Riot Women
| Riot Women | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Sally Wainwright |
| Starring | |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production company | Drama Republic |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
Riot Women is an upcoming British television series written by Sally Wainwright and produced by Drama Republic.
Synopsis
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
Production
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (25 August 2023). "Happy Valley' Creator Sally Wainwright, Jenna Coleman, Nicôle Lecky, Sacha Dhawan Series Set at BBC". Variety. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Warner, Sam (24 August 2023). "Happy Valley creator Sally Wainwright gets new BBC drama". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Scargill, Tom (28 April 2024). "After Happy Valley and Gentleman Jack, Sally Wainwright returns to Calderdale for her new TV series, Riot Women". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ Turner, Laura Jane (19 September 2024). "Happy Valley boss Sally Wainwright's new BBC drama confirms cast". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ McCormack, Sebastien (25 August 2023). "BBC announce two new dramas Hot Flush and Virdee set and filmed in Yorkshire". Examiner live. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Fitton, Sarah (25 June 2024). "Filming in Hebden Bridge: Road and car park closures as crew for new Sally Wainwright drama descend on Calderdale town tomorrow". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Riot Women at IMDb