Citizen Khan

المواطن خان

Adil Ray's BBC sitcom about a British-Pakistani Muslim family man in Birmingham — the BBC's first Muslim-led sitcom, and an early flashpoint over stereotypes.

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Identifiers
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Review
Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it

Humour and everyday lifeMuslim minorities under non-Muslim ruleMosques

Screening Room

Format
Series · Muslim history or life carries the story
Countries
GB
Languages
en (original)
Approach
comedy
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
Titles in other languages
Citizen Khanالمواطن خان

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

"The Muslims" is a comedy series released in 2012, produced in Britain. Its leading performers include Adil Ray, None, Kris Marshall, None and None. A BBC sitcom by Adil Ray about the head of a British-Pakistani Muslim family in Birmingham; the first BBC sitcom starring a Muslim, which provoked early debate over stereotypes. 1 2

Context and reception

The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.

Connections

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Features
Adil Ray· Shobu Kapoor· Kris Marshall· Matthew Cottle· Maya Sondhi· Bhavna Limbachia
Written by
Adil Ray· Anil Gupta
Broadcast by
BBC One

People and things also explored

Little Mosque on the Prairie· The Infidel· The Muslims Are Coming!· Almanya: Welcome to Germany· Let It Be Morning· Man Like Mobeen· Babri Masjid· The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “Citizen Khan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/muwatin-khan-2012/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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