BBC fans have hours to binge 'phenomenal' series before final season drops
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TV lovers need to catch up on all four seasons of BBC's 'fantastic' comedy Man Like Mobeen ahead of the season five release.
The fifth season will also be the swan song for the Bafta-nominated series created by and starring Guz Khan.
Man Like Mobeen is set in Birmingham and follows the titular Mobeen (Guz), a former drug dealer attempting to be an upstanding Muslim and member of the community in 'the ends' (aka Small Heath).
He gets up to plenty of antics with his friends, Nate (Tolu Ogunmefun) and Eight (Tez Ilyas), and has a sweet and protective relationship with his younger sister Aqsa (Dúaa Karim).
As the synopsis reads: '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?'
The first season aired in 2017 and quickly became a staple British comedy with the fourth season coming out in June 2023 and ending on a nail-biting cliffhanger.
Almost two years later fans will finally get to see the epic conclusion to Mobeen's story with a whopping six-episodes, and there's still time to catch up ahead of the premiere.
Although it seems like a big undertaking it's only a total of 17 episodes, with each one coming in at a modest 20 minute runtime making it a bite-sized binge.
One anonymous reviewer on Rotten Tomatoes said: 'Highly underrated. It's easy to love and root for the ensemble in Man Like Mobeen. There's comedy, there's drama, and there's great chemistry. A must-see.'
Another fan, Thimal D, echoed: 'Man Like Mobeen's fourth season is phenomenal. Guz Khan's and Tboy's chemistry is fantastic and hilarious with brilliantly-written moments of comedy ever-present throughout the 4 episodes, even during the most devastating of scenes.'
Over on X, user bob_bajwa shared: 'Just watched season 4 of Man Like Mobeen – hats off brother, that was sik!'
'Man Like Mobeen has me in tears,' Rubzzzz1 said.
'Rewatching Man Like Mobeen before the new series starts this week, so good! Guz Khan, we've spent the weekend in hysterics,' lynsey dickson added.
And even co-star Tez (who may or may not appear in later seasons), celebrated it as a 'manic, fun, self-contained story.' More Trending
As for the new season, there's plenty to look forward to with the description reading: 'In the final series, Mobeen must save Aqsa but can he even get a passport or a plane ticket to the UAE? And will he convince his friends to join him?'
Announcing the return of the show in October, Guz joked he couldn't even 'shop at Aldi without someone popping out from behind the bread aisle' and asking about another season.
He added: 'So for you, and only for you, here's one, final, very last, never to be done again season of Man Like Mobeen. P.S Please don't make me make anymore, I got loads of kids to raise and that. Love you.'
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Man Like Mobeen returns on Thursday May 1 at 9pm on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. The first four seasons are available to stream now.
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