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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.

1 hour, 28 minutes

Last on

Tue 31 Oct 202323:15
BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD

Music Played

  • Jeff Beck

    Hi Ho Silver Lining

  • David Cassidy

    How Can I Be Sure

  • Dave Edmunds

    I Hear You Knocking (Album Version)

  • Dave Edmunds

    I Hear you Knocking

  • Mungo Jerry

    In The Summertime

  • Mungo Jerry

    In The Summertime (Original Recording - 1970 No.1 Single)

  • Mungo Jerry

    In The Summertime

  • Lieutenant Pigeon

    Mouldy Old Dough

  • Lieutenant Pigeon

    Mouldy Old Dough

  • Barry Blue

    Dancin' On A Saturday Night

  • The Osmonds

    One Bad Apple Don't Spoil The Whole Bunch

  • Sweet

    Block Buster!

  • Wizzard, Charles Grima

    Ball Park Incident

  • Slade

    Cum On Feel The Noize

  • Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

    Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town

  • Kishore Kumar

    Pyar Diwana Hota Hai

  • The New Seekers

    Never Ending Song Of Love

  • Gary Glitter

    Rock and Roll Part II

  • Gilbert O’Sullivan

    Nothing Rhymed

  • Jimmy Cliff

    Wonderful World Beautiful People

Credits

Meena KumarChandeep Uppal
Anita RutterAnna Brewster
Mr KumarSanjeev Bhaskar
Hairy NeddyMax Beesley
Mrs RutterKathy Burke
Mrs Daljeet KumarAyesha Dharker
Uncle AmmanOmid Djalili
Sam LowbridgeAlex Freeborn
Mrs OrmerodLynn Redgrave
NanimaZohra Sehgal
Auntie ShailaMeera Syal
SandyChristine Tremarco
DirectorMetin Huseyin
ProducerPaul Raphael
WriterMeera Syal

Broadcasts

  • Thu 4 Jan 200723:05
    BBC One North West, South East, South, West, Wales & 3 more only
  • Sun 29 Jun 200823:00
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Sun 29 Jun 200823:20
    BBC One Northern Ireland
  • Mon 29 Jun 200923:30
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Tue 30 Jun 200900:00
    BBC One Scotland & Wales only
  • Mon 6 Jul 200923:50
    BBC One Northern Ireland
  • Thu 13 Oct 201123:50
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 30 Mar 201323:00
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, England & Wales only
  • Sat 4 Apr 201500:00
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 25 Aug 201821:55
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 11 Jul 202000:20
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 30 Dec 202002:25
    BBC One
  • Mon 28 Jun 202101:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Tue 31 Oct 202323:15
    BBC Two England, HD, Wales & Wales HD only

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