What to Watch: South Asian Heritage Month

Riz Ahmed co-writes and stars in this poignant and boundary-pushing meditation on race, family and rap.

Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra lead this compassionate, much-loved and extremely enjoyable teenage coming-of-age comedy.

Clio Barnard directs this contemporary Bradford-set love story about two lonely souls embarking on an affair.

Anthemic, anarchic comedy series about an all-girl Muslim punk band, created by BAFTA-winner Nida Manzoor.

Revisit this iconic and forward-thinking British-Asian sketch-comedy, based on many of the actors’ own lived experience.

A beautifully-told adaptation of Sathnam Sanghera’s memoir of growing up Sikh in 1960s Britain.

We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor brings action and familial affection to her distinctive debut feature.

Pride and Prejudice meets Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding (she directs this), with the pulse of a political thriller.

Joanna Scanlan stars in an emotionally-layered, award-winning drama about the difficulty of knowing those we love.

Delve into the life of controversial, opinionated and endlessly talented rapper M.I.A in this candid documentary.

Director Shekhar Kapur returns with this charming and energetic rom-com featuring Lily James, Shazad Latif and Emma Thompson.

Riz Ahmed stars in Chris Morris’s incredibly smart black comedy about a group of hopelessly inept aspiring suicide bombers.

Idris Elba narrates this vital docu-series, honouring soldiers of colour whose stories have previously gone untold.

The rom-com gets revitalised by comedian Rose Matafeo in this winning London-set sitcom.

The producers of Love Actually and Bridget Jones return with a Beatles-fuelled romantic romp.

An unlikely friendship forms between Queen Victoria and an Indian clerk in Stephen Frears’ majestic biopic.

Riz Ahmed and Freida Pinto are exceptional in this hypnotic adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s renowned novel, Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

Young Jordanian actor Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat is outstanding in this Bedouin western about betrayal and survival.

Based on the book by Vikas Swarup, this delightfully entertaining drama stars Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Madhur Mittal.

Follow a romance that spans decades in this fourteen-episode series based on British author David Nicholls’ best-selling novel.

Master of satire Armando Iannucci crafts a fresh, humorous and light-hearted spin on Charles Dickens’ classic novel.

Dev Patel masterfully leads this affecting drama about a lost child who reunites with his estranged family twenty-five years later.

American actor Tanner Buchanan stars as Billy Walsh in this satisfying and charming coming-of-age rom-com.

Over seven seasons from 2001-2006, Goodness Gracious Me’s Sanjeev Bhaskar plays an aspiring talk-show host who calamitously interviews high-profile celebrities.