Meet the Adebanjos
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Meet The Adebanjos | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Debra Odutuyo Andrew Osayemi |
Written by | Debra Odutuyo Andrew Osayemi Nick Withers Jessica Golding Seun Boy |
Directed by | Debra Odutuyo |
Starring | Wale Ojo Yetunde Oduwole Andrea Ama Aboagye Daniel Davids Moji Bamtefa Tolulope Ogunmefun David Erdos Guest: |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 50 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Andrew Osayemi Debra Odutuyo |
Producer | Andrew Osayemi Debra Odutuyo Jenny Stimpson |
Production locations | London, UK |
Running time | 24 minutes |
Production company | MTA Productions |
Distributor | MTA Productions |
Release | |
Original network | Netflix The Africa Channel International M-Net SABC 2 |
Original release | 6 April 2012 present | –
Chronology | |
Related shows | Desmonds The Tboy Show |
External links | |
Website | |
Production website |
Meet the Adebanjos is a family-based Nigerian-British sitcom produced by MTA Productions and created by Debra Odutuyo and Andrew Osayemi. It is currently the UK’s Number 1 British African Sitcom. It is centred on a Nigerian-British family living in Peckham, South London[1] and focuses on the larger-than-life father character Bayo Adebanjo as he struggles to instill his old-fashioned African values on his reluctant modern British family. The comedy comes from the typical ups and downs of family life and Bayo's rivalry with the larger-than-life, rather eccentric Auntie Funke.
The sitcom began as a revolutionary self-funded web series in 2011 and quickly became an international hit on televisions across the globe [2] as it was shown in countries like Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and Uganda. Since its launch, the programme has gained a devoted following in the African British community.
So far, three seasons have been produced, spanning 50 episodes in total.[3] Season 2 premiered in the UK on channel OHTV in 2014 and on Africa Magic/M-Net in Africa. Meet the Adebanjos has been critically-acclaimed and won a number of awards including Zaffa, NEL, Screen Nation, Beffta, and UK Black Comedy Awards.[4]
In December 2015 it was announced that the third season of Meet the Adebanjos will launch on the multi-ethnic content service Lebara Play. The third season will be available to watch from the beginning of 2016 and includes 19 new episodes, adding up to a total of 50 episodes produced. [1]
In October 2019 it was announced that Meet the Adebanjos will be available worldwide on Netflix.
References[]
- ^ "Pioneering British Nigerian Comedy Meet The Adebanjos". Voice-online. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ Sarah, Slack. "Self-funded sitcom is an international hit". Chortle. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Online sitcom Meet The Adebanjos gets second series". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Comedy Awards 2013 -results". Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- 2012 British television series debuts
- Black British sitcoms
- Television shows set in London