Meera Syal talks the Kumars and The Meg 2 – & Ariyon Bakare on Mr Loverman

Welcome back!

This episode is the second half of an MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 16 September 2024.

Ariyon Bakare joins Mark to discuss his role in the upcoming series Mr. Loverman, Stars Wars, and the man who influenced him to pursue a career on-screen.

Next, Mark welcomes the incredible Meera Syal to talk about her prolific career in comedy, TV, film, and the stage - what can't she do?

Meera reminisces about past projects and ends by sharing her guilty pleasure films.

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The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:

- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.

-Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.

-Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.

-The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.

We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again. They are masterpieces!

Cover photo by Julie Edwards.

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

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