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Riot Women BBC: start time, full cast, and who did the music? Full details

The series explores menopause and empowerment through punk rock, featuring three original songs by ARXX, a duo with over 20,000 monthly Spotify listeners.

  • On Sunday 12th October, Riot Women premieres at 9pm on BBC One, with all episodes available on BBC iPlayer from 6am; Sally Wainwright, creator of Happy Valley, returns to TV drama.
  • The show follows five menopausal women characters—a teacher, police officer, pub landlady, midwife, and shoplifting freeloader—who form a punk rock band, with 'Violet' closing each episode.
  • ARXX supplied the series' original songs, writing and performing three originals while adapting a police adviser’s line into a track.
  • Filmed in and around Hebden Bridge, the series grounds its drama in real locations and includes the song 'Violet', written by Courtney Love in 1991, adding musical lineage.
  • ARXX provide the series' original music, featuring songs that position the band at the centre of Riot Women’s soundtrack, with more than 20,000 monthly Spotify listeners.
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Riot Women BBC: start time, full cast, and who did the music? Full details

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Radio Times broke the news in on Sunday, October 12, 2025.
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