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All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • January 12, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Sketches: Indian Office, Check Please - Fat, What does it mean to be a Sikh?, Calcutta Male Vocal Choir, New Image Muffins, Check Please - Rash, What does it mean to be a Hindu?, Smita Smitten, Cinema Ad, Going For An English, Check Please - Models, Guru - Rhapsody, Briefly Encountered, Muslim Gag, Dinner at the Coopers, Check Please - Fish smell, Kiss My Chuddies (song), Guru Doorstepper - Becoming a Hindu.

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • January 19, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Sketches: Mrs 'I Can Make It At Home' - Italian, Six Million Rupee Man, Gay Son, Mrs 'I Can Make It At Home' - Cheese, Pet Cow Montage, Mrs 'I Can Make It At Home' - Casualty, Uncle Fixer - Holiday, I Know Him Too Well (song), Uncle Fixer - Money, Audition, Pet Cow - Cowflap, Uncle Fixer - Kidney transplant, Oprah Muffins, Uncle Fixer - Funeral, Rough Guide to the UK, Mrs 'I Can Make It At Home' on Masterchef.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • January 26, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Sketches: Coopers at Wimbledon, Smita Smitten - No tickets, Kid's Turn, Check Please - Rose, Buddhist Pest Control, 70's Quickie, Guru Doorstepper - Double glazing, The Accountant, Conservative Coopers, Masterchef, Buddhist Pharmacologist, When the Kids are Away (song), Check Please - No effort, Euromuffins, British Asian Man's Quarterly, Check Please - Vomit, Authentic Products, Buddhist Hitman.

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    • February 2, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Sketches: It's a Miracle, Marriage Guidance, Flash Ash - Street, White Indian Wife - Dinner party, Smita Smitten - Toilet, Malkit - Late for work, Competitive Mothers - Wedding, White Indian Wife - Bus stop, Flash Ash - Car washer, Asian Babe, White Indian Wife - Park, Melodramatic Family - Car, Competitive Mothers - Baby, On The Waterfront, Smita Smitten - Chip shop(Art Malik), Overachieving Muffins, Competitive Mothers - Pimp, Untouchable (song), Competitive Mothers - Long jump.

  • S01E05 Episode 5

    • February 9, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Sketches: Muslim Woody Allen, Fat Boy - Birthday cake, Minx Twins - Gay disco, Fat Boy - Chicken, The Marriage Emporium, Chat Up, Indian Wedding, Mr 'Everything Comes From India' - Words, Minx Twins - Street, Fat Boy - Paddling pool, Lack of Indian Culture, Mr 'Everything Comes From India' - Books, Minx Twins - Swing, Immigration (song), Fat Boy - Trifle, Guilt Trip Parents, Minx Twins - Football Ad Agency, Tampon Ad, Mr 'Everything Comes From India' - Car parts.

  • S01E06 Episode 6

    • February 16, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Sketches: Arranged Shag, Ghost, Journo's Daughter - PM, Mr 'Everything Comes From India' - Famous people, Bharat Home Advert, Barbee Coopers, Mrs 'I Can Make it at Home' - Serotonin, Uncle Fixer - Directions, Journo's Daughter - India and Pakistan PM, Skipinder, Mr 'Everything Comes From India' - Shakespeare, Diwali Muffins, Mrs 'I Can Make it at Home' - Love, Mr 'Everything Comes From India' - Croceries, Guru - Jungle book, Journo's Daughter - Alien, We'd Do It All Again (song), Guru - Bollocks.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Episode 1

    • November 13, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Sketches: Asians world, Tandoori Cooking, The Love Dance - Club, Check Please - Asain Woman, Bollywood Star - Sir Jankie, Check Please - Holding Hands, Mrs 'I Can Make It At Home' - Paris, The Love Dance - Ball, Swingers and Asians, Muslim Harassment, Guru - Female Auras, The Love Dance - Gentlemen's Club, My Son - Fertility, Check Please - Moustache, New Zealand from Cousin, Smita Smitten - Birthday Bash, Check Please - Ass, Come On Binder, Let's Go Bhangra - Punjabi Girl, Guru - Scrabble.

