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List of Meera Syal Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
9
2
Drop the Dead Donkey
9
2
Starring:
Andrew Lincoln, Daniel Craig, Neil Pearson, Jeff Rawle, David Swift, Stephen Tompkinson
Directed By:
Liddy Oldroyd
2. Beautiful Thing (1996)
11
3
Beautiful Thing
R
11
3
Role:
Miss Chauhan
Starring:
4. Desert Flower (2009)
9
3
Desert Flower
R
9
3

Desert Flower is a biographical film which follows the journey of Waris Dirie, who manages to escape from the horrors of her life in Somalia. She eventually finds work in London, and eventually with the help of two new acquaintances, she becomes a top supermodel.

Starring:
Anthony Mackie, Soraya Omar-Scego, Idriss Abdillahi Houfaneh, Awa Saïd Darar
Directed By:
Sherry Hormann
5. Yesterday (2019)
22
11
Yesterday
PG-13
22
11

Jack is a struggling musician, who meets with an accident during a blackout. When he wakes up, it seems that he is in an alternate universe where the Beatles never existed. Meanwhile, he is the only person who remembers all their songs. He starts singing their songs in his attempt to gain fame.  

Role:
Sheila Malik
7. Scoop (2006)
15
8
Scoop
PG-13
15
8

Even after death investigative reporter, Joe Strombel, decides to communicate with an awkward journalism student Sondra Pranksy, to expose a serial killer known as the Tarot Card Killer. Unfortunately, the prime suspect, British aristocrat, Lyman, proves to be more than a match for Sondra and her ally magician Sid Waterman. 

Directed By:
9. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
10
6
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
R
10
6

After forty years of married life, Helena finds herself abandoned by her husband, Alfie, who divorces her to marry a prostitute. In desperation, she starts consulting a psychic. Their daughter Sally, married to an unsuccessful author, falls for her boss while her husband begins to admire an already engaged woman, leading to more heartburn. 

Directed By:
10. Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
15
10
Alice Through the Looking Glass
PG
15
10

After three years of traveling across the seas, Alice slips through the mirror to return to the Wonderland, where she meets all her old friends except Mad Hatter and learns that he is in a state of great shock because of his missing family. To save her loved ones, she must now travel into the past and to do that she must steal Chronosphere, an object that controls all of time in Wonderland.

Directed By:
James Bobin
11. Children in Need (1980)
5
3
Children in Need
5
3

Children in Need was a BBC television program meant to raise charity for needy children. Every BBC local and national radio and TV station was involved in this.

Starring:
Peter Capaldi, Colin Baker, Frank Oz, David Tennant, Katie McGrath, Bradley Walsh, Sue Perkins
Directed By:
Stuart McDonald, Sally Norris, Lance Fisher
12. Absolutely Anything (2015)
9
6
Absolutely Anything
R
9
6

The alien galactic council debates whether the Earth should be destroyed, or to make humanity a member of their council. They eventually come up with a plan of bestowing limitless power to a schoolteacher, to see if the powers would be used for good or for evil. Thus, his actions would determine the fate of humanity. 

Starring:
Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Joanna Lumley, Eddie Izzard, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin
Directed By:
13. Patrick (2018)
5
4
Patrick
TV-14
5
4
Starring:
Emily Atack
14. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
7
6
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
PG
7
6

Clara, a young girl is in search of a one-of-a-kind key, a magical key that will help her unlock a priceless gift, a box, from her late mother. She reaches the coveted key, but soon the key disappears in a parallel world leaving Clara perplexed. In that world, she meets an army of mice and a soldier named Phillip. Clara along with Phillip need to get hold of the key in order to reinstate harmony to the unstable world.

