AFTER giving fans nearly a decade of laughs, popular BBC comedy Man Like Mobeen is coming to an end.
The series, which stars and was co-created by comedian Guz Khan, will not return after its upcoming fifth and final season.
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Lead star and co-creator Guz Khan pleaded with fans to let him focus on his family lifeCredit: BBC
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This rejection came despite the series gaining both a loyal fan base and widespread critical acclaim.
A Man Like Mobeen follows the story of the aforementioned Mobeen, a reformed drug dealer trying to live a legal life in Birmingham’s Small Heath.
The series explores Mobeen’s struggles to balance his past with Muslim family values, while raising his younger sister Aqsa and managing life with his close friends Nate and Eight.
Guz Khan, who also appeared on Taskmaster, confirmed that the show’s final season will air next year.
In a candid statement, Guz admitted that the only reason he agreed to write another series was to provide an ending for fans who were anxiously waiting to see what would happen next, especially after season four ended with Mobeen’s brutal prison attack.
He joked: “I can’t even shop at Aldi without someone coming out from the bread aisle asking me when there’s going to be more Man Like Mobeen.
“So for you, and you alone, here’s one, last, last season of Man Like Mobeen that will never happen again.
“Please don’t make me earn more, I have loads of kids to raise and that.”
Filming for the final season has already begun and will be set in Coventry and Turkey.
Six new episodes are scheduled to air on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer in 2025.
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Guz promised an epic series finale, in which Mobeen will be released from prison and embark on an adventure.
If he manages to secure a plane ticket and a fake passport, he may finally be able to put his troubled past behind him.
The returning cast includes Salman Akhtar as Mobeen’s best friend Saj, Duaa Karim as his younger sister Aqsa, Mark Silcox as hilarious uncle Shady and Korkmaz Arslan as Turkish barber Emre.
Hussina Raja will also return as Mobeena’s lover, Nida.
Since the show aired in 2017, it has been praised for its sharp writing and authentic portrayal of British Muslim life.
Man Like Mobeen also won Best Comedy at the 2020 Broadcast Digital Awards and was a consistent top performer for BBC Three.
The fourth series was the platform’s most watched comedy of 2023, with an average audience of 1.1 million.
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