"[15] The debate continued for a third week, with the Yorkshire Post publishing an article by Pakistani journalist Sabbiyah Pervez appealing to her own community to "stop being so defensive and learn to laugh at itself. With the help of son-in-law-to-be Amjad, a ridiculous disguise and a spying mission, Mr Khan tries to stop Naani moving out at all costs. Last edited on 23 February 2023, at 06:10, "A new sitcom for BBC One created by and starring Adil Ray", "TV series for Bellamy's People character Mr Khan? His most prized possessions are his yellow Mercedes and his Italian/Chinese designed checked suit, which he has kept carefully ever since her originally purchased them in 1981. Total viewers include overnight views plus views on BBC iPlayer, BBC HD and recorded catch-up services. Citizen Khan. Adil Ray OBE [8], In April 2016, the show was condemned in parliament by Rupa Huq, the Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton, who called its portrayal of a Birmingham Muslim family "quite backward". We are seen as terrorists, radicals, extremists and so forth. Episode 5 (24 September, BBC One, 10.35pm). He's keeping it a secret from Mrs Khan as he's invested their pension money in it. Mrs Khan is having a makeover and Mr Khan wants the starring role in the mosque video that Dave is making. [8] Ray has claimed that for every complaint he had over a scene in which Khan's daughter Alia hurriedly covers her head in the presence of her father, he received ten messages from Muslims, Catholics and Jews relating to the experience of a child behaving similarly. Meanwhile, Naani wants the family to have a proper family photo done in a studio. Citizen Khan. Mrs Malik (Harvey Virdi) the arogant mother of Amjad who is constantly competing and putting down the Khans based on their material wealth. Mrs Khan is worried that he sounds too rough and sends Mr Khan (and son-in-law Amjad) to give him a talking to - at a pub. Citizen Khan follows the trials and tribulations of Mr Khan, a loud-mouthed, patriarchal, cricket-loving, self-appointed community leader, and his long suffering wife (played by Shobu Kapoor) and daughters Shazia (Maya Sondhi 20122014, Krupa Pattani 20152016) and Alia (Bhavna Limbachia). BBC One. Amjad originally worked at a . And not forgetting some fantastic night shots where Birmingham looks stunning.. When we are only weeks old, our fathers take us to a secret training ground in Small Heath where we are taught to catch and only then are we allowed out.. When Alia returns from London with Mrs Khans domineering sister, Aunty Noor (. When the car breaks down, he is forced to improvise alternative travel arrangements, which gives them all plenty of time to reminisce about Alia's early years. Peter Bowles, what a legend! cries Adil, who grew up in Yardley, the son of a bus driver from Pakistan and a civil service interpreter from Kenya. All the crew love her and she gets her own seat. Meanwhile, Mr Khan's efforts to impress the council committee are put on hold while he babysits Naani round the old manor. Instead the masses are shown a phlegm-coughing, sexually-frustrated husband, a pestering wife, deceptive promiscuous teenage daughter and a ditzy daughter who is engaged to mentally-incapable corpse! First Appearance: Zainab Akhtar as Nadiya Malik. He sees a chance to get his invite directly when he hears HRH might be dropping in to the city farm. Khan meets Dave, the new mosque manager, but can he accommodate Khan's daughter's wedding?Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCComedyGreatsWATCH MORE:Black Adder: http://bit.ly/2Jyc2MMLive at the Apollo: http://bit.ly/2JEpWN9Red Dwarf: http://bit.ly/2Mc8tgZFawlty Towers: http://bit.ly/2y08RMpWelcome to BBC Comedy Greats, home to the best comedy from the BBC! To say Mr Khan is alarmed by his appointment would be an understatement. But the Khan household is rarely quiet, let alone when there is a crucial cricket match on. Mrs Khan's on the warpath because Mr Khan's forgotten to book the wedding venue, but it shouldn't be a problem as long as he can persuade mosque manager Dave to do him a favour. Mr Khan reluctantly agrees to organise Amjad's stag do, which inadvertently involves an Imam returning from missionary work. Dave is trying to set up a children's book club at the mosque, but all Mr Khan wants to do is watch the cricket.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCComedyGreatsWATCH. B&M closing stores across UK as full list of locations announced. We got some new footage for this series which looks fantastic. After their wedding, Shazia and Amjad live next door from her parents. This is how I perceive each character to be and Ive held back generously in my depiction! Mohammed is born the same day Christians believe Jesus was born on. Five series have been shown so far. Opinion outside the United Kingdom was also mixed, resulting in many heated debates. She tells Mr Khan to sign Alia up at the Muslim Academy, but when he finds out how much it costs, Khan decides there's a better option. Riaz (Nish Nathwani). Regulated by IMPRESS: Hes young, innocent and not the sharpest tool in the box. Read about our approach to external linking. The BBC ordered a seven-episode second series on 27 September 2012 due to good ratings. Naani has a solution - she's going to give them the money for the deposit. Service \u0026 Feedback https://www.bbcstudios.com/contact/contact-us/#comedy #comedyvideo #citizenkhan #live #livestream #comedygreats 2012 - 2016. Shes become a celebrity herself and she enjoys the attention. Then he gets it into his head that his grandson has superpowers and tries to get him to predict the National Lottery results. TV sitcom. