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Mrs I Can Make It At Home
Played by Nina Wadia
A recurring Goodness Gracious Me character played by Nina Wadia: a penny-pinching mother who declares that restaurant meals, weddings and much else are a waste of money because she can make them at home for nothing, almost always with a…
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A recurring Goodness Gracious Me character played by Nina Wadia: a penny-pinching mother who declares that restaurant meals, weddings and much else are a waste of money because she can make them at home for nothing, almost always with a small aubergine. Wikipedia notes that Wadia based her on her own mother.
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