Drama about 'Honour killing' of Banaz Mahmod

Tuesday 02nd July 2019 13:08 EDT
 

In 2006, 20-year-old Banaz Mahmod was killed in London following order of her father and uncle after she had left her husband and started a relationship with another man. Recently, her sister has spoken out about the impact of her death, and her concerns around ITV's drama based on the case.

The broadcaster had announced last week that it had commissioned Honour, a two-part drama centred around the Banaz Mahmod's murder following the journey of the detective that worked on her case. Ms Mahmod says this is "not Banaz's story" and "doesn't honour Banaz".

Payzee Mahmod has spoken about how "every day has been hell" since her sister died voicing discontent after claiming none of her family members were aware of the show and were not consulted by scriptwriters.

"It doesn't really sit too well with me that that's the angle they chose to go with because that's not Banaz's story. That's somebody else's story.

But ITV has said that the drama's writer has been in contact with her "to give her the assurances she needs".


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