Corner Shop Show
| Corner Shop Show | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Islah Abdur-Rahman |
| Written by | Islah Abdur-Rahman |
| Directed by | Islah Abdur-Rahman |
| Creative director | Michael Truong |
| Starring | Islah Abdur-Rahman |
| Narrated by | Islah Abdur-Rahman |
| Theme music composer | MC Zani Islah Abdur-Rahman |
| Opening theme | Welcome To The Corner Shop - Mike Tan |
| Ending theme | Welcome To The Corner Shop - Mike Tan |
| Composer | Mike Tan |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original languages | English, Bengali, Sylheti, Cantonese, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Patois |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Islah Abdur-Rahman |
| Production locations | London, United Kingdom |
| Cinematography | Islah Abdur-Rahman Sharad Patel Robert Hoang Sultan Adnan Maznur Rahman Krishan Kainth |
| Editor | Islah Abdur-Rahman |
| Camera setup | Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 5D Mark III |
| Running time | 12–37 minutes |
| Production company | IAR Media Ltd |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube, Brit Asia TV |
| Release | 2014 |
| Related | |
| Corner Shop Express, As We Proceed, Mandem on the Wall | |
Corner Shop Show is a British comedy drama web series that premiered on YouTube in March 2014. The series is created by Islah Abdur-Rahman and consists of continuous episodes uploaded on his YouTube channel CornerShopShow, following the adventures of a young man's transition to fill his father's shoes after becoming the custodian of the family business.
Premise
In mid 2013, the series came to fruition when Islah Abdur-Rahman was with a friend who, like Malik in the series, was taking care of a family business whilst his father was away on business. Whilst they were in the shop, that Abdur-Rahman began mind mapping a new series.[1]
Development
The original music is provided by Mike Tan, the theme song features vocals by the creator, director and writer of the series, Islah Abdur-Rahman alongside former UK Beatbox Champion MC Zani.[1]
In August 2014, Episodes 1 and 2 of Corner Shop Show were removed from YouTube[1] because Abdur-Rahman did not think they had the same production level as Episode 3 onwards and wanted to take the series in a new direction.[2] The series is due to reboot in 2016 and serve as origin story episodes. The series had its television premier on Christmas Eve 2014 on Brit Asia TV. When reaching the ninth Episode, Abdur-Rahman launched a crowd funding campaign to create the Corner Shop Movie.
Cast and characters
Main
- Islah Abdur-Rahman as Malik: The Corner Shop manager
- Michael Truong as Tony Chang: Chinese businessman whose store is shut down so he works at the Corner Shop
Recurring
- Ali Shahalom as Saleem: Visitor from Bangladesh who works in the Corner Shop but gets deported at the end of Episode 2
- Sheplo Mozomil as Riaz: University student who helps out at the Corner Shop
- Kaysar Miah as Tariq: Malik's best friend
- Wasim Islam as Rohim: School pupil who works part-time at the Corner Shop
- Gina Badhen as Mia: The health and safety inspector
- Bilal Shahid as Harry the Hobo: A former Woolworths employee who has an addiction for paracetamol
- Rukku Nahar as Meena: School girl, friend of Melis
- Janise Sadik as Melis: School girl, friend of Meena
- Hassan Khan as Saif: Owner of the rival shop, Off Licence
- Hamzah Jeetooa as Amil: Worker at the rival shop, Off Licence
- Samuel Frimpong as Mr. Asante: Ghanaian barber
- Jasmine Jardot as Sapphire
- Saima Chowdhury as Farzanah Begum
- Yasmin Elizabeth as Shantelliqua: Nail salon beautician
- Andrea Martinez as Claudia: Spanish nail salon beautician
- Tindy Grewal as Dun Know Naa-Tin: Delivery guy
- Lawrence Ben Walters as Dun Know Dan: Delivery guy
- David Mullane as Patrick: Fish and Chip Shop Owner
- Kash Ahmed as Rafi: Malik's cousin
