{"product_id":"book-jb28","title":"Girlies: The Complete Series 1 and 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hilarious ups and downs of five 30-something Asian women living in South West London in the 1990s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Tula, Vinny, Jabeen, Sonal and Samina - best friends and members of the 'Girlie' club. Listen to this joyous exploration of friendship, family, work and womanhood in the British Asian community in the 90s.\u003cbr\u003eIn their regular gatherings for 'Girlie' evenings the friends drink, laugh, blow off steam and commiserate. Nothing is sacred: friendships are tested, marriages analysed, and secrets exposed. Tula is dating, new mum Vinny is struggling, lawyer Jabeen has to walk a tricky professional and personal line and Samina and Sonal are both hiding a secret that threatens the Girlies' strong bonds. Can these five feisty women forgive and forget in the name of friendship?\u003cbr\u003eSeries co-creators \u003cb\u003eShaheen Khan\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSudha Bhuchar\u003c\/b\u003e have enjoyed great success as playwrights, both individually and together, in their writing for radio, stage and screen. As an actor Khan is best known for her role as Mrs Bhamra in \u003ci\u003eBend It Like Beckham \u003c\/i\u003eand for a recurring role on \u003ci\u003eCasualty\u003c\/i\u003e. Bhuchar starred in the role of solicitor Usha Gupta in BBC Radio 4's \u003ci\u003eThe Archers\u003c\/i\u003e, and has appeared on screen in \u003ci\u003eEastEnders \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Coronation Street.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring Shaheen Khan, Sudha Bhuchar, Zita Sattar, Bharti Patel, Sakuntala Ramanee, Roger Liddle, Shiv Grewal, Cal McCrystal, Charubala Chokshi, Susan Sheridan, Christopher Trenfield, Ameet Chaana, Sophie Levy, Nyla Levy, Burt Caesar, Omar Salimi, Holly McGoldrick, Lannah McAdam, Surendra Kochar and Alice Arnold\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Sudha Bhuchar and Shaheen Khan\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Kristine Landon-Smith\u003cbr\u003eFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24 Apr-15 May 1997 (series 1), 20 Jul-10 Aug 1998 (series 2)\u003cbr\u003e©2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49280476086576,"sku":"BDjb28","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/jb28-cover.jpg?v=1762372019","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jb28","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}