claim: Riz Ahmed acted in an Portuguese miniseries based on a British television series.
evidence: Hope and Gloria is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from March 9 , 1995 , through June 22 , 1996 .. NBC. NBC. sitcom. sitcom. The show was canceled after 35 episodes .. It starred Cynthia Stevenson as Hope , a high-strung television producer , and Jessica Lundy as Gloria , a tough-talking beautician , who become neighbors in an apartment complex in downtown Pittsburgh .. Cynthia Stevenson. Cynthia Stevenson. Jessica Lundy. Jessica Lundy. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh. downtown Pittsburgh. downtown Pittsburgh. The program also starred Alan Thicke as a local TV personality and featured Enrico Colantoni in one of his first regular roles on television .. Alan Thicke. Alan Thicke. Enrico Colantoni. Enrico Colantoni. The series was broadcast in Britain on ITV during the 1996 summer holiday , going out Monday to Friday for seven weeks .. ITV. ITV Network