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|birth date    = [[27 June (people)|27 June]] [[1961 (people)|1961]]
|birth date    = [[27 June (people)|27 June]] [[1961 (people)|1961]]
|job title      = [[Actor]]
|job title      = [[Actor]], [[Writer]]
|role          = [[Nasreen Chaudhry]]
|role          = [[Nasreen Chaudhry]], [[Arla Decanto]]
|story          = ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]'' & ''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]''
|story          = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
|time          = 2010
|time          = 1991, 2010-12, 2022
|non dwu        = ''The Bill'', ''The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'', ''A Little Princess'', ''Have I Got News for You'', ''Soldier Soldier'', ''Goodness Gracious Me'', ''The Kumars at No. 42'', ''QI'', ''Jekyll'', ''Horrible Histories'', ''Holby City'', ''Tinga Tinga Tales'', ''The Boy in the Dress'', ''Broadchurch'', ''Romeo & Juliet'', ''Doctor Strange'', ''Paddington 2''
|non dwu        = ''The Bill'', ''The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'', ''A Little Princess'', ''Have I Got News for You'', ''Soldier Soldier'', ''Goodness Gracious Me'', ''The Kumars at No. 42'', ''QI'', ''Jekyll'', ''Horrible Histories'', ''Holby City'', ''Tinga Tinga Tales'', ''The Boy in the Dress'', ''Broadchurch'', ''Romeo & Juliet'', ''Doctor Strange'', ''Paddington 2'', ''The Split'', ''Yesterday'', ''The Sandman''
|imdb          = 0842934
|imdb          = 0842934
|official site  =  
|official site  =  
|twitter        = MeeraSyal
|twitter        = MeeraSyal
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'''Meera Syal''' (born [[27 June (people)|27 June]] [[1961 (people)|1961]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=MeeraSyal Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) played Dr [[Nasreen Chaudhry]] in the two-part ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]''/''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]''. She also read the audio story ''[[The Gemini Contagion (audio story)|The Gemini Contagion]]'' and the audiobook release of the novel ''[[Borrowed Time (novel)|Borrowed Time]]''.
'''Meera Syal''' (born [[27 June (people)|27 June]] [[1961 (people)|1961]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=MeeraSyal Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) played Dr [[Nasreen Chaudhry]] in the two-part ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]''/''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]'' and [[Arla Decanto]] in the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audio story ''[[The Truth of Peladon (audio story)|The Truth of Peladon]]''. She also read the audio story ''[[The Gemini Contagion (audio story)|The Gemini Contagion]]'' and the audiobook release of the novel ''[[Borrowed Time (novel)|Borrowed Time]]''.


She is married to [[Sanjeev Bhaskar]].
She also wrote the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' skit on ''[[The Real McCoy (TV story)|The Real McCoy]]''.


She also wrote the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' skit on ''The Real McCoy''.
== Personal life ==
She is married to fellow ''Doctor Who'' guest actor [[Sanjeev Bhaskar]].


== Career ==
Syal is perhaps best known for the sketch show ''Goodness Gracious Me'', which she co-wrote and starred in with Bhaskar and [[Nina Wadia]].
Syal is perhaps best known for the sketch show ''Goodness Gracious Me'', which she co-wrote and starred in with Bhaskar and [[Nina Wadia]].


In the {{w|2015 New Year Honours}}, Meera Syal was made an {{w|Order of the British Empire|MBE}} for services to drama and literature.[http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/30/-sp-new-years-honours-2015-full-list]
In the {{w|2015 New Year Honours}}, Meera Syal was made a {{w|Order of the British Empire|CBE}} for services to drama and literature.[http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/30/-sp-new-years-honours-2015-full-list]
 
== Acting credits ==
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]'' / ''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]'' - [[Nasreen Chaudhry]]
 
=== Audio ===
==== Peladon ====
* ''[[The Truth of Peladon (audio story)|The Truth of Peladon]]'' - [[Arla Decanto]]
 
=== Audiobook readings ===
==== BBC New Series Adventures ====
* ''[[Borrowed Time (novel)|Borrowed Time]]''
 
==== BBC Audio ====
* ''[[The Gemini Contagion (audio story)|The Gemini Contagion]]''
 
== Writing credits ==
=== Other ===
* ''[[The Real McCoy (TV story)|The Real McCoy]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Meera Syal (born 27 June 1961[1]) played Dr Nasreen Chaudhry in the two-part Doctor Who story The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood and Arla Decanto in the Big Finish audio story The Truth of Peladon. She also read the audio story The Gemini Contagion and the audiobook release of the novel Borrowed Time.

She also wrote the Doctor Who skit on The Real McCoy.

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

She is married to fellow Doctor Who guest actor Sanjeev Bhaskar.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Syal is perhaps best known for the sketch show Goodness Gracious Me, which she co-wrote and starred in with Bhaskar and Nina Wadia.

In the 2015 New Year Honours, Meera Syal was made a CBE for services to drama and literature.[1]

Acting credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Peladon[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobook readings[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC New Series Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Writing credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]