Count Abdulla
''Count Abdulla'' is a British horror comedy television series written by Kaamil Shah. It is about a British-Pakistani doctor who becomes a vampire. It premiered on ITVX on 15 June 2023 before airing on ITV2 on 21 January 2024. The series was cancelled after its first season. Synopsis Abdulla Khan (Nik), a British-Pakistani Muslim doctor, is bitten by a vampire (Winstone). His transformation, however, is not only his problem: he's caught between the potent influence of his deeply religious mum Bushra (Wadia) and his hedonistic friends, as he tries to figure out his life. Cast * Arian Nik as Abdulla Khan * Jaime Winstone as Kathy * Nina Wadia as Bushra Khan * Manpreet Bambra as Amrita * Sia Alipour as Shafi * Jonny Green as Charles Ruthven * Akshay Kumar as Rishi * Moe Bar-El as Yazan Al Kawalti * Mariska Ariya as Nahima * Priya Davdra as Simran * Rishi Nair as Majid * Nikkita Chadha as Preethi * Ruchika Jain as Jaswinder Episodes Production After graduating from London Film S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arian Nik
Arian Mirzaali (born 4 November 1994), known professionally as Arian Nik, is an English actor and writer. He stars as the titular character of the ITVX horror sitcom '' Count Abdulla'' (2023). Early life Nik was born in Leeds, and brought up by a single mother until age 6; he and his mother stayed at a Women's Aid Hostel before getting a council flat in Meanwood. Nik attended Roundhay Comprehensive School. He also took classes with the Television Workshop. He was originally going to study Broadcast Journalism at university, but instead convinced his parents to let him go to drama school. Nik graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2016, and served on the board of Mountview until 2019. Career Nik began his career in theatre, playing ''Remedial Remedies'' at Upstairs at The Gatehouse in 2016. That same year, he voiced Ammar Elkady for the ''Doctor Who'' audio drama ''Absolute Power'' from Big Finish Productions. This was followed b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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London Film School
London Film School (LFS) is a film school in London and is situated in a converted brewery in Covent Garden, London, neighbouring Soho, a hub of the UK film industry. It is the oldest film school in the UK."LFS History" London Film School. Retrieved June 2020. LFS was founded in 1956 by Gilmore Roberts as the London School of Film Technique (LSFT). Originally based on Electric Avenue in , the school moved to its current premises on Shelton Street in 1966, after a brief parenthesis in Charlotte Street, and changed its na ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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ITV Comedy
ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV *Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: **ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands **ITV1, a brand name used by ITV plc for twelve franchises of the ITV television network covering England, Southern Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands ** ITV Digital, a defunct UK digital terrestrial television broadcaster, which opened in 1998 as ONdigital and closed in 2002 **ITV plc, the British parent company which owns thirteen of the fifteen ITV television network franchises ** ITV Studios, a television production company owned by ITV plc ** itv.com, the main website of ITV plc * ITV Parapentes, a defunct French aircraft manufacturer *ITV Independent Television Tanzania, a Tanzanian television station and member of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) * CITV-DT, a television station in Edmonton, Al ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fictional Muslims
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditional narrow sense, "fiction" refers to written narratives in prose often referring specifically to novels, novellas, and short stories. More broadly, however, fiction encompasses imaginary narratives expressed in any medium, including not just writings but also live theatrical performances, films, television programs, radio dramas, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Definition Typically, the fictionality of a work is publicly marketed and so the audience expects the work to deviate in some ways from the real world rather than presenting, for instance, only factually accurate portrayals or characters who are actual people. Because fiction is generally understood to not fully adhere to the real world, the themes and context ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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British Pakistani Mass Media
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Br ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 British Television Series Endings
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rishi Nair
Rishi Kumar Nair (born 22 January 1991) is an English actor. On television, he is known for his role in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' (2017–2021) and the ITVX comedy ''Count Abdulla'' (2023). He has joined the cast of the ITV detective drama ''Grantchester'' (2024) for its ninth series. Early life Nair was born in the West London Borough of Ealing. Career Nair made his television debut in 2015 with appearances in episodes of the BBC One police procedurals ''Silent Witness'' and ''New Tricks''. He also had stage roles in ''The Jungle Book'' at the Emporium Theatre in Brighton, ''The Sawyer Studies'' at the Etcetera Theatre in London, and ''Bring on the Bollywood'' at Belgrade Theatre in Coventry. He appeared in the independent films ''I'm Still Here'' (2013), ''The Forbidden Note'' (2016), and ''Retribution'' (2017). Also in 2017, Nair joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' as lawyer Sami Maalik, a new member of the Maalik family, making his debut i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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ITVX
ITVX (formerly ITV Hub) is a British online video-on-demand service operated by ITV. The service offers predominantly features content from ITV1, as well as ITV Digital channels and some licensed content. The service was known as ITV Player from its inception until 2015. On 23 November 2015, ITV gave the app (ITV Player) and the website (ITV.com) a revamp, it was renamed 'ITV Hub'. , the service has at least 30 million registered users. ITVX was rolled out on 17 November 2022, and it officially launched on 8 December. ITVX will have substantially more exclusive programming than ITV Hub, positioning ITV's digital offering more in line with its competitors - the BBC and Channel Four Television Corporation. ITVX includes access to BritBox and a selection of FAST channels, which will see programmes such as ''The Chase'' and ''Hell's Kitchen'' have their own virtual linear channels. History The service started out as a website before being extended to television and other platfo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Priya Davdra
Priya Davdra (born 12 April 1987) is a British actress, known for portraying the role of Iqra Ahmed on the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' from 2019 to 2022. Davdra's character is the first Muslim lesbian to appear on ''EastEnders''. Early life Davdra was born on 12 April 1987 in London, England. Davdra is British of Indian Gujarati descent and Hindu heritage. After leaving school, Davdra initially pursued a career in banking, a job she stayed in until the age of 30. From 2016 to 2017, she attended the International School of Screen Acting. Career While at drama school, Davdra made her professional acting career in the feature film ''Naan Yaar'' as lead role Shivani in 2016. Then in 2017, she appeared in a short film titled ''The Chapati Flower'' and an internet advertisement for ''Think''. After making guest appearances in various projects, Davdra was cast as a series regular in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' in December 2018. She made her first appearance as Iqra Ahmed o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Moe Bar-El
Moe Bar-El (born 18 May 1992) is a British-Iranian actor. He is known for his theatre work, earning an affiliate Laurence Olivier Award nomination, and his roles in the Canal+ series '' The Bureau'' (2016) and the ITV drama ''Honour'' (2020). Early life Bar-El was born in Shiraz and moved to London with his mother and brother when he was ten. He attended City and Islington College, where he pursued a Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts from 2010 to 2012. He then trained part-time at Identity School of Acting for three years. He speaks Persian and English. Career After appearing in short films and Bola Agbaje's web series ''Hot Pepper'', Bar-El made his television debut in 2016 when he joined the main cast of the French Canal+ political thriller '' The Bureau'' for its second season as Shapur Zamani. In 2018, he made his professional stage debut in ''Moormaid'' at the Arcola Theatre and ''Every Day I Make Greatness Happen'' at the Hampstead Theatre. For the latte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |