Saeed Jaffrey
Jimmy Sharma
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Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes1985
Tandoori Nights
Series 1
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?
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Episode 126 min1985-07-04
Apart from the Kama Sutra
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.
Episode 226 min1985-07-11
White Lies
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.
Episode 326 min1985-07-18
Down with Oswald Pick
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?
Episode 426 min1985-07-25
Far from the Ganges
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.
Episode 526 min1985-08-01
Film Fare
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.
Episode 626 min1985-08-08
A Little Free Enterprise
Rashid offers Jimmy an olive branch: a special price on a delivery of vintage (stolen) wine. But then Rashid is arrested...
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