Second series for We Are Lady Parts

Channel 4 renews its comedy about a female Muslim punk band

Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of We Are Lady Parts, its comedy about Muslim women in a punk band.

The news comes days after creator Nida Manzoor was announced as the recipient of this year’s Rose d’Or Emerging Talent Award.

The show – which is also available on streaming service Peacock in the US – previously won the Edinburgh TV Award for best comedy series and is also nominated for five upcoming RTS craft and design awards.

Manzoor said: ‘I feel so incredibly lucky and excited to have the opportunity to make a second series of We Are Lady Parts. I can’t wait to delve back into the world of the band and go deeper into their lives. Expect more high jinks, more music, and more flights of fancy.’

Channel 4 head of comedy Fiona McDermott added: ‘We Are Lady Parts is the rallying cry from a fearlessly funny, contemporary and dial-shifting comedy that felt uniquely Channel 4 at its heart.

‘The show deftly took big ideas around identity, representation, gender and creativity and wrapped them up in a truly original and hilarious show full of love, romance and sisterly power.’

She called Manzoor ‘one of the most inventive and ambitious writer-directors around’, and praised the ‘exceptional cast’ on the show.

The band’s story is told via Amina Hussain, played by Anjana Vasan, a geeky microbiology PhD student who is recruited to be the band’s unlikely lead guitarist. Lady Parts also features Sarah Kameela Impey as Saira, Lady Parts' frontwoman, Juliette Motamed as drummer Ayesha, Faith Omole as bass player Bisma and Lucie Shorthouse as their manager, Momtaz.

Surian Fletcher-Jones, executive producer with Working Title Television, said: ‘I’m so proud of We Are Lady Parts – for its wit, its inventiveness and its representation – and I’m absolutely thrilled that we’re getting to make another season.

‘Nida has got so much to say about contemporary life, and she’s found the perfect vehicle with this show to express her unique and inspiring world view. I can’t wait to share Nida’s vision for season two.’