Tandoori Nights

Series 1

1985 · 6 episodes · 2h 36m in all

Jimmy Sharma hustles his way through all manner of jobs and deals before he can buy The Jewel in the Crown restaurant. But will his rivalry with The Far Pavilions restaurant cost him dear?

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Apart from the Kama Sutra

   4 Jul 1985 · 26 min

   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.

2. 2

   2. White Lies

   11 Jul 1985 · 26 min

   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.

3. 3

   3. Down with Oswald Pick

   18 Jul 1985 · 26 min

   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?

4. 4

   4. Far from the Ganges

   25 Jul 1985 · 26 min

   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.

5. 5

   5. Film Fare

   1 Aug 1985 · 26 min

   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.

6. 6

   6. A Little Free Enterprise

   8 Aug 1985 · 26 min

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