Samad Iqbal is in self-described 'chicken tikka purgatory', working as a waiter in his cousin's curry house and forced to sleep in the loft by his wife, Alsana, who is on sex-strike. Fate presents frustrated Samad with the ultimate test of his faith, in the shapely form of Poppy Burt-Jones, his twin sons' teacher. A passionate adulterous affair throws Samad into turmoil. He decides to try and make amends by saving his sons from the corruption of the West, although he can afford to send only one of them back to Bangladesh for a proper education in the old ways. Millat needs it most, but Magid saw his dad kissing Poppy.
Om Puri
Samad
Phil Davis
Archie
Naomie Harris
Clara
Archie Panjabi
Alsana
Deepak Verma
Shiva
Mona Hammond
Hortense
Jeff Mirza
Mo
Geraldine James
Joyce Malfen
Robert Bathurst
Marcus Malfen
Charlie Creed-Miles
Ryan Topps
Nina Wadia
Neena
Christopher Simpson
Magid/Millat
San Shella
Young Samad
Bryan Dick
Young Archie
David Langham
Young Devil of Dachau
James McAvoy
Josh Malfen
Sophie Winkleman
Joely
Rufus Jones
Crispin
Daniel Tuite
Paddy
Chu Omambala
Brother Ibrahim
Maggie O'Neill
Poppy
Russell Brand
Merlin
Paul Bhattacharjee
Bahadur Khan
Julian Barratt
Aide de Camp
Annie Cooper
Karina
Joy McBrinn
Racist Neighbour
John Simm
Mr. Hero
Ian Thompson
Headmaster
Nasser Memarzia
Alim
Shahnequa Duprey
Irie
Ruth Lass
Ms. Miniver
Richard Butler
Mr. Hamilton
Vernon Dobtcheff
Devil of Dachau
Alastair Parker
Policeman
Steve Sweeney
Lager Lad/Neighbour