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Meera Syal to star in new BBC2 comedy
Published Friday, May 2 2008, 14:30 BST | By Dave West
A new sitcom starring Meera Syal (The Kumars at No 42) and Olivia Colman (Peep Show) has gone into production for BBC Two.
The series is based on a book of childhood memories by Simon Doonan and centres on family life. Colman plays the mother Debbie and Syal is the blind live-in auntie, Hayley.
Other characters include 13-year-old Simon, best friend Kyle, father Andy, older sister Ashlene and grandma Narg.
The series is written by Jonathan Harvey (Gimme Gimme Gimme) and will air later this year.
The series is based on a book of childhood memories by Simon Doonan and centres on family life. Colman plays the mother Debbie and Syal is the blind live-in auntie, Hayley.
Other characters include 13-year-old Simon, best friend Kyle, father Andy, older sister Ashlene and grandma Narg.
The series is written by Jonathan Harvey (Gimme Gimme Gimme) and will air later this year.
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