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Acting

Meera Syal

Career: Active from 1984 to 2026, busiest in 2001 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 31
top three billing

Average score: 66/100

Highest rated: Beautiful Thing
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 85 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Meera Syal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.6, average 4.1
Adrenaline
3.3, average 4.8
Scare
1.4, average 2.6
Historical
1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Social Commentary 6
Witty Dialogue 4
Character-Driven 4
British Sitcom 4
Family Relationships 3
Family Comedy 3
Intergenerational Conflict 2
British Sketch Comedy 2
Character-Driven Comedy 2
Romantic Comedy 2
Showbiz Satire 2
Feel-Good Movie 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

138

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

23 titles · average score 64

Phony

75

TV show · as Sharla

The Revenge Club

65

TV show · as Rita Eggleston

Tinsel Town

51

as Cassandra

Mrs Sidhu Investigates

77

TV show · as Mrs. Sidhu

The Canterville Ghost

52

as Lucretia Otis (voice)

The Smeds and the Smoos

69

as Aunt Smed (voice)

The Sandman

72

TV show · as Ric the Vic

The Almond and the Seahorse

35

as Dr. Falmer

Spin

68

as Asha

Diana's Decades

TV show · as Narrator

The Wheel of Time

73

TV show · as Verin Mathwin

Dragon Rider

61

as Subisha Gulab (voice)

2010s

37 titles · average score 64

Yesterday

63

as Sheila Malik

The Split

76

TV show · as Goldie

Paddington 2

87

as Prosecutor

Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt

as Priri

Doctor Strange

78

as Dr. Patel

Alice Through the Looking Glass

45

as Nobody (voice)

National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

as Zehrunisa Husain

Original Comedy Shorts

TV show · Writer

The Boy in the Dress

63

as Jaspreet

The Musketeers

72

TV show · as Theresa

Broadchurch

85

TV show · as Judge Sonia Sharma

All in Good Time

61

as Lopa

2000s

36 titles · average score 65

Desert Flower

63

as Pushpa Patel

Mad Sad & Bad

as Rashmi

Jekyll

74

TV show · as Miranda

Phineas and Ferb

86

TV show · as Baljeet's Mom (voice)

Doctor Who

78

TV show · as Nasreen Chaudhry

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

83

TV show · as Sunita

Murder Investigation Team

45

TV show · as DCI Anita Wishart

Anita and Me

64

as Auntie Shaila

All About Me

TV show · as Rupinder

The Kumars at No. 42

63

TV show

In Deep

73

TV show · as Marta Drusic

Treasure

TV show · as Voices

1990s

29 titles · average score 73

Holby City

64

TV show · as Tara Sodi

Goodness Gracious Me

74

TV show · Creator

Girls' Night

61

as Carmen

Midsomer Murders

80

TV show · as Clara Myerscough

Flight

as Tasleema

Beautiful Thing

86

as Miss Chauhan

It's Not Unusual

as Shushila

A Nice Arrangement

as Sita

Bhaji on the Beach

73

Writer

Absolutely Fabulous

85

TV show · as Suzy

My Sister-Wife

as Farah Khan

The Real McCoy

70

TV show

1980s

12 titles · average score 72

A Little Princess

80

TV show · as Anna

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

61

as Rani

Handsworth Songs

84

as Voice Over

Boon

61

TV show · as Council Supervisor

To Have and to Hold

TV show · as Janine

Screen Two

68

TV show · as Reporter / Ranting Woman

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾

72

TV show · as Mrs. Singh

TV show · as Mumtaz Khan

The Bill

77

TV show · as Miss Choudry / Solicitor

Majdhar

as Rehana

Taggart

70

TV show · as Sharon Lal

Natural World

80

TV show · as Narrator

1970s

1 title · average score 63

The South Bank Show

63

TV show