Stuffed is being shown on BBC1
Meghna Amin and Claire Harrison
16:58, 23 Dec 2025
Comedian Guz Khan is starring in the new festive drama which airs on BBC1 tonight (December 23)(Image: Reach)
Coventry’s Guz Khan’s new Christmas drama hits the BBC tonight and it has been dubbed ‘iconic’ by viewers. He stars in ‘Stuffed’ which is on BBC1 tonight (December 23).
But it has been available to watch on BBC iPlayer and has been a hit with viewers, with one saying: “If you’ve not watched it yet, try Stuffed on the iPlayer. Brilliant new addition to the Christmas film list. Guz Khan is brilliant.”
Another said: “One enthusiastic fan declared: “This is iconic on tv I didn’t know what to watch during the Christmas holidays, same old home alone and polar express but this… is perhaps the best drama I’ve seen.”, reports the Mirror.
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The Coventry comic plays Arslan Farooqi, who, after receiving an unexpected £8,000 Christmas bonus at work, decides to take his multi-faith family on this festive adventure. Together with his wife Hannah, played by Morgana Robinson,, his two daughters, and brother-in-law Jamie, they trade Coventry for the enchantment of Christmas in Lapland.
The BBC’s synopsis teases: “Things go downhill fast when Arslan finds out the bonus was a mistake, and to make matters worse, they have already spent every penny of it.
“What ensues is one man’s quest to salvage a Christmas he doesn’t believe in, while ideally not losing his job, his family, and everything he has ever worked for. And surprise, surprise, it doesn’t go too smoothly.”
It rounds up quite a year for the former Grace Academy teacher whose final series of BBC Three’s ‘Man Like Mobeen’ was a huge hit earlier this year. Stuffed is on BBC1 at 9pm tonight.