Role:
Cook
Starring:
Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Jack Whitehall, Miranda Hart, Morgan Freeman, Ellie Bamber
Directed By:
Joe Johnston, Lasse Hallström
15. Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)
2
4
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
2
4
Starring:
Preity Zinta, Abhishek Bachchan, Lara Dutta, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Bobby Deol
Directed By:
Shaad Ali
16. Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016)
10
2
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
10
2
Starring:
Derek Jacobi, Lily James, Marisa Berenson, Jack Colgrave Hirst
Directed By:
Benjamin Caron
17. The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million (2005)
9
2
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million
9
2
Role:
Joyti De-Laurey
18. Flight (1995)
7
3
Flight
7
3
19. Sixth Happiness (1997)
7
3
Sixth Happiness
7
3
Starring:
Indira Varma, Firdaus Kanga, Souad Faress, Khodus Wadia, Nina Wadia
Directed By:
Waris Hussein
20. The Children's Party at the Palace (2006)
6
3
The Children's Party at the Palace
6
3
Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe, Jerry Hall, Ronnie Corbett, Kelly Osbourne, Bradley Walsh, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kacey Ainsworth
Directed By:
Claire Popplewell, Ben Warwick
21. Aladdin (2000)
6
3
Aladdin
6
3
22. Girls' Night (1998)
6
3
Girls' Night
6
3
Role:
Carmen
Starring:
Kris Kristofferson, Julie Walters, Brenda Blethyn, Sue Cleaver
Directed By:
Nick Hurran
23. The Boy in the Dress (2014)
6
3
The Boy in the Dress
6
3
Starring:
David Walliams, Jennifer Saunders, Tim McInnerny, Felicity Montagu, Billy Kennedy
Directed By:
Matt Lipsey
24. Bollywood Carmen (2013)
6
3
Bollywood Carmen
6
3
Role:
Lily P
25. Forgive and Forget (2000)
5
3
Forgive and Forget
5
3
26. The All Star Comedy Show (2004)
5
3
The All Star Comedy Show
5
3
Starring:
Steve Coogan, David Walliams, Matt Lucas, Ronnie Corbett, Fiona Allen, Ronni Ancona, Morwenna Banks
Directed By:
Matt Lipsey
27. Jack and Jeremy's Police 4 (1995)
5
3
Jack and Jeremy's Police 4
5
3
Starring:
Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Arden, Jeremy Hardy, Jack Dee, Rupert Bates
Directed By:
Ed Bye
28. All in Good Time (2012)
5
3
All in Good Time
5
3
Role:
Lopa
29. A Nice Arrangement (1994)
4
3
A Nice Arrangement
4
3
Role:
Sita
30. Amar Akbar & Tony (2015)
4
4
Amar Akbar & Tony
4
4
31. The King of Bollywood (2004)
4
4
The King of Bollywood
4
4
32. Mad Sad & Bad (2009)
3
4
Mad Sad & Bad
3
4
Role:
Rashmi

