
Overview
In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.
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DirectorDamien O'Donnell
WriterAyub Khan-Din
Cast

Om Puri
George Khan

Linda Bassett
Ella Khan
Ian Aspinall
Nazir Khan

Jimi Mistry
Tariq Khan

Archie Panjabi
Meenah Khan
Jordan Routledge
Sajid Khan

Chris Bisson
Saleem Khan

Lesley Nicol
Auntie Annie

Emil Marwa
Maneer Khan

Raji James
Abdul Khan
Emma Rydal
Stella Moorhouse

Ruth Jones
Peggy
Gary Damer
Ernest Moorhouse

John Bardon
Mr Moorhouse

Jimmi Harkishin
Iyaaz Ali Khan
Ben Keaton
Priest

Kriss Dosanjh
Poppa Khalid

Gary Lewis
Mark

Roger Morlidge
Fat Twat

Albert Moses
Abdul Karim
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Keywords
daughterjealousymuslimnorthern englandhippiereligious educationparent child relationshipfaithtraditionculture clash1970smodern societyislamintegrationcultural differencebritish asian
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Budget
$4M
Revenue
$28M
TMDb Votes
223
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026











