"We Are Lady Parts" On Female Muslim Punk Band To Air Weekly From May 20

Six-part British sitcom We Are Lady Parts will broadcast weekly from today. The series is about a Muslim all-female punk band in search of their lead guitarist.

Written and directed by Nida Manzoor, the sitcom We Are Lady Parts will broadcast on Channel 4. The pilot episode titled “Lady Part” aired in December 2018. The remaining six episodes will begin broadcasting weekly from May 20, 2021.

Manzoor said that she created the show due to her frustration with the lack of diversity. “I was seeing a lot of Muslim women in the mainstream media shown as oppressed or victims. I wanted to write something that reflected who I am, the people I know and the women I love,” said Manzoor.

Manzoor not only wrote and directed the series but the songs performed in the show were also written by her and her siblings.

Sitcom We Are Lady Parts Plot:

We Are Lady Parts follows the Muslim all-female band in their search for a new lead guitarist. Amina Hussain, played by Anjana Vasan, a microbiology PhD students becomes the band’s first pick. The synopsis says that she will become divided by the two worlds of her PhD friends and the band.

Vasan said that “Sometimes you get character breakdowns on a script and the description will literally just be ‘Muslim’ as if that explains how you’re supposed to play the character.” She added that the We Are Lady Parts script that didn’t do that, “not just with one character but so many”.

The cast of the sitcom We Are Lady Parts includes Anjana Vasan as Amina alongside Sarah Impey as the frontman Saira, Juliette Motamed as a taxi driver and drummer Ayesha, Lucie Shorthouse as the manager Momtaz, and Faith Omole as bass player Bisma.

Co-stars include Aiysha Hart as Amina’s university friend Noor and Zaqi Ismail as Ashan.

The Guardian noted it was similar to Schitt’s Creek due to the fact it showed a “same-sex couple without the constant terror of homophobia”.