
Man Like Mobeen (2017)
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Mark Silcox as Uncle Shady
Episodes 16
Wifey Riddim
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.
Read MoreProm Night
It's Aks's prom night, but will Mobeen let her go?
With rumours about the debauchery at previous proms and the threat of a stabbing, Mobeen must safeguard her at any cost. Things get complicated when a classmate of Aks's, Ridwan, makes some very unwise decisions that leave Mobeen very concerned. Eight, meanwhile, is in danger of getting in too deep with a local wide boy and he is potentially going to drag everyone down with him. Can Mobeen manage to keep everyone out of trouble?
Read MoreFake News
Dogs and ethnic minorities have a very bad track record. So when a clip involving Mobeen and an Alsatian goes viral, it’s a disaster. Aks is drawn in by the prospect of internet fame, while Mobeen tries to see if the spark between him and Aks’s teacher, Miss Aitken, is worth pursuing. The past finally catches up with our hero, though, leaving him with some very difficult decisions to make. Our season finale will change the game forever.
Read MoreMoving Food
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.
Read MorePermanent Exclusion
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.
Read MoreBoys in the Wood
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.
Read MoreGotta Catch 'Em All
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 a terrifying inmate from another wing - a man known simply as Megalodon. Megalodon is determined to get a transfer to Mobeen’s wing so he can confront him about meddling in his business.
Read MoreIts Not What You Know
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. In the infirmary, he also encounters a doctor, Nida, and there’s an instant spark between her and Mobeen. Nida also suggests she can help Aqsa with a placement for her medical degree, which she is thrilled with. Aqsa also receives some characteristically unhelpful advice from prison chaplain Uncle Shady.
Read MoreFor the Many, Not the Few
Megalodon is now on Mobeen’s wing, and Mobeen must avoid him at all costs – which means trying not to leave his cell. Harper instantly makes Mobeen leave the cell to go and see Dr Nida. Nida now has Aqsa working alongside her, and has even managed to secure her an international placement in the UAE. But despite avoiding Megalodon, Harper and Mobeen fail to get any more information about Memory Stick.
Read MoreDeath Row Records
Megalodon throws the prison into a full-blown riot. Mobeen, Nate and Harper split off into different groups. Mobeen is concerned with Dr Nida’s safety, while also keen to keep Memory Stick on side. Uncle Shady ends up with Memory Stick, with both of them desperately trying to evade Megalodon and a wing full of rioting inmates.
Read MoreTainted Love
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.
Read MoreNo Diggity
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?
Read MoreTurkish Delight
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.
Read MoreBoy Like Mobeen
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.
Read MoreThat’s Life
Mobeen and the gang face Khan in a final showdown. Can Mobeen save Aqsa and his friends to get back home to the ends?
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