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The Competitive Mothers
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A recurring Goodness Gracious Me pair of rival mothers, played by Meera Syal and Nina Wadia, who never miss a chance to brag about their sons. Each boast is topped by a more outrageous one until the exchange ends on their trademark…
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A recurring Goodness Gracious Me pair of rival mothers, played by Meera Syal and Nina Wadia, who never miss a chance to brag about their sons. Each boast is topped by a more outrageous one until the exchange ends on their trademark question about how big the other son's danda is. The sons themselves never appear.
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