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Man Like Mobeen
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Man Like Mobeen

Sun, Dec 17, 2017
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

All Mobeen wants to do is follow his faith, lead a good life and keep his little sister on track. But with his dodgy past chasing him, can he stay on the right side of wrong?

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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • D
    Dúaa Karim
    as Aqsa
  • Guz Khan
    Guz Khan
    as Mobeen
  • Tolu Ogunmefun
    Tolu Ogunmefun
    as Nate
  • S
    Salman Akhtar
    as Saj
  • Perry Fitzpatrick
    Perry Fitzpatrick
    as Harper
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Episodes

5 seasons · 23 episodes

Ended · 23 aired
Season 1
4 episodes · 4 aired
▾
  • E1
    Bagpuss
    Aired · Sun, Dec 17, 2017 · 20m

    Mobeen receives a surprise visit from the armed police, who arrest his friend Eight on suspicion of supplying drugs to school children in Small Heath - based on the description of an 'Asian male in jogging bottoms'.The real culprit is Shahid, a local dealer who's enlisted his mum's cousin's cousin - 14 year-old Kareema - to move his gear. But Mobeen refuses to snitch. When Kareema asks Mobeen's little sister Aks to help her hide the drugs from the police, she follows her brother's example. When Mobeen finds out, he has no other option than to go looking for Shahid - but will his actions have more drastic consequences?

  • E2
    Wifey Riddim
    Aired · Sun, Dec 17, 2017 · 22m

    When Mobeen learns that his little sister Aks has been suspended from school for fighting, he realises that he might not be the best role model to parent her. So when he bumps into two notorious uncles after Friday prayers, they suggest that an arranged marriage might bring a much needed female perspective into Aks's life.Initially Mobeen quashes the idea, but after reflecting on it with best friends Eight and Nate, he decides arranged marriage might be the answer after all. When Uncle Habib arranges for Mobeen to meet a prospective wife, Khadijah, and her father, things don't quite go to plan - thanks to the unexpected arrival of ‘weird' Uncle Shady.

  • E3
    Upper Room
    Aired · Sun, Dec 17, 2017 · 21m

    Eight has gone missing, so Mobeen and Nate go on a mission to find him. On discovering him hiding in an abandoned den deep in a Small Heath wood, Eight reveals that his beloved Dadha is dying and wants to see the boys one last time before he passes to the upper room.When the friends visit him on his death bed, they are disturbed to hear that Dadha has been keeping a dark secret and needs the boys to help him visit the family video shop one last time before he dies. After a terrifying escape, the boys encounter something they definitely weren't expecting.

  • E4
    H-ALTRight
    Aired · Sun, Dec 17, 2017 · 21m

    Staring hate, violence and societal fractures in the face, Mobeen and his crew see the far right in their truest form, at an anti-Islam demonstration.After Aks throws a flask and hits the leader Robbie Tomlinson square in the face, Mobeen takes the blame and is arrested. He's then accidentally placed in the same police van as Robbie. As Mobeen and Robbie go head to head inside the van, outside the van (and much to Aks's dismay) Eight and Nate desperately need to go to the toilet but can't escape the police cordon. Eventually they decide to brave the toilet in the only pub for miles around, which is packed with skinheads from the demonstration.

Season 2
4 episodes · 4 aired
▾
  • E1
    Prom Night
    Aired · Thu, Feb 7, 2019 · 24m

    Its Aks's prom night and things get complicated when Ridwan makes some unwise decisions that worry Mobeen. Meanwhile Eight is in danger of getting in too deep with a local wide boy

  • E2
    Wrestling with the NHS
    Aired · Thu, Feb 7, 2019 · 23m

    Aks breaks her shoulder and the authorities get suspicious. In an over stretched A & E, our gang try to prove their innocence, battle prejudice and keep Eight out of trouble.

