- Title: White Teeth
- Date: 24th September 2002
- Summary: Samad Iqbal is in self-described 'chicken tikka purgatory',working as a waiter in his cousin's curry house and forced to sleep in the loft by his wife,Alsana,who is on sex-strike. Fate presents frustrated Samad with the ultimate test of his faith,in the shapely form of Poppy Burt-Jones,his twin sons' teacher. A passionate adulterous affair throws Samad into turmoil. He decides to try and make amends by saving his sons from the corruption of the West,although he can afford to send only one of them back to Bangladesh for a proper education in the old ways. Millat needs it most,but Magid saw his dad kissing Poppy.
- Description:An epic comedy,adapted by Simon Burke from the award-winning debut novel by Zadie Smith. The lives of three families are woven together across three decades in multi-cultural Britain.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:Unspecified
- Programme Episode:Episode 2
- Transmission Date:24/09/2002
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 2000s