Man Like Mobeen Man Like Mobeen

Comedy · 2017 · 20 min BBC iPlayer
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Creator Guz Khan presents a comedic take on real life in inner-city Birmingham in this series centred on the funny and complex life of Mobeen, a man from Small Heath, as he tries to follow his Muslim faith, look out for his hopeless friends, and fulfil the responsibility of providing for his younger sister, Aqsa. Mobeen juggles all this while trying to escape his criminal reputation and murky past, acquired years ago due to some ill-advised drug dealing that he can't quite manage to put behind him.

Comedy · 2017 · 20 min
Starring Guz Khan , Tolu Ogunmefun , Moe Idris
Director Ollie Parsons

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1

    Bagpuss

    Mobeen receives a surprise visit from the armed police, who arrest Eight on suspicion of supplying drugs to school children in Small Heath. The real culprit is Shahid, a local dealer who has enlisted the help of his mum's cousin's cousin.

    20 min · 17 Dec 2017
  • EPISODE 2

    Wifey Riddim

    When Mobeen learns that his little sister Aks has been suspended from school for fighting, he realises he might not be the best role model. His uncles suggest that an arranged marriage might bring a much-needed female perspective into Aks's life.

    21 min · 17 Dec 2017
  • EPISODE 3

    Upper Room

    Eight has gone missing, so Mobeen and Nate go to find him. Discovering him hiding in an abandoned den, Eight reveals that his beloved Dadha is dying and wants to see the boys one last time before he passes to the upper room.

    20 min · 17 Dec 2017
  • EPISODE 4

    H-ALTRight

    Staring hate, violence and societal fractures in the face, Mobeen and his crew see the far right at an anti-Islam demonstration. After Aks throws a flask and hits their leader square in the face, Mobeen takes the blame and is subsequently arrested.

    21 min · 17 Dec 2017
  • EPISODE 1

    Prom Night

    It's Aks's prom night, but there are rumours about debauchery at previous proms and the threat of a stabbing. Things get more complicated when a classmate of Aks's, Ridwan, makes some unwise decisions that leave Mobeen very concerned.

    23 min · 7 Feb 2019
  • EPISODE 2

    Wrestling with the NHS

    When Aks breaks her shoulder and heads for hospital with the boys, Accident and Emergency is the state of play. With Mobeen, Eight and Nate looking shifty, the authorities start to get suspicious about how Aks may have sustained her injuries.

    23 min · 7 Feb 2019

Related

Cast & Crew

  • Guz Khan

    Mobeen
  • Tolu Ogunmefun

    Nate
  • M‌I

    Moe Idris

    Jamal
  • Youssef Kerkour

    Megalodon
  • S‌A

    Salman Akhtar

    Officer Saj
  • A‌R

    Al Roberts

    Memory Stick
  • Duaa Karim

    Aqsa
  • Nikesh Patel

    Naveed / Iqbal
  • Tez Ilyas

    Eight
  • O‌P

    Ollie Parsons

    Director
  • G‌I

    Gill Isles

    Producer

About

Man Like Mobeen

Comedy

Creator Guz Khan presents a comedic take on real life in inner-city Birmingham in this series centred on the funny and complex life of Mobeen, a man from Small Heath, as he tries to follow his Muslim faith, look out for his hopeless friends, and fulfil the responsibility of providing for his younger sister, Aqsa. Mobeen juggles all this while trying to escape his criminal reputation and murky past, acquired years ago due to some ill-advised drug dealing that he can't quite manage to put behind him.

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Released
2017

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