Citizen Khan

To give you the flavour of this new comedy set around an Asian family, at one stage its hero, self-appointed "community leader" Mr Khan, drives to his local mosque and parks in a disabled space. As he gets out of the car passers-by shoot him a look, so he starts limping heavily.

It's not the episode's finest moment but it shows that writers Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto are not proud about where they'll look for laughs. Luckily, Khan himself is a brilliant creation by Adil Ray. Tonight, his daughter is set to get married, but Khan has foolishly failed to book the mosque.

Citizen Khan review

Full of hilarious one-liners and great mannerisms Mr Khan is a true comic character that will leave many an audience member laughing, and it's no wonder he was given a sitcom all to himself.

A new family-based sitcom starring Adil Ray as self-appointed community leader Mr Khan, previously a character in Radio 4's Down The Line and its underappreciated television offshoot Bellamy's People. This opener sees Khan struggle to keep face after forgetting to book the venue for his daughter's upcoming wedding, leading to conflict with well-meaning mosque manager Dave (Kris Marshall). Despite the occasional laboured gag, it's an affable enough debut, deserving a wider audience than this post-watershed slot is likely to attract.

This good-natured new comedy, the UK's first ever Muslim sitcom, is set in the capital of British Pakistan, Sparkhill in Birmingham. It follows self-appointed community leader Mr Khan - played and created by Adil Ray, the character has already appeared on Radio 4's Down the Line and its TV incarnation Bellamy's People. First up, one of Mr Khan's feisty daughters is about to get married and his wife's on the warpath because he has forgotten to book a venue. Can he call in a favour from mosque manager Dave (Kris Marshall)?

Citizen Khan: an Asian sitcom star is born

Citizen Khan is notable for being the BBC's first Asian sitcom, but it's also the creation of Adil Ray, a radio presenter who has reinvented himself as a TV funnyman.

Adil Ray interview

"If my intention was to ridicule Asians then I'm doing it for the wrong reason - all I'm trying to do is genuinely make people laugh."

Watch out BBC One... It's Khan time!

It's official folks! Our very own Mr Khan - self appointed community leader, future President of the Sparkhill Pakistani Business Association and esteemed expert on everything you never wanted to know about cricket, has landed his very own sitcom series on BBC One!