<P> Tandoori Nights was a television sitcom broadcast on Channel 4 between 1985 and 1987 . It consisted of two series of six episodes each . The series was directed by Jon Amiel and written by Farrukh Dhondy . It is the story of two rival restaurants in London, and starred Saeed Jaffery, Tariq Yunus, Rita Wolf and Zohra Sehgal . It was Channel 4's first Asian comedy series . </P> <P> Jimmy Sharma is the owner of "Jewel in the Crown Tandoori Restaurant" in Brick Lane, in the East of London . His rival is the restaurant across the street "The Far Pavilions". </P>

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