My Life as a Popat
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Directed by | Beryl Richards (series 1 - 6 episodes) Charles Martin (series 2 - 4 episodes) Jonathan Gershfield (series 2 - 4 episodes) |
| Theme music composer | The Kray Twins |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 (at the end of Series 2) (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Philip Clarke (series 1 and 2) Laurence Bowen (series 2) |
| Producer(s) | Laurence Bowen (series 1) Nick Pitt (series 2) |
| Location(s) | Ealing Studios (series 1) Greenford Studios (series 2) |
| Running time | Approx. 30 mins |
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| Original network |
ITV Network (Series 1); CITV channel (Series 2) |
| First shown in | Series 1; 10 September 2004 Series 2; 11 April 2007 |
My Life as a Popat follows the lives of a British-Indian family, through the eyes of their eldest son, Anand. The first series revolves around the teenager fighting the embarrassment his family causes him. The second series brings a change in the storyline, with Anand's genius brother Chetan Popat sometimes taking centre stage. Milli Patel (the Popats' cousin) also joins the family's adventures in this series.
My Life as a Popat was not recommissioned after the second series due to CITV budget restrains. However, after the show won a BAFTA, a second series was commissioned. Laura Greenwood (Holly Saviour) was axed in the second series so (after a farewell appearance in the first episode) the character was written out. The new character of Lucy Miesels (played by Yasmin Paige) was introduced in the next episode.
Following further budget cuts to CITV My Life as a Popat was not recommissioned for a third series.
CITV made a My Life as a Popat game which can be found on the CITV website: [1]
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