| Starring | Sanjeev Bhaskar Natalie Casey Omid Djalili Manish Patel |
|---|---|
| Director | Sean Grundy |
| Network | BBC |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Released | 19 December 2005 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Language | English |
Chopratown is a 2005 comedy drama from the BBC about private eye Vic Chopra (Sanjeev Bhaskar).[1][2][3] In the film Chopra investigates Ali Ergun (Omid Djalili), a shady Turkish bakery owner. During his investigation he falls foul of Asian wide boy Ash Desai (Manish Patel) and added to this is the mystery of a missing cow.
Chopratown was directed by Sean Grundy, who also directed the first series of the Channel 4 drama Sugar Rush. The name "Chopratown" is a pun on the Jack Nicholson cult film Chinatown.
On release on 19 December 2005, the program had 4.1 million viewers.[4]
References
- ^ "Sanjeev Bhaskar stars in Chopratown". BBC. 2005-12-05. Archived 21 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ Joseph, Joe (2005-12-20). "Bhaskar's gumshoe comes unstuck". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460
- ^ "Kumars star to front BBC cop drama". Broadcast. 2005-11-28. Archived 28 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ Deans, Jason (2005-12-20). "Stein stirs up ratings for BBC2". the Guardian. Archived 20 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
External links
- Chopratown at IMDb