Navid Harrid

Navid Harrid is played by Sanjeev Kohli. Navid runs the local shop with his soap opera-loving wife Meena. Navid and Meena came to Craiglang in 1975 after having secretly eloped from India as Meena was due to be wed in an arranged marriage. Navid has many witty one-liners but has to put up with Meena's constant nagging. Although he and Meena spend most of their time verbally sparring, he occasionally reveals he is still in love with her and grows jealous when she goes to India to visit her sister but ends up instead visiting an old flame. As a tribute to Maris Crane from the sitcom Frasier, Meena's face is only briefly revealed in the final episode, and she almost never speaks English on-screen. They have a daughter who got married in the first series. Navid is a Muslim who laments the fact that his religion forbids both gambling and the consumption of alcohol. Ford Kiernan has stated the name of Navid's shop 'Harrid's is a play on the famous department store, 'Harrods'. Navid speaks in a unique way that combines his native 'Indian accent' with various Glaswegian slang terms.