Citizen Khan is a British sitcom produced by the BBC and created by Adil Ray. Five series have been shown so far. It was set in Sparkhill, East Birmingham, described by its lead character, a British Pakistani man Mr Khan, as "the capital of British Pakistan". Citizen Khan follows the trials and tribulations of Mr Khan, a loud-mouthed, patriarchal, cricket-loving, self-appointed community leader, and his long suffering wife and daughters Shazia and Alia. In Series One, Kris Marshall starred as Dave, the manager of Mr Khan's local mosque. The first name of Mrs Khan is Razia; however, Mr Khan's first name is never revealed. The title of the show is a play on the title of the Orson Welles film Citizen Kane. The character Mr Khan had already featured in the BBC Two comedy series Bellamy's People, on BBC Radio 4's Down the Line and on his own online series on the BBC Comedy website. On 27 September 2012, the BBC announced that Citizen Khan had been commissioned for a second series.
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Adil Ray |
| Developed by | Anil Gupta, Richard Pinto, Adil Ray |
| Written by | Anil Gupta, Richard Pinto, Adil Ray |
| Directed by | Nick Wood |
| Starring | Adil Ray, Shobu Kapoor, Bhavna Limbachia, Maya Sondhi, Abdullah Afzal, Kris Marshall, Matthew Cottle, Krupa Pattani |
| Theme music composer | Kam Frantic |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 34 |
| Executive producer(s) | Mark Freeland |
| Producer(s) | Paul Schlesinger |
| Location(s) | Sparkhill, Birmingham (setting), dock10 studios (filming) |
| Running time | 25–28 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC |
| Distributor | BBC Worldwide |
| Original network | BBC One (2012–16), BBC One HD (2012–16) |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Related shows | Bellamy's People, Down the Line |
About Citizen Khan
This British show follows the life of a loud-mouthed Muslim man as he raises his daughters with his wife. The show won its first Royal Television Society in 2013.
Achievement of Citizen Khan
Matthew Cottle joined the cast in the second season. Maya Sondhi left the show prior to the fourth season.
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Latest information about Citizen Khan updated on July 28 2021.