TV Shows

Horrible Histories
12
2
Horrible Histories
12
2
Starring:
Alexei Sayle, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, David Baddiel
Doctor Who
129
21
Doctor Who
TV-PG
129
21
Starring:
Talulah Riley, Peter Kay, Mark Gatiss, Greg Davies, Justin Chatwin, Peter Serafinowicz, Adam Garcia
Directed By:
Graeme Harper, Euros Lyn, Douglas Mackinnon, James Strong, Rachel Talalay
Beautiful People
10
2
Beautiful People
10
2
Broadchurch
67
13
Broadchurch
TV-MA
67
13
Starring:
Jacob Anderson, David Tennant, Lenny Henry, Charlotte Rampling, Olivia Colman
Goodness Gracious Me
9
2
Goodness Gracious Me
9
2
Role:
Various / ... (20 episodes, 1998-2014)
Starring:
Amanda Holden, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nina Wadia, Kulvinder Ghir
Absolutely Fabulous
19
4
Absolutely Fabulous
TV-14
19
4
Starring:
Whoopi Goldberg, Idris Elba, Dawn French, Marianne Faithfull, Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf, Miranda Richardson
Directed By:
Christine Gernon, Dewi Humphreys, Bob Spiers, Mandie Fletcher
Silk
11
3
Silk
11
3
Starring:
Natalie Dormer, Owen Teale, Indira Varma, Neil Stuke, Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Theo Barklem-Biggs
Directed By:
Michael Offer, Michael Keillor, Catherine Morshead, Jeremy Webb, Marc Jobst
Tandoori Nights
8
2
Tandoori Nights
8
2
New Tricks
11
3
New Tricks
11
3
Starring:
Alexei Sayle, Tamzin Outhwaite, Phyllis Logan, Natalie J. Robb, James Bolam, Annette Crosbie, Dennis Waterman
Bad Girls
9
2
Bad Girls
9
2
Starring:
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Helen Fraser, Jack Ellis, Tracey Wilkinson
The Musketeers
19
5
The Musketeers
19
5
Starring:
Vinnie Jones, Peter Capaldi, Ellie Bamber, Hugo Speer, Santiago Cabrera
Midsomer Murders
24
7
Midsomer Murders
24
7
Starring:
Orlando Bloom, Joss Ackland, Richard Todd, Pam Ferris, Stephen Moyer, Suzi Quatro, Tamzin Outhwaite
Directed By:
Renny Rye, Peter Smith, Richard Holthouse, Sarah Hellings, Jeremy Silberston
Kingdom
9
3
Kingdom
9
3
Starring:
Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes, Sandi Toksvig, Colin Baker, Joss Ackland, Celia Imrie, Karl Davies
Directed By:
Sandy Johnson, Metin Hüseyin, Andrew Grieve, Robin Sheppard, Edward Hall
Band of Gold
8
2
Band of Gold
8
2
Starring:
Lena Headey, Tony Doyle, Geraldine James, Cathy Tyson, Samantha Morton
Bedtime
8
2
Bedtime
8
2
Starring:
Sienna Rose Miller, Sienna Miller, Sheila Hancock, Timothy West, Alun Armstrong, Doon Mackichan
Directed By:
Andy Hamilton
The Brink
14
4
The Brink
TV-MA
14
4
Starring:
Jack Black, Carla Gugino, Rob Brydon, Timothy Francis Robbins, Tim Robbins, Pablo Schreiber, Maribeth Monroe
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
8
2
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
TV-14
8
2
Starring:
David Tennant, Russell Tovey, Diana Rigg, John Alderton, Peter Davison
The Jury
8
2
The Jury
8
2
Starring:
Gerard Butler, Derek Jacobi, Nicholas Farrell, Paul Bhattacharjee, Nina Sosanya, Stuart Bunce
Directed By:
Michael Offer, Pete Travis
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
7
2
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
7
2
Role:
Sunita (3 episodes, 2005)
Starring:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Sean's Show
7
2
Sean's Show
7
2
Starring:
Michael Sheen, Steve Coogan, Eileen Way, Michael Troughton, Sean Hughes
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
7
2
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
7
2
Starring:
Carey Mulligan, Steven Mackintosh, Jodhi May, Jane Horrocks, Janet McTeer
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
7
2
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
7
2
Psychobitches
7
2
Psychobitches
7
2
Starring:
Johnny Vegas, Harry Enfield, Joanna Scanlan, Jack Whitehall, Miranda Richardson, Mark Gatiss
Keeping Mum
7
2
Keeping Mum
7
2
Role:
Tina Beare (10 episodes, 1997-1998)
Starring:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Fat Friends
7
2
Fat Friends
7
2
Starring:
James Corden, Ruth Jones, Alison Steadman, Janet Dibley, Gaynor Faye
Directed By:
David Wheatley, Tania Díez, Lance Kneeshaw, John Anderson, Audrey Cooke
Kinsey
7
2
Kinsey
7
2
Role:
Val (12 episodes, 1991-1992)
Starring:
Minnie Driver, Serena Gordon, Gavin Richards, Leigh Lawson, David Savile
Directed By:
Anthony Garner, Richard Standeven, Philip Draycott, Phil O'Shea
Taggart
7
3
Taggart
7
3
Starring:
Alan Cumming, Douglas Henshall, Phyllis Logan, Henry Ian Cusick, Natalie J. Robb, Mark Bonnar, Blythe Duff
Directed By:
Mike Vardy, Peter Barber-Fleming, Douglas Mackinnon, Laurence Moody, Haldane Duncan
Hunted
11
4
Hunted
11
4
Starring:
Indira Varma, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Stephen Dillane, Melissa George, Stephen Campbell Moore
Directed By:
Alrick Riley, James Strong, S.J. Clarkson, Daniel Percival
Family Tree
8
3
Family Tree
TV-MA
8
3
Starring:
Christopher Guest, Kevin Pollak, Fred Willard, Ed Begley Jr., Jim Piddock
Directed By:
The Job Lot
7
3
The Job Lot
TV-14
7
3
Starring:
Russell Tovey, Martin Marquez, Sarah Hadland, Angela Curran
Crackanory
6
3
Crackanory
6
3
Starring:
Johnny Vegas, Rik Mayall, Vic Reeves, Kevin Eldon, Emilia Fox
Linda Green
6
3
Linda Green
6
3
Starring:
Martin Freeman, Simon Pegg, Pam Ferris, Peter Kay, Dave Hill, Daniel Ryan, Liza Tarbuck
Directed By:
Charlie Palmer, Dan Zeff, Syd Macartney, Beryl Richards
In Deep
6
3
In Deep
6
3
Starring:
Peter Capaldi, Ian McShane, Stephen Tompkinson, Joanna Roth
Uncle Max
6
3
Uncle Max
6
3
Starring:
Frank Skinner
Ruth Rendell Mysteries
6
3
Ruth Rendell Mysteries
6
3
Starring:
Colin Firth, Olivia Williams, Idris Elba, Nicholas Hoult, Peter Capaldi, Owen Teale, William Simons
Directed By:
Mary McMurray, Sandy Johnson, Herbert Wise, Matthew Evans, Bruce MacDonald
The Strangerers
6
3
The Strangerers
6
3
Starring:
David Walliams, Mark Williams, Mark Heap, Sarah Alexander, Jack Docherty
Directed By:
Liddy Oldroyd, Nick Wood
The Kumars
6
3
The Kumars
6
3
Role:
Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar (6 episodes, 2014)
Starring:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Riviera
9
4
Riviera
9
4
Starring:
Julia Stiles, Iwan Rheon, Lena Olin, Adrian Lester, Amr Waked
Directed By:
Adrian Lester, Paul Walker, Hans Herbots, Philipp Kadelbach, Damon Thomas
The Bill
7
4
The Bill
7
4
Starring:
Martin Kemp, Roger Daltrey, Jason Clarke, Emma Bunton, Paul Bettany, Russell Brand, Alex Kingston
Directed By:
Steve Shill, David Yates, Peter Lydon, Jonathan Dent, Stuart Burge
Soldier Soldier
6
3
Soldier Soldier
6
3
Starring:
Lena Headey, Alex Kingston, Denise Welch, Ben Nealon, Robson Green
The Kumars at No. 42
6
3
The Kumars at No. 42
6
3
Role:
Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar (53 episodes, 2001-2006)
Starring:
Jane Seymour, Donny Osmond, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Vincent Ebrahim, Indira Joshi
Directed By:
Lissa Evans
M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team
5
3
M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team
TV-PG
5
3
Starring:
Angel Coulby, Bradley Walsh, Richard Huw, Gary Kemp, Lindsey Coulson
Boon
5
3
Boon
5
3
Starring:
Clive Owen, David McCallum, Alfred Molina, Brian Blessed, William Simons, Daniel Craig, Douglas Henshall
Directed By:
Laurence Moody, Graeme Harper, Christopher Baker, Anthony Garner, Nicholas Laughland
Love Matters
4
3
Love Matters
4
3
Holby City
5
4
Holby City
TV-PG
5
4
Starring:
Nicholas Hoult, Kym Marsh, Madhur Jaffrey, Archie Panjabi, Charlotte Riley, Aisling Bea, Michael Fassbender
Grandpa in My Pocket
4
3
Grandpa in My Pocket
4
3
Starring:
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Minder
3
3
Minder
3
3
Starring:
Rik Mayall, Paul Brooke, Josette Simon, Lex Shrapnel
All About Me
3
3
All About Me
3
3
Role:
Rupinder (6 episodes, 2002)
The Real McCoy
0
0
The Real McCoy
0
0
Starring:
Sanjeev Bhaskar