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. But the training regime and selection process is tougher than he was expecting, even with Amjad helping him to get fit on the streets of Birmingham. But those with an ounce of intelligence can see right through this sorry excuse of a programme, which fails miserably to assimilate Islam into mainstream, Four men jailed over Birmingham cannabis factories, Talha Ahsan family hold one-year vigil for extradited son, Farha the film that Israel doesnt want you to see. Mr Khan wants to go to the mosque to meet the local MP, who is visiting to endorse the mosque's mobile men's health check unit. Everyone who's anyone has been invited to a Prince Charles royal reception in Birmingham, but he hasn't had an invitation. Why did they replace Shazia in Citizen Khan? Anil Gupta, Richard Pinto, James Carey and Adil Ray. A youngish white guy who has come to embrace the faith on his own initative and then made it to the heights of masjid manager. The dispute escalates and Khan finds himself staging a protest against parking fines from inside his car. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Ray reported that he received death threats for the show, including one threatening a riot. Hes very excited about being part of the Muslim community. He enrols, Alia, Amjad, Naani and nephew Faraz as his chicken shop crack team. In other households, the men do all of that with exception to the decision making and calling the shots yes, women do wear the trousers in some Muslim households! What makes Citizen Khan literally cringworthy is the sordid effort BBC and Adil Ray in particular have made in depicting Pakistanis, but to me Muslims from the subcontinent in general as backward, uneducated, stingy and racist. Think before you speak. Is this what is meant by integration into mainstream Britain? I remember watching him on To the Manor Born with mum, she had a soft spot for him. Dave is very excited about being part of the local Muslim community and takes his job as manager seriously. Plans are being made for Shazia's forthcoming wedding to fianc Amjad. Weve done some great aerial shots of Birmingham city centre and over Moseley and Sparkhill and the cricket ground. Join Mr Khan, family and friends LIVE for their best moments from Series 1 and 2 of Citizen Khan!Subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCComedyGreatsWATCH MORE:Blackadder: http://bit.ly/ComedyGreatsBlackadderLive at the Apollo: http://bit.ly/2L9SAuAFawlty Towers: http://bit.ly/2L9FRYHOnly Fools and Horses: https://bit.ly/CGOnlyFoolsAndHorsesLike us on Facebook! 1 Episode 2015. It's Christmas Eve, 10 months after Shazia and Amjad's wedding, and Mr Khan is in a festive mood for once. Unfortunately he has to impress the head of the welcoming committee, Marina Fairchild, first. He's making his own version of the Lemon Drizzle Inside Out cake. Citizen Khan TV Series 2012-2021 30 m IMDb RATING 6.2 /10 3.3K YOUR RATING Rate Comedy The perfect and modern ways of an Islamic family. Includes 2013 Christmas Special, Deleted Scenes and Outtakes, Includes 2014 Christmas Special and Outtakes, 2013 Asian Media Awards, Best TV character Citizen Khan, Episode count is as of 23 December 2016 (Series 5, Episode 7), This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 06:10. And of course, this is Adil Ray, the man who recently said in the Birmingham Mail that Muslim women at colleges shouldnt wear the niqab and supported BMCs initial niqab ban. In line with the great tradition of British Muslim baking, Mr Khan enters the Great Sparkhill Bake Off. Ray reported that he received death threats for the show, including one threatening a riot. The show was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 27 August 2012. To retrieve it, he heads to the Community Centre's Winter Wonderland, where Dave's putting on a show about a talking snowman that may or may not be able to fly. Citizen Khan is a British sitcom produced by the BBC and created by Adil Ray. Having originally briefly visited the family from her home in Pakistan, Naani's now a permanent fixture in the house. Series 5, Episode 1 repeated at 8:05am on Gold. Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated on the latest news and updates! The Khans decide to have a family day out to visit Farley Manor, owned by Lord Anstruther, which is putting on a display of Indian treasures collected during the British Raj. Your privacy is important to us. He doesn't seem to mind though, and is keen to understand more about the family's religion. Most likely to say - Oh my God - Think of the shame. Who are the cast members of Citizen Khan? Mr Khan is reluctant to spend the "rainy day" money. Kris Marshall. But then Scab takes fright at the prospect of the Khans meeting his parents. A handful of stores operated by the bargain retailer have closed or will be closing over the next few weeks. On Friday 18 November 2016, the cast of Citizen Khan made an appearance on Children in Need in a live sketch, Citizen Khan v Citizen Kane, in which they were joined by comedian Russell Kane and his family for a dance off. In Series 1, Dave is a white Muslim convert and Mosque Manager at the local Sparkhill Jamiya Mosque. The character of Mr Khan has made appearances at Children in Need 2014 (in which he appeared as a guest in the EastEnders pub), The Queen Victoria, Comic Relief 2015,[28] (in which he joked he was hoping to be considered for Jeremy Clarkson's job at Top Gear), the FA Cup Final 2015 (supporting local Birmingham team Aston Villa),[29] and in October 2015, took over the train announcements at Birmingham New Street station for an hour. Something went wrong, please try again later. T 020 3325 4288 Why go to the Maldives when theres a perfectly nice guest house in Bradford ? [Citation needed]. Its a great night out. Kris Marshall as Dave; Harvey Virdi as Mrs. Malik; Down to Latest Season. The BBC claimed it had evidence the complaints were part of a lobbying campaign and countered it saying a number of people, including those of Muslim communities, praised the show and referred to its audience figures as a "very positive start. Shazia Khan (Maya Sondhi) probabaly the most genuine (but misunderstood) within the Khan household. Matters are further complicated when the manageress at the chicken shop, Sandra takes a shine to Amjad. From Series 4, the role of Shazia Khan was taken over by Krupa Pattani replacing Maya Sondhi. Omar (Felix Dexter) Somali Muslim who speaks with a Nigerian accent. 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