Citizen Khan
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2012 - 2016
- 34 episodes (5 series)
Sitcom focusing on Mr Khan - self appointed community leader and future President of the Sparkhill Pakistani Business Association. Stars Adil Ray, Shobu Kapoor, Bhavna Limbachia, Maya Sondhi, Krupa Pattani and more.
Episode menu
Series 5, Episode 1 - Cricket
Further details
Having been made to sleep in the car by Mrs Khan after forgetting their wedding anniversary, Mr Khan is on a mission to make amends. But his boast to Dave that he knows local boy Moeen Ali backfires when Amjad suggests he could get the famous England all-rounder to make a celebrity appearance at the fundraiser that Mrs Khan and Shazia are helping organise. Mr Khan has no option but to get to the cricket match to find Moeen and do whatever it takes.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 4th November 2016
- Time
- 8:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Monday 7th November 2016 | 12:00am | BBC1 |
Saturday 21st July 2018 | 9:00pm | Gold |
Sunday 22nd July 2018 | 4:05pm | Gold |
Tuesday 14th August 2018 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Wednesday 15th August 2018 | 9:15pm | Gold |
Sunday 21st October 2018 | 9:40pm | Gold |
Monday 22nd October 2018 | 3:10am | Gold |
Monday 22nd April 2019 | 12:20pm | Gold |
Monday 22nd April 2019 | 5:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 2nd May 2020 | 8:55am | Gold |
Sunday 3rd May 2020 | 7:20am | Gold |
Sunday 7th June 2020 | 8:20am | Gold |
Saturday 30th October 2021 | 8:30am | Gold |
Sunday 31st October 2021 | 1:30am | Gold |
Sunday 31st October 2021 | 7:40am | Gold |
Saturday 12th March 2022 | 8:10am | Gold |
Sunday 13th March 2022 | 7:15am | Gold |
Saturday 11th June 2022 | 8:35am | Gold |
Sunday 12th June 2022 | 7:40am | Gold |
Saturday 17th September 2022 | 7:40am | Gold |
Sunday 18th September 2022 | 7:10am | Gold |
Saturday 25th February 2023 | 8:05am | Gold |
Sunday 26th February 2023 | 7:05am | Gold |
Saturday 3rd June 2023 | 9:40am | Gold |
Sunday 4th June 2023 | 9:00am | Gold |
Saturday 16th September 2023 | 7:45am | Gold |
Sunday 17th September 2023 | 7:45am | Gold |
Saturday 2nd March 2024 | 9:40am | Gold |
Sunday 3rd March 2024 | 7:35am | Gold |
Cast & crew
Adil Ray | Mr Khan |
Shobu Kapoor | Mrs Khan |
Bhavna Limbachia | Alia |
Krupa Pattani | Shazia |
Abdullah Afzal | Amjad |
Matthew Cottle | Dave |
Nish Nathwani | Riaz |
Ann Akin | Female Police Officer |
Richard Popple | Policeman |
Natasha Radski | Mrs Kominski |
Hayley Bishop | Charlotte |
Nisha Anil | Rahila |
Alexander Morris | Kit Boy |
Sadiq Khan | Self |
Michael Vaughan | Self |
Jonathan Agnew | Self |
Nick Owen | Self |
Anil Gupta | Writer |
Richard Pinto | Writer |
Adil Ray | Writer |
James Cary | Writer |
Nick Wood | Director |
Anil Gupta | Producer |
Rebecca Papworth | Executive Producer |
Richard Pinto | Co-producer |
Adil Ray | Co-producer |
Richard Halladay (as Richard Halladey) | Editor |
Jonathan Paul Green | Production Designer |
Jo Buckingham | Casting Director |
Chris Goodger | Director of Photography |
Karen Hobbs | Costume Designer |
Tori Robinson | Make-up Designer |
Julia Smith | Lighting Designer |
Kam Frantic | Composer |
Anil Gupta | Developer |
Richard Pinto | Developer |
Adil Ray | Developer |
James Cary | Developer |
Videos
Mr Khan meets Sadiq Khan
Here's the moment that Mr Khan meets Sadiq Khan, The Lord Mayor of London.
Featuring: Adil Ray (Mr Khan) & Sadiq Khan.
Mr Khan goes streaking
Dave and Riaz are concerned for Mr Khan, especially when Mr Khan shows them his googlies.
Featuring: Michael Vaughan & Jonathan Agnew.
Press
Citizen Khan review
There's little doubt Adil Ray's sitcom is culturally important. But even the mayor of London can't rescue its comedy from wooden puns and 70s sex gags.
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 5th November 2016A new series of the mirthless Citizen Khan lands with a thump. Mr Khan has been banished, made to sleep in his car after forgetting his own wedding anniversary. Resolving to make amends, he gets himself into a spot of bother at Edgbaston cricket ground. There are some impressive guest stars, mind you, including Test Match Special's Jonathan Agnew, former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan and the mayor of London himself, Sadiq Khan.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 4th November 2016Preview - Citizen Khan
While there will forever be debate about the show's quality, for me the main problem caused by Citizen Khan is that the BBC deep down must think that they have done enough in terms of catering to BAME audiences with just one sitcom, in comparison to ITV2 who have been trying out new pilots all week. The BBC needs to be more adventurous and seek new talent.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 4th November 2016I despise this sitcom. I cannot understand its appeal. It is excruciating and yet the BBC insists on repeatedly giving it new series. Here it is again on what is, inexplicably, its fifth outing. How can this be?
I feel psychic when I'm watching Citizen Khan because the gags are so wildly obvious you can predict them. In those long, sagging minutes before the panto punchline is delivered you can see it coming, and you drum your fingers on the desk and you look at the clock and you bite your lip and then, boom-tish!, the wee joke is said and the thing creaks on to its next cartoonish scene.
In the series opener, Khan forgets his wedding anniversary so his wife makes him sleep in the car. And his boasts that he knows a famous cricketer gets him into trouble when he's asked to invite him to a community fundraiser. The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, guest stars, suggesting he has less decorum than his predecessor.
Julie McDowall, The National (Scotland), 4th November 2016