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Navid And Johnny. Image shows from L to R: Johnny (Stephen K Amos), Navid (Omid Djalili). Copyright: BBC
Navid And Johnny

Navid And Johnny

  • TV sitcom that was never broadcast
  • BBC Two
  • 2008
  • 1 pilot

Sitcom about the residents in a North London guest house. Stars Omid Djalili, Stephen K Amos and Lisa Maxwell.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2008
Channel
BBC Two
Episodes
1 Pilot
Stars
Omid Djalili, Stephen K Amos and Lisa Maxwell
Writer
Simon Nye
Director
Tony Dow
Producers
Jane Berthoud and Mark Freeland
Company

Sitcom showcasing the clashes between the residents in a North London 'guest house' - although that phrase might make it sound a little nicer than it is.

Navid is a self-styled Iranian entrepreneur who is down on his luck trying to make a decent living running several businesses at once. When Johnny arrives in Britain from Nigeria, landlady Mrs Ledley, played by Lisa Maxwell, gives him the biggest room in the house.

Navid is furious but in an effort to win favour with Mrs Ledley, with whom he's in love, he offers to take her ailing Mum on a trip round London she'll never forget.

Additional details

Also known as
  • In My Country (Working title)
Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour

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