Meera Syal

Meera Syal

Filmography

As Cast

Lysistrata (2026)
as Lysistrata (voice)
Tinsel Town (2025)
as Cassandra
National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of Ashes (2025)
as Queenie
Uncanny Post Mortem (2025)
as Self
The Revenge Club (2025)
as Rita Eggleston
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out (2024)
as Self / Suzy
Our Tiny Islands (2024)
as Self - Narrator
The Canterville Ghost (2023)
as Lucretia Otis (voice)
The Smeds and the Smoos (2023)
as Aunt Smed (voice)
Samosa & Sons (2023)
as Rai Bahadur
Mrs Sidhu Investigates (2023)
as Mrs. Sidhu
The Almond and the Seahorse (2022)
as Dr. Falmer
Roar (2022)
as Anu
The Sandman (2022)
as Ric the Vic
The Devil's Hour (2022)
as Dr Ruby Bennett
Spin (2021)
as Asha
Diana's Decades (2021)
as Narrator
Beena and Amrit (2021)
as Amrit
The Wheel of Time (2021)
as Verin Mathwin
We Are Lady Parts (2021)
as Sister Squire
Dragon Rider (2020)
as Subisha Gulab (voice)
Between the Covers (2020)
as Self
Kate & Koji (2020)
as Dr Ayesha Radwan
Comedians: Home Alone (2020)
as Reena
Code 404 (2020)
as Elizabeth Churchland
Yesterday (2019)
as Sheila Malik
Back to Life (2019)
as Gaia
The Homestay (2018)
as Meera
Patrick (2018)
as Miss Phillips
To Provide All People (2018)
as District Nurse
Nativity Rocks! (2018)
as Nina
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
as Cook
The Split (2018)
as Goldie
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer (2018)
as Self - Guest
Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt (2017)
as Priri
Paddington 2 (2017)
as Prosecutor
We Have Been Watching (2017)
as Self
Richard Osman's House of Games (2017)
as Self - Contestant
Our Lives (2017)
as Self - Narrator
Don't Ask Me Ask Britain (2017)
as Herself
Riviera (2017)
as Sonya Roche
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2016)
as Presenter
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016)
as Nurse
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
as Nobody (voice)
Doctor Strange (2016)
as Dr. Patel
Walliams & Friend (2016)
as Various
John Bishop: In Conversation with... (2016)
as Self
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version (2015)
as Narrator
Absolutely Anything (2015)
as Fiona
National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (2015)
as Zehrunisa Husain
Amar Akbar & Tony (2015)
as Honey
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version (2015)
as Narrator
The Brink (2015)
as Naeema
The Boy in the Dress (2014)
as Jaspreet
All About TWO (2014)
as Self - Panellist
The Kumars (2014)
as Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar
The Musketeers (2014)
as Theresa
Original Comedy Shorts (2014)
Duck Quacks Don't Echo (2014)
as Self
Broadchurch (2013)
as Judge Sonia Sharma
Crackanory (2013)
as Self
Psychobitches (2013)
as Hera
The Job Lot (2013)
as Jamina McNulty
Love Matters (2013)
as Kuldip
Family Tree (2013)
as Chitra
All in Good Time (2012)
as Lopa
Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
as Beatrice
Hunted (2012)
as Fatima Zahir
Silk (2011)
as Aisha Wiseman
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
as Dia's Mother
Little Crackers (2010)
as Herself
Tinga Tinga Tales (2010)
as Owl (voice)
Desert Flower (2009)
as Pushpa Patel
Mad Sad & Bad (2009)
as Rashmi
Horrible Histories (2009)
as Storyteller
Minder (2009)
as Jess Robinson
Grandpa in My Pocket (2009)
as Mrs Pointy Pencil
When Were We Funniest? (2008)
as Self
Beautiful People (2008)
as Aunty Hayley
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)
as Satvinder’s mother
Jekyll (2007)
as Miranda
The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007)
as Self
Kingdom (2007)
as Head Teacher
Would I Lie to You? (2007)
as Self - Panellist
Phineas and Ferb (2007)
as Baljeet's Mom (voice)
Scoop (2006)
as Joe's Co-Passenger
