A short comedy set in a faith school centers on four schoolgirls in detention, where friendships, rivalries, and rebellion escalate quickly. The humor comes from absurd, quick-witted scenes that mirror heightened teenage logic and urgency. One student delivers a dramatic monologue about setting off the fire alarm to hide using staff toilets. The story follows Salma, a model student and prefect who tries to keep order but mostly fails as peers misbehave, including slipping laxatives into a teacher’s drink. Detention continues with trips to the headteacher, where Salma notices he wears a toupee and accidentally reveals it to the school. The cast and creators draw on lived experiences of school life.
"Set in a faith school, Proper Ladies is a 10-minute short that follows four schoolgirls in detention, where friendships, rivalries and acts of rebellion unfold. Absurd, quick-witted and fast, it leans into the heightened logic of teenage life where the smallest things escalate quickly and everything feels urgent. In one scene, a student delivers a dramatic monologue about setting off the fire alarm to conceal the fact that she used the staff toilets to defecate."
"It follows Salma, a model student and prefect played by first-time actor Samira Tahlil, who tries, and mostly fails, to keep order among her misbehaving peers whose antics include slipping laxatives into their teacher's (Lisa McGrillis). Detention and trips to see the headteacher (Mark Silcox) follow, resulting in Salma spotting that he wears a toupee, and inadvertently informing the whole school."
"Ali plays the character of Munira, who runs an underground energy drink business from inside the school. She's joined by Yasmin, played by Ebada Hassan (Brides), a fashion-focused it girl, and Hani, played by Kosar Ali (Muna, Rocks), an aloof, emo-leaning student who secretly writes Harry Styles fan fiction. So many girls I knew were into fan fiction, says Kosar, reflecting on the script, which the cast say draws heavily on lived experience of school life."
"Created by Ali and based on her award-winning stage play Dugsi Dayz, it's an attempt to make TV that's messy, chaotic, and funny. It feels like we made it. Set in a faith school, Proper Ladies is a 10-minute short that follows four schoolgirls in detention, where friendships, rivalries and acts of rebellion unfold."
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