‘Riot Women’ scored by Ben Foster will premiere Sunday 12th October at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The series is created by Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley, Gentleman Jack) and stars Lorraine Ashbourne, Amelia Bullmore, Rosalie Craig, Tamsin Greig, Joanna Scanlan, Taj Atwal, Chandeep Uppal and Macy-Jacob Seelochan.
‘Riot Women tells the story of five menopausal women – a teacher, a police officer, a pub landlady, a midwife and a shoplifting freeloader – who scrappily put together a punk rock group in a bid to win their local talent contest. In doing so, they “become closer” and “find they have a lot more to shout about than they ever imagined”. 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 six-part series 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 (set in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire) 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.’
Watch the trailer below!