Riot Women Explained

Starring:	Lorraine Ashbourne Joanna Scanlan Tamsin Greig Rosalie Craig Amelia Bullmore
Language:	English
Company:	Drama Republic
Network:	BBC One

Riot Women is an upcoming British television series written by Sally Wainwright and produced by Drama Republic.

Synopsis

Five middle aged women start a punk rock band to enter a local competition and find they have more to say than they expected.^[1]

Cast

• Lorraine Ashbourne
• Joanna Scanlan
• Tamsin Greig
• Rosalie Craig
• Amelia Bullmore
• Anne Reid
• Sue Johnston
• Taj Atwal
• Claire Skinner
• Peter Davison
• Amit Shah
  • Kevin Doyle Chandeep Uppal
• Ethan Joseph Robert
• Oliver Huntingdon

Production

Sally Wainwright is writer and executive producer on the series which was announced in August 2023 under the title Hot Flush.^[2] In April 2024, Wainwright revealed the title had been changed to Riot Women, and the project had a song about HRT called Seeing Red.^[3]

The cast is led by Lorraine Ashbourne, Joanna Scanlan, Tamsin Greig, Rosalie Craig, and Amelia Bullmore. In September 2024 Anne Reid, Sue Johnston, Taj Atwal, Claire Skinner, Peter Davison, Amit Shah, Kevin Doyle and Chandeep Uppal were confirmed in the cast.^[4]

Filming took place in Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire in June and July 2024.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Happy Valley’ Creator Sally Wainwright, Jenna Coleman, Nicôle Lecky, Sacha Dhawan Series Set at BBC. Variety. 25 August 2023. 25 August 2023. Naman. Ramachandran.
2. Web site: Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright gets new BBC drama. Digital Spy. 28 January 2024. Sam. Warner. 24 August 2023.
3. Web site: Tom. Scargill. After Happy Valley and Gentleman Jack, Sally Wainwright returns to Calderdale for her new TV series, Riot Women. 28 April 2024. Halifax Courier. 29 April 2024.
4. Web site: Laura Jane. Turner. Happy Valley boss Sally Wainwright's new BBC drama confirms cast. Digital Spy. 19 September 2024. 19 September 2024.
5. Web site: BBC announce two new dramas Hot Flush and Virdee set and filmed in Yorkshire. Examiner live. 25 August 2023. Sebastien. McCormack. 25 August 2023.
6. Web site: Filming in Hebden Bridge: Road and car park closures as crew for new Sally Wainwright drama descend on Calderdale town tomorrow. Halifax Courier. 27 June 2024. Sarah. Fitton. 25 June 2024.