English Harem, The (ITV 2005, Martine McCutcheon, Art Malik)

In romantic drama The English Harem Tracy Pringle has romantic notions of the mystic east and when she is dismissed from her job as a supermarket checkout girl she decides to get a job as a waitress in a Persian restaurant.

She falls for the handsome and charming owner Sam Sahar and befriends his two wives eventually marrying him and becoming part of his “harem”. But prejudice and bigotry amongst others are destined to ruin things for them.

production details
UK / ITV-1 – Feelgood Media / 1×100 minute episode / Broadcast 27 December 2005

Writer: Anthony McCarten / Music: Rupert Gregson-Williams / Script supervisor: Heather Storr / Script editor: Liane Gillett / Executive Producers: Laurence Bowen, Philip Clarke / Producer: Ann Wingate / Director: Robin Sheppard.

cast
Martine McCutcheon as Tracy Pringle
Art Malik as Sam Sahar
Tom Georgeson as Eric Pringle
Linda Bassett as Monica Pringle
John Sessions as Ridley
Tony Slattery as Sebastian Partridge
Agni Scott as Yvette Sahar
Nathalia Armin as Firouzeh Sahar
Doug Allen as Richard
Louise Brealey as Suzy
Ruth Sheen as Emily
Julian Rivett as Lenny
Antonio Josephides as Mostafa Sahar
Gary Lammin as Store Manager
Andrew Havill as Lawrence of Arabia
Catherine Bailey as Annie, Reporter
Menis Yousry as Sheik In Restaurant
Hossein Karombeik as Abdullah
Victoria Carling as Team Manager
Michael Simkins as Doctor
Nicholas Khan as Tariq, Man In Park
Mido Hamada as Sassan Sahar