Second Generation is a 2003 British two-part television romantic drama directed by Jon Sen, written by Neil Biswas, and stars Parminder Nagra, Christopher Simpson and Danny Dyer.

Inspired by the Jacobean tragedy King Lear by William Shakespeare, the drama revolves around two childhood sweet-hearts who find the passion is still there when their paths cross.

Estranged from her family for nine years, feisty, independent Heere (Parminder Nagra) is living with her white, music journalist fiancé, Jack (Danny Dyer).

When her father, Sharma (Om Puri), falls into a coma, her older sisters, Pria (Rita Wolf) and Rina (Amita Dhiri), get back in touch.

Sam goes to work to find that Jez (Jay Simpson) and Paul (William Beck), from the non-independent label Zenon, are pitching a deal for Uzi to his business partner, Parv (Chris Ryman).

Set in east London and Calcutta, Second Generation tells the story tangled relationships of two Indian Bengali families, who emigrated to Britain in the 1970s.

[2] The two-part £2.5 million drama[1] was a cornerstone of Channel 4's efforts to emphasise that it is conscious of and in tune with ethnic minorities in the UK.

[1] Nitin Sawhney composed the soundtrack,[3] for which he was nominated for the Ivor Novello Awards for Film and TV Composition.

[6] Gareth McLean of The Guardian described the drama as a "sweeping and rather splendid story of love, ambition, betrayal, secrets and lies... religion.

"[7] Sukhdev Sandhu of The Daily Telegraph called the drama "an epic saga that takes in madness, suicide and the agonies and ecstasies of migration.

"[1] Kathryn Flett of The Observer said it was "rapturous to look at thanks to the most handsome collection of actors in living memory and some evanescent photography, it was elegantly acted... brilliantly written... one of the year's most memorable dramas.

Daily Mirror thought it was "glamorous and romantic... it had all the authentic energy and passion of a contemporary My Beautiful Laundrette or Traffic."

The Daily Telegraph said it "was not only an engrossing, beautifully produced drama but also an accurate reflection of the lives and concerns of British Asians today.