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It's the first ever show and Michael Parkinson is going to be on the show. Sushila fancies him like mad and can't wait. Sanjeev however wants to be a better talk show host than him. At the end when Michael Parkinson left, Sanjeev felt like he did it.

Richard E Grant and Michael Parkinson

Ben Fogle and Melinda Messenger

Graham Norton and Davina McCall

Art Malik and Charlie Dimmock

Konnie Huq and Warren Clarke

Minnie Driver and Fay Ripley

It's Christmas and the whole family are here. Mel B wasn't going to be interviewed but sing at the end. Sanjeev tells his horny uncle to keep away from her. A little boy from the family gets to ask a question to Claire Sweeney and gets clapped for it. Sanjeev tells him it was rubbish and for him to go away. At the end, the boy sings with Mel B. When the song ends, Sanjeev tries to get in a recorder solo. Ashwin calls him an idiot.

Christmas special 2001

Tough guy (Ray Winstone) and Nancy boy (Llewelyn-Bowen) are on this episode. Sanjeev gets tips on how he could be cool like Ray Winstone.

Ray Winstone and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen

Jerry Hall and Melvyn Bragg

Richard and Judy and Lorraine Kelly

Eastenders special but they booked 3 guests and can't fit them all in so they reject Adam Woodyatt at the door.   Ashwin wants to know if Barbara remembered him from one of the filmings of a Carry on film. Barbara, of course, can't remember. Ashwin also had a crush on her which Madhuri wasn't impressed about.   At the end, Adam Woodyatt was left in the studio as the audience walk out.

Eastenders special

Helena Bonham Carter and Ismail Merchant

The female audience have fallen on the Kumars because of Sanjeev. Ashwin and Madhuri try to get Nigel Havers to tell him that but Sanjeev didn't listen. Then when they finally tell Sanjeev, they say they're improve this by making Sanjeev doing a duet with Ronan Keating. They sing Life is a rollercoaster but Sanjeev sings the whole song and Ronan didn't even get to sing once.

Nigel Havers and Ronan Keating

Ulrika Jonsson and Anthony Worrall Thompson

Charlotte Church and Martin Kemp

Wendy Richard and John Sergeant

Sanjeev attempts to be funny in this episode so he asks Stephen Fry to do a joke with him during an interview. It didn't work.

Stephen Fry and Lesley Garrett

It's Christmas again and the family are there again. Darius is also there and really wants to sing. Ashwin says maybe later. They interviewed Trinny and Susannah first (and played charades during the interview). Sanjeev tells a little girl in the family that there is no Santa Claus and she runs off crying. The family get angry with Sanjeev. Then the interview with Mark Owen and Darius in which Sanjeev interviews both of them than the family and Trinny and Susannah vote for which one is they want to be interviewed the rest of the programme. It goes to Darius (after Sanjeev rigs the vote) but the interview ends with Ashwin's Christmas quiz.   Then the family (and Darius) force Sanjeev to tell the girl there is a Santa by dressing up as Santa. Then Darius finishes with an acoustic cover of Slade's So here it is, Merry Christmas.

Christmas special 2002

The Kumars look for a new band in a Pop idol style way. But the real excitement is behind the appearance of Donny Osmond. The whole family are excited except for Ashwin, who's not interested in the music business.   At the end, Donny Osmond and Westlife build Sushila a new wardrobe.

Donny Osmond and Westlife

Robson Green and Lulu came at the same time so the Kumars pick Lulu to interview first while Sushila locks Robson in her bedroom. Then after the Lulu interview, the Kumars realise they left Robson with Sushila and who knows what she'll do but they were only playing cards.

Robson Green and Lulu

Ashwin and Madhuri are having problems. Ashwin is not listening to his wife. Shane Richie tries to help him but it didn't work. At the end, Ashwin and Madhuri have a Jerry Maguire ""You had me at hello"" scene and get back together.

Meanwhile, after Shane Richie used the toilet, it mysteriously blocked up...

Shane Richie and Robin Gibb

Sanjeev is thinking of getting his own house and Eamonn Holmes encourages it. Eamonn causes a family fued between the Kumars!   Obviolously, Sanjeev doesn't do it.

Eamonn Holmes and Tamzin Outhwaite

Jodie Kidd and Jimi Mistry

Madhuri is taking a fast for Ashwin (Indian tradition). But Ashwin is horrified to find that Madhuri is eaten some food.    Sanjeev and Ashwin decide to fast but at the end, Madhuri is caught feeding Sanjeev.

Boy George and June Whitfield

Sanjeev is excited that Madness is coming.   At the end, Madness play in their living room and Sanjeev tries to join in but get's phased out. So Suggs dances with him in the hallway.

