Everything you need to know about new BBC drama Riot Women
From the BAFTA Award winning writer Sally Wainwright comes a brand new six-part drama for BBC One, Riot Women.
Sally Wainwright is behind some of the most popular dramas of the last few years, including Happy Valley, Last Tango In Halifax and Gentleman Jack, so we already know this is a series to be excited about.
Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming series.
What is Riot Women about?
Set in Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, Riot Women centres around five women who come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band to enter a local talent content. But when it comes to writing their first song, the women soon discover they have a lot more to say than they first thought.
As they juggle life's struggles, demanding jobs, grown-up children, ageing parents, ex-husbands and relationships, the band becomes a catalyst for change in all of their lives, and the ripple effect is seemingly never ending.
But with each episode, a long-buried secret begins to surface, entangling the women in an unlikely and complex web that threatens to tear everything, including the band, apart.
The series is a testament to the power of friendship, music, and the resilience of women in their midlife who refuse to be silent and 'act their age.' The series will feature original songs from the band ARXX.
Sally Wainwright, creator, writer, and executive producer on the series, says: “I think I am more excited about this than anything else I have ever written. Ever. Oh my God. We have five of the most fabulous actresses on the planet playing the Riot Women. It's scarily exciting.”
Who is in Riot Women?
So who are those five fabulous actresses? Tamsin Greig will play Holly, Lorraine Ashbourne will play Jess, Joanna Scanlan will play Beth, Rosalie Craig will play Kitty and Amelia Bullmore will play Yvonne.
Joining them is Anne Reid, who will play Nancy, Holly and Yvonne’s mother, with Sue Johnston as Jess’s Aunt Mary. Peter Davison, Claire Skinner and Angel Coulby round out the cast.
When can I watch Riot Women?
Riot Women will premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One next year.
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