Much-loved BBC comedy is ending after eight years on screens despite rave reviews, leaving fans devastated

A much-loved BBC comedy has been axed almost a decade after its TV debut.

Man Like Mobeen, starring Guz Khan, will not return to screens after its upcoming fifth season – despite critical acclaim.

The series, created by Guz and Andy Milligan, sees former drug dealer Mobeen trying to live an honest life in Small Heath Birmingham after years of living an illegal lifestyle.

He tries to balance living his Islamic family values ​​while trying to raise his sister Aqsa and hang out with his friends Nate and Eight.

Comedian Guz confirmed the show’s return next year for its final season.

Man Like Mobeen, starring Guz Khan, will not return to screens after its upcoming fifth season – despite critical acclaim

The series, created by Guz and Andy Milligan, sees former drug dealer Mobeen trying to live an honest life in Small Heath Birmingham after years of living an illegal lifestyle.

The actor, who also appeared on Task Master, told the publication that the only reason he wrote another season was for the fans.

He said viewers were eager to know the next part of the story and get some closure after Mobeen was attacked in prison.

He said: ‘I can’t even shop at Aldi without someone popping out from behind the bread aisle and asking me when the next Man Like Mobeen is coming.’

“So, for you, and you alone, here is the last, very last, never to be repeated season of Man Like Mobeen.

“Please don’t make me earn more, I have a lot of kids to raise and all.”

The series has become a huge hit among BBC viewers, as the show scored 87 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

Filming for the final season has already started in Coventry and Turkey.

In the six new episodes, due to air on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer in 2025, the series promises a finale that will quench the thirst of what follows Mobeen’s attack.

According to The Express, comedian Guz confirmed that the show will return for its final season next year

In the fifth season, Mobeen is released from prison and reunited with the gang.

If he can get a plane ticket and a fake passport, he goes on a great adventure.

The cast also returning includes Salman Akhtar (Lootin’) as Saj, Duaa Karim (DI Ray) as Mobeen’s younger sister Aqsa, Mark Silcox (Mandy) as the real OG Uncle Shady, Korkmaz Arslan (My Sweet Pepper Land) as the Turkish hairdresser Emre, and Hussina Raja (Informer) as Mobeen’s crush Nida.

The series is written and co-created by Guz and Andy, who were jointly named Best Writer at the RTS Midlands Awards three years in a row.

Man Like Mobeen previously won Best Comedy at the 2020 Broadcast Digital Awards and was nominated for Best Comedy at the 2021 BAFTAs.

Series 4 attracted an average audience of 1.1 million people and was the best-performing BBC Three comedy of 2023.