Absolutely India: Mancs in Mumbai - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Episode 1
In the opening episode, the siblings arrive in India and have an extremely fiery introduction to the local cuisine. They also give the kids at their grandad's old school a crash course in how to talk like true Mancs, and make a major discovery about the relatives their grandad left behind.
Episode 2
Brothers Ryan, Adam and Scott Thomas embark on a journey to trace their family roots in India, joined by their dad Dougie, whose father was born in Mumbai. However, the trio have never visited the country they descended from. In the second episode, Ryan, Adam and Scott attempt to find their inner zen at a huge meditation hall, and Scott gets a fiery fix-up Indian style by a hairdresser who prefers flames to scissors. Later, a special family meeting leads to showman Dougie hitting the stage in Mumbai.
Episode 3
Brothers Ryan, Adam and Scott Thomas embark on a journey to trace their family roots in India, joined by their dad Dougie, whose father was born in Mumbai. However, the trio have never visited the country they descended from. In the third episode, Ryan, Adam and Scott Thomas are on the trail of a very special cousin, before exploring one of Mumbai's most vibrant neighbourhoods.
Episode 4
Manchester-born brothers Ryan, Adam and Scott Thomas embark on an epic journey to trace their family roots in India, joined by their dad Dougie, whose father was born in Mumbai. However, the trio have never visited the country they descended from. In the fourth episode, the three brothers track down another branch of their growing family tree, before being put through their paces in a brutal yoga session. Later, they travel to a place renowned for its spiritual enlightenment, but a therapeutic conversation takes a decidedly different turn as the brothers finally get to have their say and talk to Dougie about how they felt when he left the family home when they were children.
Episode 5
Manchester-born brothers Ryan, Adam and Scott Thomas embark on an epic journey to trace their family roots in India, joined by their dad Dougie, whose father was born in Mumbai. However, the trio have never visited the country they descended from. In the fifth episode, Adam attempts to master an ancient sport when he and Scott get a taste of Indian parklife. Elsewhere, Ryan and Dougie make a shock discovery about Dougie's grandmother, before the group join in with the festivities for the country's biggest party for Diwali.
Episode 6
In the sixth and final episode, the brothers prepare to say their goodbyes to Mumbai, but before they leave, they are invited to appear on a local news report. For their final stop in the city, the boys meet 85-year-old Norma Otter, who was a team-mate of Dougie's international hockey star aunt, Pansy Thomas. Following the meeting, the boys decide to take on a junior girl's hockey team who are training nearby. As their adventure draws to a close, the family arrive in Jejuri in the midst of the 100,000 festival goers who are there to take part in what is known as the Golden Festival.
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