Sitcom following a British Pakistani Muslim junior doctor based in London who is bitten by a halal-hunting vampire.Sitcom following a British Pakistani Muslim junior doctor based in London who is bitten by a halal-hunting vampire.Sitcom following a British Pakistani Muslim junior doctor based in London who is bitten by a halal-hunting vampire.
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The 30 minute episodes are a perfect length for this fast paced series; I only planned to watch a couple of episodes and ended up watching the whole series. Yes, there are some of the usual Asian jokes (overbearing mum etc...) but in amongst the comedy, there are some serious issues too which elevates this from just another funny but ultimately forgettable show. I also love how this is such a different take on the whole vampire genre - the usual posh pale vampires only make an appearance later on and even then, they aren't the main event. Great casting too - Kathy the Vampire had me in stitches. I'm curious as to what season 2 holds after the fantastic end to this first season.
As a fan of the vampire genre, I have seen just about every interpretation, but by far this was one of the best. As the recent entries of Interview with a Vampire, What We Do In the Shadows and Reginald The Vampire, this show adds another viewpoint that we normally don't see. As this series masterfully blends the culture clash trope with the Vampire comedy, as we find a female Vampire with a East Indian fetish who just so happens to bite a down on his luck Indian doctor, which is where the series gives a nod of the hat to Scrubs. As this concurrently running tropes altogether should not work but this one does. As the delving into the world of Muslim families will remind viewers of Bend It Like Beckham and Ramy but recently having seen Polite Society, this absolutely harkens to many of that brilliant movie's themes. I can only tell the viewer to give it a chance as it will surprise you just how funny and insightful it is while carving out its own niche in the vampire genre.
I had nearly stopped watching it at the beginning, but the more episodes I watched the funnier it became. Love the twist at the end of season 1. Hope Season 2 comes soon. I feel in love with the characters. The posh vampires are very annoying and can not wait for something to happen to them. The main characters are brilliant and hilarious. Sometimes the episodes are over the top, but that is what makes it great. Please, please, please bring the next season soon.
The cousin is very annoying and well over the top. The only none vampire character I do not like. Will be interesting to see what happens.
The cousin is very annoying and well over the top. The only none vampire character I do not like. Will be interesting to see what happens.
A British/Pakistani GP is bitten by a vampire and hilarity unfortunately doesn't ensue. On the positive side its nice to see a comedy exploring and set in the British/Pakistani community which is much under-represented on our screens.
I'm just not sure this will work for a broadstream ITV audience as its been written in a very niche vein. Its not a patch on C4's 'We are lady parts' - Nida Manzoor's anarchic and irreverent music comedy about a Muslim female punk band, which deservedy won her a Bafta last year.
The script could have been better with more laughs and often seemed more concerned with virtue signalling than being funny.
Might have found a bigger audience on C4 or BBC3 as its main appeal will be to a much younger audience than ITV gets.
Nothing special about the production values and no stand outs in the cast, overall a disappointment - hard to see being re-commissioned.
I'm just not sure this will work for a broadstream ITV audience as its been written in a very niche vein. Its not a patch on C4's 'We are lady parts' - Nida Manzoor's anarchic and irreverent music comedy about a Muslim female punk band, which deservedy won her a Bafta last year.
The script could have been better with more laughs and often seemed more concerned with virtue signalling than being funny.
Might have found a bigger audience on C4 or BBC3 as its main appeal will be to a much younger audience than ITV gets.
Nothing special about the production values and no stand outs in the cast, overall a disappointment - hard to see being re-commissioned.
I watched the entire series before reviewing just to make sure I wasn't missing something good but in the end all I did was waste my time. No good storyline, no real comedy, no big plot twists, and on top of it all it was grossly bigoted and insulting. Just imagine how it would have been received if a bunch of white characters had made so many slurs about brown people, thrown someone out of a party for dressing as a native or stereotyping people even half as much as they constantly did in this series. Not only would it not made it to production, a lot of writers would be fired and probably prevented from ever working again. But apparently in some circles it's okay to trash people as long as they are in the right group. It might have made some people laugh but it won't work in the long run.
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