The cheek, the nerve, the gall, the audacity, and the gumption! What a year it’s been for British TV and films.The UK may have endured several lengthy lockdowns amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but its screen industry has risen to the challenge, producing a huge amount of high quality viewing for those spending a large amount of time at home.We’ve joined an all-female Muslim punk band, moved into the Pink Palace in the ’80s, accidentally had a one night stand with a movie star, been imprisoned for treason in the Tower of London, and hit the trail of some “bent coppers.”We’ve looked at the best films and the best TV series of the year, but these are specifically the best from the UK — and where you can watch it within and outside the country. Now, on with the show…TVWe Are Lady Parts
Sarah Kameela Impey as Saira, Anjana Vasan as Amina, Juliette Motamed as Ayesha, and Lucie Shorthouse as Momtaz.
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What started as a Channel 4 comedy short has now been made into one of the must-see shows of the year. Created by Nida Manzoor, We Are Lady Parts is a six-part series about the formation of an all-women Muslim punk band, and every moment rules. You’ll meet Saira (Sarah Kameela Impey), Ayesha (Juliette Motamed), Bisma (Faith Omole), and Momtaz (Lucie Shorthouse) as they recruit lead guitarist Amina (Spider-Man: Far From Home and Mogul Mowgli star Anjana Vasan). As Mashable’s Proma Khosla writes in her
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