Meena, a 12-year-old living in a mining village in the English Midlands in 1972, is the daughter of Indian parents who've come to England to give her a better life. This idyllic existence is upset by the arrival in the village of Anita Rutter and her dysfunctional family.
Chandeep Uppal
as Meena Kumar
Max Beesley
as Hairy Neddy
Anna Brewster
as Anita Rutter
Sanjeev Bhaskar
as Mr. Kumar
Kathy Burke
as Mrs. Rutter
Kabir Bedi
as Yeti
Ayesha Dharker
as Mrs. Daljeet Kumar
Lynn Redgrave
as Mrs. Omerod
Alex Freeborn
as Sam Lowbridge
Mark Williams
as The Reverend 'Uncle' Alan
Lucy Pargeter
as Brenda
Meera Syal
as Auntie Shaila
