The first glimpse of Nida Manzoor’s six-part Channel 4 music comedy, ‘We Are Lady Parts’, has been released. A bold and celebratory comedy exploring sisterhood, belonging and finding your voice, ‘We Are Lady Part’s is currently slated for release on Channel 4 in Spring.
The series is written, created and directed by Manzoor, who is best known for her work on Doctor Who. The actor has drawn on her own experiences and taken inspiration from the rich and diverse cultural collectives and artists in London. ‘We Are Lady Parts’ shows the highs and lows of the band – called Lady Parts – as seen through the eyes of Amina Hussain (Anjana Vasan) – a geeky microbiology PhD student, who’s on the lookout for love and romance. Lady Parts’ fierce and enigmatic frontwoman Saira (Sarah Kameela Impey) sees something in Amina that the others can’t see. Amina has never, ever met girls like the band members before and she’s soon swept up in their joyful, anarchic energy and punk spirit. But she becomes torn and caught up between two different worlds – that of her more strait-laced uni friends and the world of Lady Parts. Will she be the key to the band’s success?
The series is packed with original punk songs and surprising cover tracks, written and adapted by Nida and her siblings Shez Manzoor, who also scored the show, Sanya Manzoor and Benni Fregin. ‘We Are Lady Parts’ was created, written and directed by Nida Manzoor.
