We Are Lady Parts - Series 1, Episode 1 - Play Something - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Amina is torn between two different worlds and on the lookout for love, romance - and a husband.
Further details
Comedy charting the highs and lows of Muslim punk band Lady Parts, as seen through the eyes of Amina Hussain - a geeky microbiology PhD student, who is recruited to be their unlikely lead guitarist at the instigation of fiery frontwoman Saira, who sees something in Amina that the others cannot. Amina is torn between two different worlds and on the lookout for love, romance - and a husband.
Broadcast details
Date
Thursday 20th May 2021
Time
10pm
Channel
Length
30 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
| Anjana Vasan | Amina |
|---|---|
| Sarah Kameela Impey | Saira |
| Juliette Motamed | Ayesha |
| Faith Omole | Bisma |
| Lucie Shorthouse | Momtaz |
| Zaqi Ismail | Ahsan |
| Aiysha Hart | Noor |
| David Avery | Abdullah |
| Shobu Kapoor | Seema |
| Madhav Sharma | Tariq |
| Demmy Ladipo | Wasim |
| Edesiri Okepnerho | Imani |
| Chantelle Alle | Sahar |
| Halema Hussain | Zeyba |
| Sarah Seggari | Sabah |
Guest cast
| Daniel Delaney | Drunk Lad 2 |
|---|---|
| Mikhael Deville | Severe Son |
| Jake Felts | Drunk Lad 1 |
| Gina Gangar | Severe Mum |
| Dean Graham | Hamza the Guitarist |
| Javed Khan | Severe Dad |
| Billy Lydon | Drunk Lad 3 |
| Mita Rahman | Rubina |
| Jeff Mirza | Mo The Butcher |
| Nathaniel Frindall | Donnie |
| Oliver Finnegan | Student 1 |
| Anais Garness | Student 2 |
| Phoenix Edwards | Student 3 |
Writing team
| Nida Manzoor | Writer |
|---|---|
| Raisah Ahmed | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Zia Ahmed | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Suhayla El-Bushra | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Inua Ellams | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Hanan Issa | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Ambreen Razia | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Jeremy Dyson | Script Editor |
| Sami El-Hadi | Script Executive |
Production team
| Nida Manzoor | Director |
|---|---|
| John Pocock | Producer |
| Mark Freeland | Executive Producer |
| Surian Fletcher-Jones | Executive Producer |
| Tim Bevan | Executive Producer |
| Eric Fellner | Executive Producer |
| Rachel Alabaster | Line Producer |
| Nida Manzoor | Associate Producer |
| Robbie Morrison | Editor |
| Simon Walker | Production Designer |
| Aisha Bywaters | Casting Director |
| PC Williams | Costume Designer |
| Diana Olifirova | Director of Photography |
| Claire Carter | Make-up Designer |
| Shez Manzoor | Composer |
| Sanya Manzoor | Composer |
| Benjamin Fregin | Composer |
| Nida Manzoor | Composer |
| Nick Smith | Graphics |
| Adam Walker | Graphics |
| Clare Awdry | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
We Are Lady Parts review
Channel 4's sweet, silly sitcom offers something we've never seen before on mainstream television: Muslim women being themselves, and rocking out to rowdy punk anthems.
Chitra Ramaswamy, The Guardian, 20th May 2021
We Are Lady Parts, review
Channel 4's sparky new comedy about an all-female Muslim punk band challenges expectations, but tries a bit too hard to be cool.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 20th May 2021