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Sitcom written by Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary, set in a Glasgow corner shop

Sitcom written by and starring Sanjeev Kohli and Donald McLeary, set in a Glasgow corner shop

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Fags, Mags and Bags: Series 5

Sanjeev Kohli

Donald McLeary

Omar Raza

Susheel Kumar

Tom Urie

Kate Brailsford

Steven McNicol

Sean Scanlan

Gus Beattie

Fags, Mags and Bags: Series 5: Episode 6: Meter Reading Chic

Episode 6

Episode 6: Meter Reading Chic

Series 5

Meter Reading Chic

BBC Radio 4 - Fags, Mags and Bags, Series 5, Meter Reading Chic

Ramesh decides it is time to ponder retirement from the corner shop game.

Ramesh ponders retiring, but who will take over the corner shop empire? Stars Sanjeev Kohli and Donald Mcleary. From October 2012.

Fifth series of the hit Radio 4 series, with more shop-based shenanigans and over the counter philosophy courtesy of Ramesh Mahju and his trusty sidekick Dave.

The staff of Fags, Mags and Bags continue their tireless quest to bring nice-price custard creams and cans of coke with Arabic writing on them to an ungrateful nation. Ramesh Mahju has built the business up over 30 years and loves the art of the shop. However, he does apply the "low return" rules of the shop to all other aspects of his life. Then there are Ramesh's sons Sanjay and Alok, both surly and not keen on the old school approach to shopkeeping, but Ramesh is keen to pass all his worldly wisdom onto them whether they like it or not!

In this final episode of the series, Ramesh decides it's time to ponder retirement from the corner shop game, but has to decide who will carry on his shop legacy and take over the Fags, Mags and Bags empire.

Producer: Gus Beattie
A Comedy Unit production for BBC Radio 4.

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