Channel 4 is to delve into the world of polygamous marriage in the British Muslim community in a documentary due to air this summer.
The Men with Many Wives is a one-off film which has secured access to the Muslim Marriage Event matchmaking service to explore the motivations behind individuals hunting multiple husbands or wives.
C4 estimates that there may be as many as 20,000 polygamous marriages in the UK’s Muslim community. The doc follows several British Muslims as they bid to make the currently illegal practice acceptable in the UK.
The show, ordered by C4’s commissioning editor for documentaries Emma Cooper, will be produced by Shiver and executive produced by Alexander Gardiner.
Cooper said: “The team have done an incredible job gaining the trust of a community who, for the first time, have shared the intimate workings of a world which is often hidden from much of the UK. The insight we learn from this film is extraordinary and compelling.”
Producer/director Masood Khan added: “The film examines some difficult issues, not only around reconciling Muslim values with modern British society but also on questions of duty, love and betrayal.”
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