I fell for my wife on a 23-hour flight'

Actor Sanjeev Bhaskar on his relationship and the return of hit ITV1 series Unforgotten

- JORDAN PARAMOR

The 61-year-old has been married to fellow actor Meera Syal, 63, since 2005, and they share a son, Shaan, 19.

The couple played grandmother and grandson in the long-running comedy series The Kumars at No. 42, said to have been a firm favourite of the late Queen. Sanjeev reveals they first felt a connection during a flight to Australia.

'We were on such a high. We were being flown first class to promote the show, which had been a hit over there,' he says.

'Meera was releasing her film Anita and Me, and we had just found out that we'd got to No. 1 on the UK chart with our Comic Relief single with Gareth Gates.