The Children's Party at the Palace (2006)
as Mary (The BFG)
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006)
as Liz Shannon
The One Show (2006)
as Self - Guest
School's Out (2006)
as Self
The One Show (2006)
as Self
Uncle Max (2006)
as Snooty Neighbour
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million (2005)
as Joyti De-Laurey
Monkey Trousers (2005)
8 Out of 10 Cats (2005)
as Self
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2005)
as Sunita
Doctor Who (2005)
as Nasreen Chaudhry
Nigella (2005)
as Self
The F Word (2005)
King of Bollywood (2004)
as Mrs Jones
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004)
as Self
Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind (2004)
as Self
New Tricks (2004)
as Baroness Samira Khan
Murder Investigation Team (2003)
as DCI Anita Wishart
QI (2003)
as Self
Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India (2002)
as Narrator
Anita and Me (2002)
as Auntie Shaila
All About Me (2002)
as Rupinder
Johnny Vaughan Tonight (2002)
as Self
The Jury (2002)
as Headteacher
The Kumars at No. 42 (2001)
Bedtime (2001)
as Ruby
In Deep (2001)
as Marta Drusic
Double Income, No Kids Yet (2001)
as Katie
Treasure (2001)
as Voices
Linda Green (2001)
as Sukie
Forgive and Forget (2000)
as Judith Adams
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime (2000)
as High Priestess
The Strangerers (2000)
as Volunteer
Fat Friends (2000)
as Aysha Kapoor
It's Only TV But I Like It (1999)
as Self
Bad Girls (1999)
as Janan Hamad
Loose Women (1999)
as Self
Holby City (1999)
as Tara Sodi
Girls' Night (1998)
as Carmen
Goodness Gracious Me (1998)
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (1998)
as Madame Marlene
Parkinson (1998)
as Self
A Night in with the Girls (1997)
as Self
Sixth Happiness (1997)
as Breathing Generator
Flight (1997)
as Tasleema
Keeping Mum (1997)
as Tina Beare
Ruby (1997)
as Self
Midsomer Murders (1997)
as Clara Myerscough
Holding On (1997)
as Zita
Wavelength (1997)
as Mrs Kumar
Beautiful Thing (1996)
as Miss Chauhan
Crossing the Floor (1996)
as Reporter
It's Not Unusual (1995)
as Shushila
Band of Gold (1995)
as Anne Denver
Degrees of Error (1995)
as Dr. Jean Lowell
A Nice Arrangement (1994)
as Sita
Memsahib Rita (1994)
as Unumma
O Mary This London (1994)
as Ranting woman
Room 101 (1994)
as Self
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole (1994)
as Various
GMTV (1993)
as Self
My Sister-Wife (1992)
as Farah Khan
Gummed Labels (1992)
as Mira
Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
as Suzy
Sean's Show (1992)
as Trudy
The Real McCoy (1991)
Soldier Soldier (1991)
as Sangita Sharma
Kinsey (1991)
as Val
Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
as Barmaid
Have I Got News for You (1990)
as Self
Interviewers From Hell (1989)
This Morning (1988)
as Self
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
as Rani
A Little Princess (1987)
as Anna
Handsworth Songs (1986)
as Voice Over
To Have and to Hold (1986)
as Janine
Boon (1986)
as Council Supervisor
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ (1985)
as Mrs. Singh
Black Silk (1985)
as Mumtaz Khan
Screen Two (1985)
as Farah Khan
Screen Two (1985)
as Ranting Woman
Screen Two (1985)
as Reporter
Majdhar (1984)
as Rehana
The Bill (1984)
as Linda Morgan
The Bill (1984)
as Woman in Street
The Bill (1984)
as Solicitor
The Bill (1984)
as Miss Choudry
Taggart (1983)
as Sharon Lal
Natural World (1983)
as Narrator
An Audience with... (1978)
as Self
Phony
as Sharla

As Crew

Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt (2017)
Writer
Original Comedy Shorts (2014)
Writer
Little Crackers (2010)
Writer
Anita and Me (2002)
Writer, Producer
Goodness Gracious Me (1998)
Creator
A Nice Arrangement (1994)
Story
Bhaji on the Beach (1993)
Writer
My Sister-Wife (1992)
Writer
Tandoori Nights (1985)
Writer