Everything we know about Sally Wainwright's new drama Riot Women
The BBC has unveiled first-look images of Riot Women, a highly-anticipated new drama series created by the brilliant Sally Wainwright.
The writer and director has already given us Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax, so it's no wonder we get excited everytime we catch wind of her brand new project.
The new drama focuses on the lives of five women who come together to form a punk rock band and soon realise their music is the perfect platform to express themselves.
Sally Wainwright says: "I'm having a whole new buzz of excitement about the show as we bring it together in the edit, and I can't wait to share it with everyone!"
Here's everything you need to know about the highly anticipated series, including its plot, cast, and release date.
Riot Women: What is it about?
Set and filmed in West Yorkshire, the six-part series follows five women as they decide to form a punk rock band in a bid to compete in a local talent contest.
As they begin to write their first original song, they quickly discover that their music is not just about winning the contest but a way of expressing everything they've been holding inside.
The synopsis of the drama, notes: "As they juggle demanding jobs, grown-up children, complicated parents, husbands who’ve buggered off, and disastrous dates and relationships, the band becomes a catalyst for change in their lives, and it’s going to make them question everything."
The show is "a testament to the power of friendship, music, and the resilience of women who refuse to be silenced by age or expectation. As the story progresses, it’s more than music that binds them; a deeply potent, long-buried secret begins to surface – one that unexpectedly entangles Kitty and Beth, the two unlikely creative masterminds behind the band, in a complex triangle – and threatens to tear everything apart."
Riot Women: Who's in the cast?
Although not many details about the plot or characters have yet been revealed, the first images introduces the main members of the band as follows.
Rosalie Craig (Moonflower Murders, Serpent Queen) as Kitty Eckersley (Rosalie Craig).
Lorraine Ashbourne (Sherwood, Alma's Not Normal) as Jess Burchill.
Joanna Scanlan (After Love, The Thick of It) as Beth Thornton.
Amelia Bullmore (The Buccaneers, Vienna Blood) as Yvonne Vaux.
Tamsin Greig (Sexy Beast, The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin) as Holly Gaskell.
Meanwhile, Taj Atwal (Line of Duty), Chandeep Uppal (Holby City), and Macy-Jacob Seelochan (Shadow and Bone) will join as Nisha, Kam and Miranda, the band’s riotous backing singers.
Riot Women will also star:
Anne Reid (The Sixth Commandment).
Sue Johnston (The Royle Family).
Peter Davison (Doctor Who).
Claire Skinner (Outnumbered).
Angel Coulby (Merlin).
Jonny Green (White Lines).
Ellise Chappell (Yesterday).
Tony Hirst (Hollyoaks).
Shannon Lavelle (The Hardacres),
Mark Bazeley (Broadchurch).
Amit Shah (Happy Valley),
Rick Warden (Red Eye).
Ben Batt (Domina).
Natalia Tena (Harry Potter).
Melanie La Barrie (& Juliet).
Oliver Huntingdon (Sherwood).
Richard Fleeshman (The Sandman).
Olwen May (A Very British Scandal).
Kevin Doyle (Downton Abbey).
Nicholas Gleaves (Bodyguard).
Thomas Flynn (Masters of the Air).
Riot Women: When can I watch the show?
The series is set to premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK this year.
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