Chopratown
| Chopratown | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sean Grundy |
| Starring |
Sanjeev Bhaskar Omid Djalili Manish Patel |
| Distributed by | Hat Trick Productions |
Release dates | 19 December 2005 (UK) |
Running time | 60 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Chopratown (2005) is a comedy drama from the BBC about private eye Vic Chopra (Sanjeev Bhaskar). In the film Chopra investigates Ali Ergun (Omid Djalili), a shady Turkish bakery owner. During his investigation he falls foul of Asian wide boy Ash Desai (Manish Patel) and added to this is the mystery of a missing cow.
Chopratown was directed by Sean Grundy, who also directed the first series of the Channel 4 drama Sugar Rush. The name "Chopratown" is a pun on the Jack Nicholson cult film Chinatown.