Beautiful People
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Meena Kumar | Chandeep Uppal |
| Anita Rutter | Anna Brewster |
| Mr Kumar | Sanjeev Bhaskar |
| Hairy Neddy | Max Beesley |
| Mrs Rutter | Kathy Burke |
| Mrs Daljeet Kumar | Ayesha Dharker |
| Uncle Amman | Omid Djalili |
| Sam Lowbridge | Alex Freeborn |
| Mrs Ormerod | Lynn Redgrave |
| Nanima | Zohra Sehgal |
| Auntie Shaila | Meera Syal |
| Sandy | Christine Tremarco |
| Director | Metin Huseyin |
| Producer | Paul Raphael |
| Writer | Meera Syal |
Broadcasts
Thu 4 Jan 2007 23:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One North West, South East, South, West, Wales & 3 more only- Sun 29 Jun 2008 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Northern Ireland
- Sun 29 Jun 2008 23:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Northern Ireland
- Mon 29 Jun 2009 23:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One except Northern Ireland & Wales
- Tue 30 Jun 2009 00:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland & Wales only
- Mon 6 Jul 2009 23:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Northern Ireland
- Thu 13 Oct 2011 23:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 30 Mar 2013 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Scotland, England & Wales only
- Sat 4 Apr 2015 00:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 25 Aug 2018 21:55Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 11 Jul 2020 00:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 30 Dec 2020 02:25
- Mon 28 Jun 2021 01:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Tue 31 Oct 2023 23:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Wales & Wales HD only
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