Tandoori Nights

Jul 4, 1985

Jimmy plans to acquire a new wife over an intimate family supper, but the course of true love doesn't run smoothly. Meanwhile, one of Jimmy's old waiters opens a rival restaurant across the road.

Jul 11, 1985

It's clear that Allaudin, the Jewel's brilliant but temperamental chef, has a problem: he's mixing up the quail and chicken orders and his immigration status is causing problems with the Home Office.

Jul 18, 1985

Oswald Pick has ruined the reputation of The Far Pavilions in a magazine review. Jimmy is delighted but worries that Pick might target the Jewel next. And who is the real Oswald Pick?

Jul 25, 1985

Jimmy's mum demands to be allowed to move back to India, but Jimmy wants her to stay in England until Bubbly and Asha are married, so she immediately embarks on a search for husband material.

Aug 1, 1985

Asha is delighted when she hears that Mumbai megastar Ravi Dastaan will be eating at the Jewel after his Wembley concert, but waiter Noor, who's secretly in love with his boss's daughter, isn't happy.

Aug 8, 1985

Rashid offers Jimmy an olive branch: a special price on a delivery of vintage (stolen) wine. But then Rashid is arrested...

Oct 9, 1987

Jimmy's world is falling apart. He's losing business to the Far Pavilions who are serving tandoori and chips! So Jimmy enlists a PR girl to help raise his profile.

Oct 16, 1987

Bubbly is in love, but that's the least of Jimmy's problems when his niece Sweetie arrives for a visit from India. They're shocked when she turns out to be a sophisticated swinger.

Oct 23, 1987

The Jewel is in chaos: Alaudin has been arrested for praying in the street, he refuses to cook anything but halal meat, and Hansa Mia will not serve alcohol.

Oct 30, 1987

Jimmy is flattered when he's offered the captaincy of the local Ealing golf club. However, as Bubbly portrays Jimmy as an old guard socialist to a local councillor, a clash is inevitable.

Nov 6, 1987

Jimmy joins forces with a left-wing activist group in order to change the thinking of his right-wing staff, led by Allaudin.

Nov 13, 1987

While in India, Asha has come under the influence of Rajiv, a guru-style hippie whose genuine innocence and charisma has captivated her.