East Is East 25 years old

A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog.

East Is East

In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.

Credits

East Is East Cast

Name Character
Ruth Jones She was 32, now 58 years old
Albert Moses He was 61, 79 years old when he died
Preeya Kalidas She was 18, now 44 years old as r's Bride (uncredited)
Archie Panjabi She was 26, now 52 years old as Meenah Khan
Jimi Mistry He was 26, now 51 years old as Tariq Khan
Chris Bisson He was 23, now 49 years old
Lesley Nicol She was 45, now 71 years old
Om Puri He was 48, 66 years old when he died as George Khan
Ian Aspinall He was 28, now 53 years old as r Khan
Raji James He was 29, now 54 years old
Jimmi Harkishin He was 40, now 65 years old
Gary Lewis He was 40, now 66 years old
Linda Bassett She was 49, now 74 years old as Ella Khan
Emil Marwa He was 25, now 50 years old
Roger Morlidge He was 29, now 54 years old
Kriss Dosanjh

East Is East Crew

Name Department
Brian Tufano as Director of Photography. He was 60 (now 85) years old Camera
Damien O'Donnell as Director. He was 32 (now 57) years old Directing
Deborah Mollison as Music. She was 40 (now 66) years old Sound
Leslee Udwin as Producer. She was 42 (now 67) years old Production
East Is East poster
East Is East (25 years)

A comedy of families, a chip shop... and a very randy dog.

  • Release day: Friday, May 14, 1999
  • Runtime: 97 minutes
  • Budget: 3800000.00
  • Revenue: 28200000.00