IN CHARACTER
A face you won’t forget
Vanessa Robinson
Played by Meera Syal
St John's wife in Goodness Gracious Me's Coopers and Robinsons sketches, born Veena Rabindranath. Played by Meera Syal, she polices the Coopers' Englishness while guarding her own invented pedigree.
1sketch in the archive
1performer in the role
In character. On screen.
Their moment in the spotlight.
Behind the character
The people in the part.
A little character study
More to the story.
Seen in the same sketches
They’re in good company.
One great character.
A whole cast to discover.