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Status: Ended
First Aired: November 12, 2001
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 51
Networks: BBC One, BBC Two
Genres: Comedy

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The Kumars at No. 42(2001)

TMDB Rating: 5.8 (4 votes)

Overview

The Kumars at No. 42 is a British comedy show. It won an International Emmy in 2002 and 2003. It ran for seven series totalling 53 episodes.

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Series 1

7 episodes • 2001Avg: 6.0Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Richard E Grant and Michael Parkinson	Nov 12, 2001	0.0
2	Ben Fogle and Melinda Messenger	Nov 19, 2001	7.0
3	Graham Norton and Davina McCall	Nov 26, 2001	0.0
4	Art Malik and Charlie Dimmock	Dec 3, 2001	6.0
5	Konnie Huq and Warren Clarke	Dec 10, 2001	5.0
6	Minnie Driver and Fay Ripley	Dec 17, 2001	0.0
7	Christmas special 2001	Dec 30, 2001	0.0

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Series 2

11 episodes • 2002

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Ray Winstone and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen	May 27, 2002
2	Jerry Hall and Melvyn Bragg	Jun 3, 2002
3	Richard and Judy and Lorraine Kelly	Jun 10, 2002
4	Eastenders special	Jun 17, 2002
5	Helena Bonham Carter and Ismail Merchant	Jun 24, 2002
6	Nigel Havers and Ronan Keating	Jul 1, 2002
7	Ulrika Jonsson and Anthony Worrall Thompson	Jul 8, 2002
8	Charlotte Church and Martin Kemp	Jul 15, 2002
9	Wendy Richard and John Sergeant	Jul 22, 2002
10	Stephen Fry and Lesley Garrett	Aug 5, 2002
11	Christmas special 2002	Dec 29, 2002

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Series 3

9 episodes • 2003

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Donny Osmond and Westlife	Jan 6, 2003
2	Robson Green and Lulu	Jan 13, 2003
3	Shane Richie and Robin Gibb	Jan 20, 2003
4	Eamonn Holmes and Tamzin Outhwaite	Jan 27, 2003
5	Jodie Kidd and Jimi Mistry	Feb 3, 2003
6	Boy George and June Whitfield	Feb 10, 2003
7	Madness and Leslie Phillips	Feb 17, 2003
8	Pete Waterman, Samantha Mumba and Gareth Gates	Feb 24, 2003
9	Jonathan Ross and Tony Adams	Mar 3, 2003

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Series 4

8 episodes • 2003

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Neil Pearson, Denise Van Outen and Westlife	Sep 15, 2003
2	David Dickinson and Patrick Stewart	Sep 22, 2003
3	Amanda Holden and Rachel Stevens	Sep 29, 2003
4	Lenny Henry and Maureen Lipman	Oct 6, 2003
5	Johnny Vaughan and Sophie Ellis Bextor	Oct 13, 2003
6	Cilla Black, Emma Bunton and Leslie Grantham	Oct 20, 2003
7	Christmas Special 2004	Dec 26, 2004
8	Christmas Special 2003	Dec 22, 2003

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Series 5

5 episodes • 2004

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Jools Holland and Tom Jones	Nov 8, 2004
2	Charles Dance and Gaby Roslin	Nov 15, 2004
3	Fern Britton, Phillip Schofield, Jennifer Saunders	May 4, 2005
4	Natasha Kaplinsky and Dermot O'Leary	Nov 29, 2004
5	Jo Brand and Esther Ranzen	Dec 6, 2004

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Series 6

6 episodes • 2005

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Alice Cooper and Ronnie Corbett	May 27, 2005
2	Joanna Lumley and Frank Dettori	Jun 3, 2005
3	Jane Seymour and Tracey Emin	Jun 10, 2005
4	Elvis Costello and Carol Vorderman	Jun 17, 2005
5	George Hamilton and Mariella Frostrup	Jun 24, 2005
6	David Hasselhoff and Zoë Wanamaker	Jul 1, 2005

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Series 7

5 episodes • 2006

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Felicity Kendal and Gordon Ramsey	Jul 14, 2006
3	Louis Walsh and Trisha Goddard	Jul 28, 2006
4	Suzi Quatro and Darcey Bussell	Aug 4, 2006
5	Max Beesley and Richard Wilson	Aug 11, 2006
6	Chris Tarrant and Alan Alda	Aug 18, 2006

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