Coconut
- Online sitcom
- 2017
- 10 episodes (1 series)
The Diary Of A Badman star Humza Arshad plays a reporter working on a small TV station in this mockumentary. Also features Nina Wadia, Muj Shah, Harrie Hayes, Ben Ashenden, Peter Singh and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Meet Ahmed Armstrong
Meet Ahmed Armstong and the staff of Pak Nation TV for the first time, before joining Ahmed in Dagenham where he interviews a proud Brexiter for his Being British show.
Publication details
- Date
- Wednesday 5th July 2017
- Time
- 6pm
- Length
- 7 minutes
Cast & crew
| Humza Arshad | Ahmed Armstrong |
| Nina Wadia | Saira Chowdary |
| Muj Shah | Bilal Khan |
| Harrie Hayes | Halima Thomas |
| Ben Ashenden | James Perry |
| Peter Singh | Tommy Khan |
| Char Avell | Abdul Dulab |
| Arjun Khana | Freshie No 1 |
| Amit Dave | Freshie No 2 |
| Mia Austen | Anne |
| Claudene Osei | Office Worker |
| Jan Cabral | Office Worker |
| Humza Arshad | Writer |
| Thomas Stogdon | Writer |
| Ryan J Brown (as Ryan Brown) | Writer |
| Mustapha Kseibati | Director |
| Dhanny Joshi | Executive Producer |
| Thomas Stogdon | Executive Producer |
| Yasmine Almosawi | Editor |
| Jonathan Paul Green | Production Designer |
| Jeffrey Michael | Costume Designer |
| Duncan Telford | Director of Photography |
| Bethany Swan | Make-up Designer |
| Andrew Richards | 1st Assistant Director |
| Sohail Shah | Commissioning Editor |
| Sarah Asante | Commissioning Editor |
Press
TV/Online: Coconut, BBC iPlayer, review
Is the world ready for an Asian David Brent? That feels like the premise of this new online series starring Humza Arshad as hapless reporter Ahmed Armstrong, who works for local - make that very local - TV channel Pak Nation.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th July 2017