East is East Sequel Announced

The BBC have announced that a sequel to East is East is about to go into production.

News of a sequel comes ten years after the release of the original, which went on to win a Bafta.

Ayub Khan-Din will return to pen the script and many of the original cast will return to their roles.

BBC Films managing director Jane Wright announced the news at Cannes Film Festival: "People remember East Is East as an absolutely charming, funny but poignant piece and this film will be the same.

"It's a very natural follow-up but it feels completely fresh, telling a story from a different perspective."

"It is another wonderful tale about living between two cultures. I can't think of a film that has told this side of the story before.

"I can't think of anything more relevant or timely, as the idea of cultural identity has become hugely important."

The movies focus on Sajid, the youngest of the Khan children, who has become a troublesome teen and is sent to Pakistan by his father.