- Ikramul Hoque as Shafi: Malik's cousin
- Babrul Hoque as Grandad: Malik's grandad
- Jez Kaur as Sharon Kaur: Malik's neighbour
- Manpreet Bambra as Shameena: Malik's cousin
- Ashley David as Isaac: Malik's best friend
- Naresh Kumar as Zack: Security Guard for the Corner Shop
- 3rd Dan Master Askir Zakareah Khan as Sifu: Tony Chang's martial arts master and has an unknown connection with Malik
- Jeja Obi Njoku as Dreadman: Sifu's student and Tony Chang's rival
- Robert Hoang as Kenny Chang: Tony Chang's brother
- Samiz Mustak as Elayna: Receptionist at the High Street Investigation Department
- Rob Compton as Agent Gully: High Street Investigation Agent
- Tanya Robb as Agent Colder: High Street Investigation Agent
- Guz Khan as Postman: Postman of the high street
- Can Kabadayi (Snatchy) as Mehmet: Corner Shop temp staff
Guest
- Ameet Chana as Samad: Malik's older brother who visits from Dubai
- Nadia Ali as Mum: Malik's mother
- Suli Breaks as Himself
- Char Avell as Bruiser/Jahangeer: Malik's childhood friend
Episodes
- Episode 1: Its My First Day
- Episode 2: Rules are Rules
- Episode 3: The Unexpected Inspector
- Episode 4: May The Best Man Win
- Episode 5: Get Your Facts Straight
- Episode 6: Become The Carrom Board
- Episode 7: Eid Mubarak
- Episode 8: We Have Bigger Concerns
- Episode 9: The Beginning Of The End
- Episode 10: Oh Brother
- Episode 11: You Khan’t Touch This
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
- Corner Shop Theme Song - Islah Abdur-Rahman & MC Zani
- Saaf Khortam (Cleaning The Shop) - Islah Abdur-Rahman & MC Zani
- Off License Theme Song - Islah Abdur-Rahman & MC Zani
- Hold On, We're Gonna Be Late (Hold On, We're Going Home - Drake Parody) - Islah Abdur-Rahman & MC Zani ft. Alyusha
- 50% Off (Happy - Pharrell Williams Parody) - Islah Abdur-Rahman & MC Zani ft. Ashley David
- See You Again - Wiz Khalifa Parody - Malik Begum (Islah Abdur-Rahman) ft. Tommy
- Man Like Malik - Malik Begum (Islah Abdur-Rahman)
Original music
- Welcome To The Corner Shop - Mike Tan
- Corner Shop Stac - Mike Tan
- Boss, You Need To See This - Mike Tan
- Where Were You When I Needed You - Mike Tan
- Sifu - Mike Tan
- Previously On Corner Shop - Mike Tan
- Do You See The Boy - Mike Tan
- It Ain't Over Unless I Quit Trying - Mike Tan
- Losing A Friend - Mike Tan
- Blueprints - Mike Tan
- Satsui-No-Such-Thing - Mike Tan
- Tony vs Dreadman - Mike Tan
- The Chosen One - Mike Tan
- We're In This Together - Mike Tan
- End Credits Theme - Mike Tan
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 11 | March 2014 | ||
Spin-offs
As of October 2015, a miniseries called Corner Shop Express was launched. It aimed to bring weekly videos for its viewers.
- Episode 1: 5p Plastic Bags and Illegal Segways
- Episode 2: Wedding Shopping
- Episode 3: Halloween Special
- Episode 4: Tony Chang - Draw My Life
- Episode 5: Bounce Back Newham
- Episode 6: Malik - Draw My Life
- Episode 7: Man Like Malik
- Episode 8: Grandad's Punishment
- Episode 9: Sharon's Shanti
In other media
The Corner Shop has been featured in other comedy series and songs. In April 2015, Malik (Islah Abdur-Rahman) was a character in the web series called Mandem On The Wall, directed by himself, where the shop was featured. In July 2014, Malik (Islah Abdur-Rahman) and Tony (Michael Truong) were characters in the 7th episode of the web series, As We Proceed by Sunny and Shay where the shop was also featured. In late 2015, Malik, Tony and the Corner Shop were featured in Iksy's parody music video alongside Mumzy Stranger, Humza Arshad, Bengali Blitz, Puremovements and Char Avell.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Roshni, Miss (13 September 2014). "A new comedy web series all about the 'Corner Shop'". Urban Asian. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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