Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE (born 31 October 1963) is a British actor, comedian and television presenter. He is best known for his work in the BBC Two sketch comedy series Goodness Gracious Me and as the star of the sitcom The Kumars at No. 42. He also presented and starred in a documentary series called India with Sanjeev Bhaskar in which he travelled to India and visited his ancestral home in today's Pakistan. Bhaskar's more dramatic acting roles include the lead role of Dr Prem Sharma in The Indian Doctor and a main role as DI Sunny Khan in Unforgotten.

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TV Series

Top Gear

Top Gear

7.508
This Morning

This Morning

5.2
The Kumars at No. 42

The Kumars at No. 42

5.8
The One Show

The One Show

4.741
Goodness Gracious Me

Goodness Gracious Me

6.4
Room 101

Room 101

6.3
The Paul O'Grady Show

The Paul O'Grady Show

4.6
Dalziel & Pascoe

Dalziel & Pascoe

6.5
Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

2.9
Good Omens

Good Omens

8.023
Captain Butler

Captain Butler

6.7
Chopratown

Chopratown

0
The Real McCoy

The Real McCoy

6
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

3.7
Mumbai Calling

Mumbai Calling

6.75
Natural World

Natural World

7.1
Must See TV

Must See TV

0
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

0
Rewind The 60s

Rewind The 60s

0
The Indian Doctor

The Indian Doctor

5.9
Keeping Mum

Keeping Mum

0
Natural World

Natural World

7.1
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.555
The Kumars

The Kumars

5
Secrets of the Transport Museum

Secrets of the Transport Museum

0
Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories

8
Unforgotten

Unforgotten

7.561
Love Soup

Love Soup

8
Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

7.714
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

7.083
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

7.515
All the Queen's Horses with Alan Titchmarsh

All the Queen's Horses with Alan Titchmarsh

0
Little Crackers

Little Crackers

6.8
Duck Quacks Don't Echo

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

5.7
Gadget Man

Gadget Man

7
Inside Classical

Inside Classical

0
The Sandman

The Sandman

7.914
India with Sanjeev Bhaskar

India with Sanjeev Bhaskar

0
Porters

Porters

8.3
Lewis

Lewis

7.623
Hitmen

Hitmen

5.8
Final Chance to Save

Final Chance to Save

0
Sandylands

Sandylands

6.2
Parkinson

Parkinson

0
Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

7.047
The One Show

The One Show

4.741
Taskmaster

Taskmaster

8.241
We Know Where You Live

We Know Where You Live

0
BBC Comedy Feeds

BBC Comedy Feeds

0

Movies

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

5.949
L'Entente cordiale

L'Entente cordiale

4.656
The Children's Party at the Palace

The Children's Party at the Palace

1.75
The Flash

The Flash

6.6
Inferno

Inferno

4.9
Absolutely Anything

Absolutely Anything

5.898
The Zero Theorem

The Zero Theorem

6.108
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

8
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

8
Anita and Me

Anita and Me

5.9
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out

0
Lion Battlefield

Lion Battlefield

0
We Are Most Amused

We Are Most Amused

7.2
The Dance of Shiva

The Dance of Shiva

0
Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema

Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema

5.167
Scoop

Scoop

6.593
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

3.9
The Itch of the Golden Nit

The Itch of the Golden Nit

7.7
Notting Hill

Notting Hill

7.266
Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

6.766
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

0
London Boulevard

London Boulevard

5.871
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

6.797
Chopratown

Chopratown

0
Jackboots on Whitehall

Jackboots on Whitehall

5
And the Winner Isn't

And the Winner Isn't

5.7
Paddington 2

Paddington 2

7.473
Dragon Rider

Dragon Rider

7.078
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

5.217
Yesterday

Yesterday

6.689
The Mystic Masseur

The Mystic Masseur

5.1
Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime

Dick Whittington: The ITV Pantomime

6
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

8
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

7.5
Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge

Celebration of the Tercentenary of the Founding of The Premier Grand Lodge

0
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery

Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery

5.333
Paddington in Peru

Paddington in Peru

6.898
The Sick Party

The Sick Party

0
The Guru

The Guru

5.3