''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

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on 15 June 2023 before airing on

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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 Jaime Margaret Winstone (born 6 May 1985) is an English actress, best known for her roles in ''Kidulthood'' (2006), ''Goldplated'' (2006), ''Dead Set (TV series), Dead Set'' (2008), ''Donkey Punch (2008 film), Donkey Punch'' (2008), ''Boogie ...

as Kathy *

Nina Wadia Nina Wadia (born 18 December 1968) is a British actress. She is known for portraying Zainab Masood in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', Aunty Noor in '' Citizen Khan'', Mrs Hussein in the BBC comedy ''Still Open All Hours'' and for starring i ...

as Bushra Khan *

Manpreet Bambra Manpreet Bambra (born 10 July 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the CBBC series '' Wizards vs Aliens'', (2012–2014), the Netflix series '' Free Rein'' (2017–2019), and the ITVX horror sitcom '' Count Abdulla'' (2023) ...

as Amrita * Sia Alipour as Shafi * Jonny Green as Charles Ruthven *

Akshay Kumar Akshay Hari Om Bhatia (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia; 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as "Khiladi Kumar", through his career span ...

as Rishi * Moe Bar-El as Yazan Al Kawalti * Mariska Ariya as Nahima * Priya Davdra as Simran *

Rishi Nair Rishi Kumar Nair (born 22 January 1991) is an English actor. On television, he is known for his roles in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' (2017–2021) and the ITV detective drama '' Grantchester'' (2024–). He also appeared in the ITVX ...

as Majid * Nikkita Chadha as Preethi * Ruchika Jain as Jaswinder

Episodes

Production

After graduating from

London Film School London Film School (LFS) is a film school in London, United Kingdom, and is situated in Covent Garden, London, neighbouring Soho, a hub of the UK film industry. It is the oldest film school in the UK.

in 2018, Kaamil Shah cold submitted his comedy pilot for ''Count Abdulla''. He signed with an agent, and his script was picked up by Fudge Park Productions after garnering interest. ITV officially ordered the six-part horror comedy in March 2022 for the new

streaming service's comedy slate. It was announced in August 2022 that Arian Nik and

would lead the series.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 21371338 2023 British television series debuts 2023 British television series endings British horror comedy television series British Pakistani mass media Fictional Muslims ITV comedy Television series about vampires British English-language television shows