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The Best Episodes of Tandoori Nights

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Tandoori Nights is a Channel 4 sitcom broadcast in two six-episode series from 1985 to 1987. The programme focuses on the rivalry between two Indian restaurants in East London: The Jewel in the Crown and

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    Tandoori Nights Season 2 Episode 1 - Bring on the Dancing Girls
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Bring on the Dancing Girls

    S2:E1

    Jimmy's world is falling apart. He's losing business to the Far Pavilions who are serving tandoori and chips! So Jimmy enlists a PR girl to help raise his profile.

    Director:Christopher Menaul
    Writer:Meera Syal

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  2. Tandoori Nights Season 1 Episode 1 - Apart from the Kama Sutra
    6.9/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Apart from the Kama Sutra

    S1:E1

    Jimmy plans to acquire a new wife over an intimate family supper, but the course of true love doesn't run smoothly. Meanwhile, one of Jimmy's old waiters opens a rival restaurant across the road.

    Director:Jon Amiel
    Writer:Farrukh Dhondy

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  3. Tandoori Nights Season 1 Episode 2 - White Lies
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - White Lies

    S1:E2

    It's clear that Allaudin, the Jewel's brilliant but temperamental chef, has a problem: he's mixing up the quail and chicken orders and his immigration status is causing problems with the Home Office.

    Director:Jon Amiel
    Writer:Farrukh Dhondy

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  4. Tandoori Nights Season 1 Episode 3 - Down with Oswald Pick
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Down with Oswald Pick

    S1:E3

    Oswald Pick has ruined the reputation of The Far Pavilions in a magazine review. Jimmy is delighted but worries that Pick might target the Jewel next. And who is the real Oswald Pick?

    Director:Jon Amiel
    Writer:Farrukh Dhondy

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  5. Tandoori Nights Season 1 Episode 4 - Far from the Ganges
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Far from the Ganges

    S1:E4

    Jimmy's mum demands to be allowed to move back to India, but Jimmy wants her to stay in England until Bubbly and Asha are married, so she immediately embarks on a search for husband material.

    Director:Jon Amiel
    Writer:Farrukh Dhondy

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  6. Tandoori Nights Season 1 Episode 5 - Film Fare
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Film Fare

    S1:E5

    Asha is delighted when she hears that Mumbai megastar Ravi Dastaan will be eating at the Jewel after his Wembley concert, but waiter Noor, who's secretly in love with his boss's daughter, isn't happy.

    Director:Jon Amiel
    Writer:Farrukh Dhondy

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  7. Tandoori Nights Season 1 Episode 6 - A Little Free Enterprise
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - A Little Free Enterprise

    S1:E6

    Rashid offers Jimmy an olive branch: a special price on a delivery of vintage (stolen) wine. But then Rashid is arrested...

    Director:Jon Amiel
    Writer:Farrukh Dhondy

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  8. Tandoori Nights Season 2 Episode 2 - Welcome Home Sweetie
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Welcome Home Sweetie

    S2:E2

    Bubbly is in love, but that's the least of Jimmy's problems when his niece Sweetie arrives for a visit from India. They're shocked when she turns out to be a sophisticated swinger.

    Director:Peter Ormrod
    Writer:Meera Syal

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  9. Tandoori Nights Season 2 Episode 3 - Holy Deadlock
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Holy Deadlock

    S2:E3

    The Jewel is in chaos: Alaudin has been arrested for praying in the street, he refuses to cook anything but halal meat, and Hansa Mia will not serve alcohol.

    Director:Pedr James
    Writer:H.O. Nazareth

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  10. Tandoori Nights Season 2 Episode 4 - The Captain and the Kings Depart
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - The Captain and the Kings Depart

    S2:E4

    Jimmy is flattered when he's offered the captaincy of the local Ealing golf club. However, as Bubbly portrays Jimmy as an old guard socialist to a local councillor, a clash is inevitable.

    Director:Christopher Menaul
    Writer:Philip Martin

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  11. Tandoori Nights Season 2 Episode 5 - Allaudin's Gambol
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Allaudin's Gambol

    S2:E5

    Jimmy joins forces with a left-wing activist group in order to change the thinking of his right-wing staff, led by Allaudin.

    Director:Pedr James
    Writer:H.O. Nazareth

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  12. Tandoori Nights Season 2 Episode 6 - Sage Struck
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Sage Struck

    S2:E6

    While in India, Asha has come under the influence of Rajiv, a guru-style hippie whose genuine innocence and charisma has captivated her.

    Director:Peter Ormrod
    Writer:Barry Simner

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Best Episodes Summary

"Bring on the Dancing Girls" is the best rated episode of "Tandoori Nights". It scored 8.2/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Christopher Menaul and written by Meera Syal, it aired on 10/9/1987. This episode scored 1.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Apart from the Kama Sutra".