Guz Khan stars in the festive comedy-drama following a family going on the trip of a lifetime to Lapland
A hidden-gem BBC comedy that’s been branded “brilliant” by fans airs tonight.
Starring Guz Khan and Morgana Robinson, Stuffed is a comedy-drama following a family going on the trip of a lifetime to Lapland.
Guz plays Arslan Farooqi, whose multi-faith family take on the adventure after he receives an unexpected £8,000 Christmas bonus at work.
With his wife Hannah (Morgana), his two daughters and brother-in-law Jamie, they swap Coventry for the magic of Christmas.
But chaos is soon to ensue when he discovers that his bonus was a mistake and needs to be repaid.
The BBC 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.
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What follows is one man’s mission to save 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.”
The film is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and is set to air on BBC One tonight at 9pm.
One fan raved: “If you’ve not watched it yet, try Stuffed on the iPlayer. Brilliant new addition to the Christmas film list. Guz Khan is brilliant.”
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Another said: “Absolutely loved Stuffed on BBC iPlayer with my fav man @GuzKhanOfficial, him and Morgana are a dream team working together.”
Someone else wrote: “Loved it, hope some more will follow!” while a fourth added: “We need a regular series for this! Loved it made me laugh throughout.”
One fan added: “This is iconic on tv I didn’t know what to watch during the Christmas holidays, same old home alone & polar express but this… is perhaps the best drama I’ve seen.”
Guz previously expressed his nerves about Stuffed being released, telling The Guardian: “You never know when you make something. I never thought we’d ever be in this kind of slot. There’s lots of things that come along with doing a Christmas special.”
He added: “A lot of the work I get asked to do is like: ‘Come in and do your thing.’ I just did season two of The Gentlemen, and it was such a fun week. There’s no rules. You can go absolutely crazy.
“But this was a little bit different. You have to follow some guidelines. And so it was a really good challenge for me. Where I’d usually express myself with dialogue, I had to try and get the same feeling with an expression.”
Stuffed airs on BBC One tonight at 9pm and is available to watch on BBC iPlayer
