Menopausal women form punk rock band in 'Riot' trailer
The series explores midlife challenges through music, highlighting friendship and resilience with original songs from punk duo ARXX, featuring a cast led by Joanna Scanlan and Tamsin Greig.
- The BBC will release a new series called Riot Women, featuring five menopausal women forming a punk rock band for a talent contest, set to air this October.
- The series was created and written by Sally Wainwright, known for her work on Happy Valley, with a total of six episodes.
- Joanna Scanlan and Tamsin Greig star in the series, offering a tale about friendship, music, and women's resilience.
- Wainwright described the show as a celebration of women at midlife and highlighted that the band will sing original songs reflecting their life challenges.
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Watch the first look at Riot Women - the punk rock BBC show set in Yorkshire
Riot Women was filmed and set in Hebden Bridge 😍
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Read Full ArticleBBC & BritBox’s ‘Riot Women’ Reveals Trailer & More Images
Sally Wainwright’s BBC and BritBox drama Riot Women now has a trailer and more images ahead of its launch this October, which you can see below. The six-part series, set and filmed in Hebden Bridge in England’s Yorkshire, follows five menopausal women who form a punk rock band to take part in a local talent contest and find they have more to shoot about than they imagined. Joanna Scanlan (After Love, The Thick of It), Rosalie Craig (Moonflow…
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