  • S02E02 Episode 2

    • November 20, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Sketches: Grandma's Birthday, Guru - Football, Indian Broadcasting Corporation, Mr 'Everything Comes From India' - Royal Family Grandma's Good Luck Cheer, Check Please - Humor, Asians football, Grandma's Bus Stop, Check Please - Underwear, My Son - Dependent, Grandma's Dying, Check Please - Fart, Jamima and Humpty, Great Train Journey of the World.

  • S02E03 Episode 3

    • November 27, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Features the Indian Bridegroom Detective and a tribute to Hollywood's 'Blacked-Up Men'

  • S02E04 Episode 4

    • December 4, 1998
    • BBC Two

    The comedy sketch show features Mrs Eatmore and tips on 50 ways to leave your mother. The Melodramatic Family demonstrate that organising a picnic is a potential nightmare for anyone who expects things to be just so. There are also appearances for Mrs Eatmore and Fixer Uncle along with familiar faces like the youthful Bhangramuffins and showbiz-gossip kitten Smeeta Smitten. The Maharaja Gourmet reveals a new slant on exotic eating with some challenging delicacies and the very English Coopers, alias the Kapoors, are embarrassed by an undignified error on the golf course.

  • S02E05 Episode 5

    • December 11, 1998
    • BBC Two

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

  • S02E06 Episode 6

    • December 18, 1998
    • BBC Two

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

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Christmas Special

    • December 1, 1998

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

Season 3

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Goodness Gracious Me Live

    • July 24, 1999
    • BBC Two

    Documentary following the team as they take their live show on a nationwide tour of Britain. Featuring backstage footage, interviews, and previously unseen sketches.

  • S03E01 Episode 1

    • February 25, 2000
    • BBC Two

    The comedy sketch show returns for a third series, starring Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nina Wadia and Kulvinder Ghir. In this first programme the Kapoors go to church to hear a sermon by the Bishop of Hounslow.

  • S03E02 Episode 2

    • March 3, 2000
    • BBC Two

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

  • S03E03 Episode 3

    • March 10, 2000
    • BBC Two

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

  • S03E04 Episode 4

    • March 17, 2000
    • BBC Two

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

  • S03E05 Episode 5

    • March 24, 2000
    • BBC Two

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

  • S03E06 Episode 6

    • March 31, 2000
    • BBC Two

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

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Back Where They Came From

    • February 19, 2001

    Special Edition where the Goodness Gracious Me team visit India to take an irreverant look at modern Indian society. Sketches Include: Coopers at the airport Coopers arrive in India Untouchable - table East Eats West - sea bass Coopers - taxi Delhi Reporter - beggars Untouchable - car boot Christianity Conversion East Eats West - scones Coopers - britisher Delhi Reporter - not mark tully Guru - profile Asbestos Sari Untouchable - remote control East Eats West - wine Coopers - curry Blame It On The Muslims/Hindus (song) Coopers - toilet Mr 'Everything Comes from India' - electrics 3-Legged Chicken joke Delhi Reporter - red fort Smeeta Smitten - neetu nitty Coopers - erection India's Craaaziest Drivers - scooter Squirty Flower joke, Chunky Lafunga - hero, India's Craaaziest Drivers - horn Coopers - handbag Mr 'Everything Comes from India' - indians India's Craaaziest Drivers - cows Coopers - indian tradition Fawlty Turrets Delhi Reporter - well Knock-Knock joke Coopers - white english Taxi Wash Do I Fit In? (song) Mr 'Everything Comes from India'

  • SPECIAL 0x12 20 years innit!

    • December 22, 2018

    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.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x7 Reunion Special

    • May 26, 2014
    • BBC Two

    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 high-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.

  • SPECIAL 0x11 India Special

    • August 25, 2015
    • BBC Two

    One-off special of the British-Asian sketch show. Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nina Wadia, Kulvinder Ghir and Dave Lamb are back together for an India-themed episode.