{"id":17417,"date":"2022-08-26T10:38:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T14:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/acorn-tv-adapting-mrs-sidhu-investigates-radio-show\/"},"modified":"2022-08-26T10:38:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T14:38:11","slug":"acorn-tv-adapting-mrs-sidhu-investigates-radio-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/acorn-tv-adapting-mrs-sidhu-investigates-radio-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Acorn TV Adapting Mrs Sidhu Investigates Radio Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A four-part screen adaptation of the BBC Radio 4 show <em>Mrs Sidhu Investigates<\/em> is set to bow on Acorn TV in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Creator Suk Pannu (<em>The Kumars at No. 42<\/em>, <em>Goodness Gracious Me<\/em>) has adapted the radio show for the screen with actress and writer Meera Syal (<em>The Kumars at No. 42<\/em>, <em>Yesterday<\/em>, <em>Anita and Me<\/em>), who voiced the titular character on BBC Radio 4.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mrs Sidhu Investigates<\/em> follows a high-end caterer who solves murders and other crimes among the affluent residents of Berkshire. A lifetime of being an \u201cIndian Aunty,\u201d invisible to the elite, sharpened her skills as an investigator.<\/p>\n<p>The series stars Syal, Gurjeet Singh (<em>Ackley Bridge<\/em>), Craig Parkinson (<em>Line of Duty<\/em>, <em>Grace<\/em>) and Naana Agyei-Ampadu (<em>Death in Paradise<\/em>). Monumental Television and Absolutely Productions are producing. Steve Barron is directing the first two episodes, with Ben Kellett directing the following two. In addition to Pannu, Vivienne Harvey is writing two episodes, and Syal is providing additional material.<\/p>\n<p>Executive producers are Catherine Mackin and Bea Tammer for Acorn Media Enterprises; Jane Wallbank, Alison Owen, Debra Hayward and Alison Carpenter for Monumental Television; and Gordon Kennedy for Absolutely Productions, alongside Barron, Syal and Pannu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdapting Suk Pannu\u2019s adored radio mystery into Acorn TV\u2019s next cozy crime drama has been an absolute pleasure,\u201d said Catherine Mackin, managing director of Acorn Media Enterprises. \u201cWith Meera Syal\u2019s renowned humor and talent leading the series and a captivating set of mysteries to solve, we know our audiences will devour every moment of this witty and delectable series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alison Owen, founder and co-chairperson of Monumental Television, added, \u201cMonumental Television are extremely proud to be making <em>Mrs Sidhu Investigates<\/em> and are excited to be filming with Meera Syal and Craig Parkinson. From Suk Pannu\u2019s and Absolutely Productions\u2019 wonderful radio show, the television series will transcend to our screens as a captivating and warm comedy\/drama.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A four-part screen adaptation of the BBC Radio 4 show Mrs Sidhu Investigates is set to bow on Acorn TV in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":17418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[5172,179,5173],"class_list":["post-17417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-absolutely-productions","tag-acorn-tv","tag-monumental-television","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Acorn TV Adapting Mrs Sidhu Investigates Radio Show - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/acorn-tv-adapting-mrs-sidhu-investigates-radio-show\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Acorn TV Adapting Mrs Sidhu Investigates Radio Show - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A four-part screen adaptation of the BBC Radio 4 show Mrs Sidhu Investigates is set to bow on Acorn TV in 2023.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/acorn-tv-adapting-mrs-sidhu-investigates-radio-show\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-26T14:38:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/AcornTV-MeeraSyal-0822.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/acorn-tv-adapting-mrs-sidhu-investigates-radio-show\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/acorn-tv-adapting-mrs-sidhu-investigates-radio-show\/\",\"name\":\"Acorn TV Adapting Mrs Sidhu Investigates Radio Show - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-26T14:38:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-26T14:38:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/acorn-tv-adapting-mrs-sidhu-investigates-radio-show\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/acorn-tv-adapting-mrs-sidhu-investigates-radio-show\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/acorn-tv-adapting-mrs-sidhu-investigates-radio-show\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Acorn TV Adapting Mrs Sidhu Investigates Radio Show\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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