West Is West, the sequel to smash-hit East Is East, will begin its theatrical run on the 25th of February. The film reunites cast members Om Puri, Linda Bassett and Jimi Mistry, for a story that sees the Khan family continue its dysfunctional and often disruptive ways under the guidance of traditionalist George (Om Puri).

Britain has always fared well when pointing its camera lenses towards comedy. Off the back of quality radio (the wit of Spike Milligan and The Goon Show, accompanied ably by the delightful antics of Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe) and television (the Monty Python team constantly obscuring the day-to-day British regime with side-splitting skits) there’s always been plenty of source material for cinema to draw on.
Even thought the Ealing comedies of the 1950s had some success across the pond, it was the appeal of Monty Python and the subsequent …