Laila Rouass then creative head of the channel, Shamin Desai. After moving back to the UK, Rouass became famous for playing the role of Bollywood actress Amber Gates in the cult ITV1 series "Footballers' Wives" between 2004 and 2006 and, albeit briefly, on the ITV2 spin-off series "". She also played recurring roles on the British soaps "Family Affairs" and "Hollyoaks", as well as appearing in episodes of "I Dream", "Casualty" and "Meet the Magoons". She starred alongside Meera Syal in the television adaptation of Syal's novel, "Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee." Rouass was ranked No.87 and No.69 on FHM
Gypsy in Amber Gypsy in Amber Gypsy in Amber is a 1971 mystery novel by American novelist Martin Cruz Smith as "Martin Smith". It was first published on January 1, 1971 through Putnam and was Smith's second novel and first mystery novel. "Gypsy in Amber" was nominated for an Edgar Award. The novel was optioned for a television series in 1974 with the title "Roman Grey". A pilot episode was filmed but not picked up for a full series. The pilot episode was aired as a TV movie entitled "The Art of Crime" and was poorly received. The story's protagonist is Romano Grey,