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I Went To Brunel University And Very Much Wanted To Go On To Do A Phd In Management, But Then My Acting Career Started To Take Off. In Those Days When You Switched On The Box There Were Hardly Any Brown Or Black Faces.

-Archie Panjabi

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I Went To Brunel University And Very

Archie Panjabi

I Went To Brunel University And Very Much Wanted To Go On To Do A Phd In Management, But Then My Acting Career Started To Take Off. In Those Days When You Switched On The Box There Were Hardly Any Brown Or Black Faces.

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