The six 30-minute episodes of "Citizen Khan" were commissioned by Danny Cohen, BBC One Controller and Cheryl Taylor, Controller of Comedy Commissioning and has been produced by BBC In-House Comedy. The Executive Producer is Mark Freeland, the Producer is Paul Schlesinger ("Twenty Twelve") and the Director is Nick Wood ("Fresh Meat", "Not Going Out", "Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps"). "Citizen Khan" is written by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto ("The Kumars at No 42", "Goodness Gracious Me") with Adil Ray. Ray is a keen cricket fan and supports his local team Warwickshire and the national team of his father's origin, Pakistan. He is also a fan of Aston Villa F.C. In January 2013, Ray was nominated for the Arts and Culture Awareness award at the British Muslim Awards. Ray was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting.