All About Me
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All About Me was a British sitcom starring Jasper Carrott about a multicultural family living in Birmingham. It was written by Steve Knight. It is not currently available on DVD, and it is unknown whether the show has ended permanently.
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[edit] Cast
- Jasper Carrott - Colin Craddock
- Meera Syal - Rupinder Craddock (series 1)
- Nina Wadia - Rupinder Craddock (series 2 and 3)
- Jamil Dhillon - Raj
- Ryan Cartwright - Peter Craddock
- Natalia Keery-Fisher - Sima
- Robert Cartin - Leo Craddock
- Alina Iqbal - Kavita
- Jonty Stephens - Billy
- Richard Lumsden - Charles (series 3)
- Amanda Root - Miranda (series 3)
- Luke Allder - Voice of Raj (series 2 and 3)
[edit] Plot
The sitcom is based around a modern family who live in the Midlands. The family consists Colin Craddock, a white Brummie builder male, and his Asian wife Rupinder. Colin's two sons from his first marriage, Peter and Leo, share the house, as do Rupinder's half-sister Sima, daughter Kavita and son Raj, a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy. At the end of the first series Colin and Rupinder had their own child. The third series saw the introduction of two new characters called Charles and Miranda, whose attempts at political correctness proved untactful. The 'me' in the title was Raj, and his thoughts were heard in a voiceover.
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Series One (2002)
- Episode One (8 Mar 02)
- Episode Two (15 Mar 02)
- Episode Three (22 Mar 02)
- Episode Four (29 Mar 02)
- Episode Five (5 Apr 02)
- Episode Six (12 Apr 02)
[edit] Series Two (2003)
- A Safe Pair of Hands (17 Oct 03)
- The Green-Eyed Monster (24 Oct 03)
- Look Who's Talking (31 Oct 03)
- What's in a Name? (7 Nov 03)
- Thick as Thieves (14 Nov 03)
- A Flying Visit (28 Nov 03)
- Quiet Night In (5 Dec 03)
- Life's a Beach (12 Dec 03)
[edit] Series Three (2004)
- The Name Game (10 Sep 04)
- The First Mrs Craddock (17 Sep 04)
- Downloading (24 Sep 04)
- Badmarsh (1 Oct 04)
- Little Voice (8 Oct 04)
- A Dog Called Wonga (15 Oct 04)
- Where There's Blame (22 Oct 04)
- Best Laid Plans (29 Oct 04)
[edit] Title song
The title song was written by Gary Judd and performed by Catherine Porter. Incidental music was written by Garry Judd and Nick Ryan.
[edit] Criticism
The series came under a lot of criticism as to its political correctness. Some satirically nicknamed it "All About Filling Mr Grade's Quotas", the insinuation being that the series (with its multiple minorities in one family) is only an easy way for the BBC to meet standards for representation of the disabled and ethnic minorities.