Madness and Leslie Phillips

It's a pop special, seeing as at the end of the show, the Kumars are going to sing with Gareth Gates.   So they perform at the end, their Comic relief single, Spirit in the sky where Pete Waterman and Samantha Mumba joins in at the end, dancing.

Pete Waterman, Samantha Mumba and Gareth Gates

It's the last in the series and the family fear that they won't get another series if this show wasn't good. So after the Jonathan Ross interview (and he told a funny story on how one time he thought he was a Sikh), the Kumars still didn't think it was good enough. So the pressure's on on the Tony Adams interview but they still have doubts. But at the end, when they have a party as it's the last of the series, Sanjeev says he's sure they're get another series.

Jonathan Ross and Tony Adams

The family got really excited about the new series and really felt it was going to be their best series till all 4 of them saw.....crossed slippers. In India, people who look at crossed slippers get a curse and start fearing for the show. Westlife came in, making it a sign of the curse as they had them on before!   Then after the Neil Pearson interview, (which they thought went badly), Ashwin tells Sanjeev to tell Westlife they can't perform on the show. So Sanjeev leaves Denise Van Outen to do it, who doesn't do it obviously.   Then afterwards, Sanjeev finally tells the band they can't do it. But they did anyway so Madhuri and Sushila put something on them to stop the curse. Then gives them chutney at the end.

Neil Pearson, Denise Van Outen and Westlife

Ashwin gets jealous of David Dickinson as he can find cheap bargains better than he can.   Sanjeev, a big Trekkie he is, was excited about Patrick Stewart coming to the show and even dressed up as him in Star trek though Sushila told him he hated talking about Star trek but it turns out he doesn't and spent the first half of the interview talking about it.

David Dickinson and Patrick Stewart

Sushila is going to be meeting her childhood sweetheart again. It develops during the episode including Amanda Holden (badly) doing Sushila's make-up.   Then he finally arrives with Rachel Stevens' dancers. And he's as old and feeble as she is. Rachel performs her solo single ""Sweet dreams, my LA Ex"" using toilet paper and the family dance along to the song with also toilet paper. They use Amanda as a maypole. Then when Sushila goes to the toilet, Amanda and Sushila's sweetheart start talking then leave the house with each other. Sushila sees and stands there heartbroken.....with toilet paper.

Amanda Holden and Rachel Stevens

As big British comedy man, Lenny Henry was going to be on the show, Sanjeev has been practising being a comedian, making bad jokes all over the house. He's also hoping to get an invite to one of Lenny's house parties. He asks him but he obviously refused as you don't see his reaction.   Then at the end of the show, Sanjeev says that he'll see Lenny later in the British comedy awards. The family bursted out laughing at the idea of Sanjeev at the awards.

Lenny Henry and Maureen Lipman

Johnny Vaughan and Sophie Ellis Bextor

Cilla Black, Emma Bunton and Leslie Grantham

Christmas Special 2004

The Kumars are now being boardcasted in India! So their relatives in India can see the show there. But there is a problem. They going to have to show all the crap presents they send on the show to show they ""like"" them. So through the show, the Kumars hold up gifts to show to the camera. The Neil Morissey interview goes well, despite Neil almost wanting to give up with the Kumars cheeky questions. But then Sir Cliff Richard comes in and he's going to sing his Christmas single. But the Kumars ask him a favour. If he can sing the 12 days at Christmas in Hindu. But after the interview, Cliff says he doesn't want to do it. So while Cliff performs his single ""Santa's list"", Sanjeev and Neil Morissey show Hindu subtitles.

Christmas Special 2003

Jools Holland and Tom Jones

Charles Dance and Gaby Roslin

Fern Britton, Phillip Schofield, Jennifer Saunders

Natasha Kaplinsky and Dermot O'Leary

Jo Brand and Esther Ranzen

Alice Cooper and Ronnie Corbett

Joanna Lumley and Frank Dettori

Jane Seymour and Tracey Emin

Elvis Costello and Carol Vorderman

George Hamilton and Mariella Frostrup

David Hasselhoff and Zoë Wanamaker

Felicity Kendal and Gordon Ramsey

Louis Walsh and Trisha Goddard

Suzi Quatro and Darcey Bussell

Max Beesley and Richard Wilson

Chris Tarrant and Alan Alda

The Kumars at No. 42 is a British comedy show. It won an International Emmy in 2002 and 2003. It ran for seven series totalling 53 episodes.

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Season 1

Richard E Grant and Michael Parkinson

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/12/2001

Ben Fogle and Melinda Messenger

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/2001

Graham Norton and Davina McCall

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/26/2001

Art Malik and Charlie Dimmock

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/3/2001

Konnie Huq and Warren Clarke

Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/10/2001

Minnie Driver and Fay Ripley

Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/17/2001

Christmas special 2001

Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/30/2001