  • E3
    Return of the Pack
    Aired · Thu, Feb 7, 2019 · 24m

    An old friend makes an unexpected return leaving Aks, Eight and Nate concerned about what this means for Mobeen. Can he stay clear of trouble or are things about to take a turn

  • E4
    Fake News
    Aired · Thu, Feb 7, 2019 · 22m

    A clip involving Mobeen and a dog goes viral and Aks is drawn in by internet fame. Meanwhile the past finally catches up with our hero leaving him with difficult decisions to make

Season 3
5 episodes · 5 aired
▾
  • E1
    You Reap What You Sow
    Aired · Sun, Jan 26, 2020 · 24m

    After the attack on his best friends and threats against his little sister, Mobeen is armed, dangerous and set for revenge. But can he solve his problems without any bloodshed?

  • E2
    Moving Food
    Aired · Sun, Jan 26, 2020 · 23m

    Mobeen is trying to do a good deed by helping out at the local food bank. But juggling this with strict orders from Uncle Khan to launder money could leave him with a deadly debt that's impossible to pay.

  • E3
    Permanent Exclusion
    Aired · Sun, Jan 26, 2020 · 23m

    Mobeen and Aks must demonstrate their commitment to a good cause to prevent her being excluded from school. This involves attending the funeral of Mobeen's former teacher - but when drug a deal goes wrong at the church, Mobeen has bigger things to worry about.

  • E4
    Boys in the Wood
    Aired · Sun, Jan 26, 2020 · 24m

    With a hit out on Officer Harper, Mobeen steps in to try and save his life and take him out of the firing line. Eight and Nate must stall Harper's assassin long enough for Mobeen and Harper to escape through the woods.

  • E5
    This is the Ends
    Aired · Sun, Jan 26, 2020 · 21m

    Mobeen and the gang must get out of Small Heath, but can he tie up loose ends and guarantee his sister's safety before the police or Khan's gang take him down?

Season 4
4 episodes · 4 aired
▾
  • E1
    Gotta Catch 'Em All
    Aired · Thu, Jun 8, 2023 · 24m

    Mobeen and Nate are just weeks from the end of their sentence, but Mobeen's work as one of the prison's 'listeners' gets him into trouble with an inmate from another wing.

  • E2
    It's Not What You Know...
    Aired · Thu, Jun 8, 2023 · 24m

    Mobeen has landed himself in the prison infirmary, where he also has a mission – to befriend a man known as 'Memory Stick' and convince him to hand over vital information.

  • E3
    For the Many, Not the Few...
    Aired · Thu, Jun 8, 2023 · 26m

    Megalodon is now on Mobeen's wing, and Mobeen must avoid him at all costs - which means trying not to leave his cell.

  • E4
    Death Row Records
    Aired · Thu, Jun 8, 2023 · 21m

    Megalodon throws the prison into a full-blown riot as Mobeen, Nate and Harper split off into different groups.

Season 5
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    Tainted Love
    Aired · Thu, May 1, 2025 · 22m

    Mobeen's plan to get to Aqsa goes wrong, but before he can accept Uncle Shady's drastic solution, a familiar face shows up with an offer of their own.

  • E2
    No Diggity
    Aired · Thu, May 1, 2025 · 26m

    Nida offers to get Mobeen a fake passport if he can steal something from the Turks. Will help from Uncle Shady and his big drill be enough to pull it off?

  • E3
    Turkish Delight
    Aired · Thu, May 1, 2025 · 25m

    Tensions run high as the gang debate what to do with the stolen money. Jerry reveals his true colours, Emre investigates the theft, and Uncle Shady offers Mobeen a lifeline.

  • E4
    Boy Like Mobeen
    Aired · Thu, May 1, 2025 · 22m

    On a plane alone, Mobeen recounts how it all started, with his teenage memories of the first job he did for Khan and the beginning of his brotherhood with Nate and Eight.

  • E5
    The Curse
    Aired · Thu, May 1, 2025 · 24m

    In Turkey, Istanbul offers many distractions, and Mobeen struggles to keep the gang focused on their mission to rescue Aqsa and kill Khan.

  • E6
    That's Life
    Aired · Thu, May 1, 2025 · 26m

    Mobeen and the gang face Khan in a final showdown. Can Mobeen save Aqsa and his friends to get back home to the ends?