Mrs Sidhu Investigates: Two BBC Radio 4 comedy crime dramas

Meera Syal stars as Slough's answer to Miss Marple: a curious Indian chef who finds herself mixed up with murder

Meera Syal is Mrs Sidhu, an Indian caterer with a highly active imagination and her own brand of crime solving - enough of a brand, in fact, that the local police have a file on her 'observations'.

The first series, Murder with Masala, sees Mrs Sidhu catering an upscale Berkshire wedding at Lapsley Hall, where a bridesmaid goes missing. Calling in her contact Inspector Burton, Mrs Sidhu finds herself investigating the family's playboy son, the mysterious butler, and even Lord and Lady Lucas themselves. While simultaneously dealing with her argumentative son and her wily supplier, Mrs Sidhu must uncover the truth about the whole wedding party before it's too late.

In the second series, Mrs Sidhu's Dangerous Highland Game, the sleuthing chef travels up to Scotland, catering for a billionaire at a remote shooting estate. But soon the client is missing and the estate is cut off by bad weather. Will Mrs Sidhu's clues give Inspector Burton a helping hand, or a headache? And is she there to reveal the truth about Castle Tannoch - or are they all just there as quarry for an entirely different type of hunt?

Starring Meera Syal (Goodness Gracious Me, Broadchurch), Justin Edwards (The Thick of It, In and Out of the Kitchen) and Amy Morgan (Call the Midwife, Ten Percent), Mrs Sidhu Investigates is currently being adapted for TV, and is perfect for fans of Agatha Raisin and Father Brown.

Cast Mrs Sidhu - Meera Syal Josh / Inspector Burton - Justin Edwards Jemma / Briony - Amy Morgan Mr Varma / Lord Lucas - Vincent Ebrahim Mrs Broghan / Lady Lucas - Rachel Atkins Tez / Sergeant - Hamza Jeetooa Sir Alex / Zukhov - John Sessions Jane / Kirsty - Hilary Maclean Robert / PC Williamson - Okorie Chukwu Callum - Gordon Kennedy

Production credits Written by Suk Pannu Edited by Leon Chambers Produced by Gordon Kennedy Directed by Marilyn Imrie An Absolutely Production for BBC Radio 4

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra on the following dates: 4 October - 25 October 2017 (Murder with Masala) 14 June - 5 July 2019 (Mrs Sidhu's Dangerous Highland Game)

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Lydbog: 23. februar 2023