BBC comedy praised as ‘genius series’ finally drops all episodes on Netflix

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Beloved BBC comedy Man Like Mobeen has finally arrived on Netflix.

The show based on Guz Khan’s YouTube sketches began airing in 2017 and there’s since been four series of the laugh-a-minute programme.

People can currently find it on BBC iPlayer, but for those who don’t have a TV license, but do subscribe to Netflix, it’s your lucky day. The full catalogue is now on the platform for your viewing pleasure.

The show, set in the Small Heath area of Birmingham, was created by Guz and Andy Milligan. It follows Mobeen (Guz), a former drug dealer who now tries to live a good life as a Muslim while raising his younger sister Aqsa (Duaa Karim) in the absence of their parents.

Once you’ve finished watching the currently available episodes, there’s no need to despair as there will be some newness coming later this year.

The fifth and final series is the result of Guz, 39, hearing everyone’s complaints about the unresolved plot – series four ended on a cliffhanger with Mobeen being attacked in prison.

Man Like Mobeen is now on Netflix (Picture: BBC/Tiger Aspect/Khuram Mirza)

‘I can’t even shop at Aldi without someone popping out from behind the bread aisle and asking me when there’s going to be more Man Like Mobeen,’ he said.

‘So, for you, and only for you, here’s one, final, very last, never to be done again season of Man Like Mobeen’

Guz, who has five children, added: ‘Please don’t make me make any more, I got loads of kids to raise and that.’

Earlier this month, Guz shared a teaser image of his character holding a gun and wrote: ‘One last ride…you can’t fight your destiny.’ He also confirmed it would be six episodes long compared to the usual four or five.

The synopsis teases that Mobeen is ‘back on the outside and reunited with the gang in Small Heath, before embarking on an epic adventure overseas, if Mobeen can get his hands on a plane ticket and a fake passport that is.’ Filming has taken place in both Coventry and Turkey.

A teaser image has been shared (Picture: X/Guz Khan)

‘Can’t wait for this! One of the best things I’ve ever seen. That scene from the first series where he calls him a brown Karl Pilkington still kills me to this day,’ wrote Tommo under the post on X.

He was flooded with over 100 comments from fans expressing their excitement for the upcoming finale.

Praise for the series has been consistent since it began. ‘Highly underrated. It’s easy to love and root for the ensemble in Man Like Mobeen. There’s comedy, there’s drama, and there’s great chemistry. A must-see,’ wrote one audience member on Rotten Tomatoes. Man Like Mobeen has an overall rating of 87% on the review website.

Thimal D called the latest episodes ‘phenomenal’ and added ‘Guz Khan’s and Tboy’s chemistry is fantastic and hilarious with brilliantly-written moments of comedy ever-present throughout the 4 episodes, even during the most devastating of scenes.’

‘Genuinely had me in stitches,’ summarised Draytonman on IDMb.

The former drug dealer is in and out of prison (Picture: BBC/Tiger Aspect/Banjay Rights)

‘If you haven’t watched Man Like Mobeen then just watch it, it’s brilliant, Guz Khan is a genius and I can’t wait for season 5,’ urged Matt Daubney on X.

‘Man like Mobeen has me in tears, a gift from Allah,’ added Rubzzzz1.

Account ChildishGambino called it ‘one of the best British sitcoms ever’.

During its run, the show has also found celebrity fans including Birmingham-born comedian Joe Lycett who said anyone who hasn’t seen it is ‘missing out’.

‘@GuzKhanOfficial has smashed it. Brilliantly written, wonderfully shot and all performances pitched perfectly and it has heart. My kind of show!’ weighed in Jack Whitehall.

The next series will be the last (Picture: BBC)

Guz, who’s also starred in The Gentlemen and That Christmas, has spoken about the much-needed representation the series brings.

‘If I didn’t make Man Like Mobeen and Allah hadn’t blessed it with humour, good vibes and an amazing team there would be nothing that reflected my people on British TV. Nothing,’ he wrote on X.

‘So from my guys watching in Prison to Auntie Wendy watching in Wigan, we made it for you.’

Man Like Mobeen is streaming on BBC iPlayer and Netflix.

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