The hilarious ups and downs of five 30-something Asian women living in South West London in the 1990s.

Meet 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.

In their regular gatherings for ‘Girlie’ evenings the friends drink, laugh, blow off steam and commiserate. Nothing is sacred and 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?

Series writer and actor Shaheen Khan is best known for her role as Mrs Bhamra in Bend It Like Beckham. She also stared in Bhaji on the Beach and It’s a Wonderful Afterlife. On television, she has had a recurring role in Casualty and starred in Doctor Who. Co-creator, Sudha Bhuchar has appeared in EastEnders and Coronation Street and as Usha Gupta in BBC Radio 4's The Archer’s.

Cast and credits

Starring 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

Written by Sudha Bhuchar and Shaheen Khan

Directed by Kristine Landon-Smith

First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 24 Apr-15 May 1997 (series 1), 20 Jul-10 Aug 1998 (series 2)