Narrator/Dubbing

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
9
6
Alice Through the Looking Glass
PG
9
6

After three years of traveling across the seas, Alice slips through the mirror to return to the Wonderland, where she meets all her old friends except Mad Hatter and learns that he is in a state of great shock because of his missing family. To save her loved ones, she must now travel into the past and to do that she must steal Chronosphere, an object that controls all of time in Wonderland.

Role:
Nobody (voice)
Starring:
Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Mia Wasikowska, Rhys Ifans, Matt Lucas
Directed By:
James Bobin

Animation Movies

Phineas and Ferb
13
3
Phineas and Ferb
TV-G
13
3
Starring:
Sabrina Carpenter, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Gary Cole, George Takei, Jane Leeves, Judd Nelson, Wayne Brady
Directed By:
Robert Hughes, Zac Moncrief, Jay Lender, Dan Povenmire, Sue Perrotto
Paddington 2 (2017)
16
4
Paddington 2
PG
16
4

In order to buy the perfect present for his aunt for her 100th birthday, Paddington takes up a job. However, unfortunately the gift ends up being stolen.

Starring:
Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson, Richard Ayoade, Ben Whishaw, Noah Taylor, Tom Conti, Joanna Lumley
Directed By:
Paul King
Tinga Tinga Tales
7
2
Tinga Tinga Tales
7
2
Starring:
Lenny Henry, Tameka Empson, Isabella Cascarano, Edward Kwach