Posted in : Comics| Tagged : bbc , Britbox , women’s liberation movement , punk rock rock ‘n’ roll , Riot Woman , sally wainwright
prepare for the BBC and Britbox , here ’s a look at Riot Women , Sally Wainwright ’s newfangled comedy - drama about Yorkshire women forming a toughie careen striation .
The BBC and BritBox have released first - look depiction ofRiot Women , the marque - young drama from the multi - BAFTA prize - bring home the bacon writerSally Wainwright , one of the just British TV writers who created and ranHappy Valley , Last Tango in Halifax , andGentleman Jack . Set and film in Hebden Bridge , West Yorkshire , the six - part series is made by Drama Republic , a Mediawan Company , for the BBC in a Colorado - commission with BritBox . world-wide distribution is treat by Mediawan Rights . Riot Womencreator , writer , director , and executive manufacturer Wainwright enjoin , " I ’m have a whole new buzz of excitement about the show as we bring it together in the edit , and I ca n’t wait to portion out it with everyone ! "
The new pictures give a first expression at the Riot Women ring in action and featureJoanna Scanlan(After Love , The Thick of It ) as Beth , Rosalie Craig(Moonflower Murders , Serpent Queen ) as Kitty , Tamsin Greig(Sexy Beast , The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin ) as Holly , Lorraine Ashbourne(Sherwood , Alma ’s Not Normal ) as Jess , andAmelia Bullmore(The sea rover , Vienna Blood ) as Yvonne , withTaj Atwal(Line of Duty),Chandeep Uppal(Holby City ) , andMacy - Jacob Seelochan(Shadow and Bone ) as Nisha , Kam and Miranda , the band ’s riotous mount singers .
InRiot Women , we dive headfirst into the earth of five women who come together to produce a makeshift punk - rock ring so as to enter a local natural endowment contest but , in writing their first original strain , presently discover that they have a circumstances to say – and this is their way to say it . As they beguile demanding jobs , grown - up shaver , complicated parents , husbands who ’ve buggered off , and black engagement and relationship , the banding becomes a catalyst for change in their lives , and it ’s die to make them call into question everything . The six - part series is a testament to the power of friendly relationship , medicine , and the resilience of women who refuse to be silenced by age or expectation . As the tale progresses , it ’s more than medicine that adhere them ; a deeply stiff , long - swallow up secret begins to surface – one that by chance entangles Kitty and Beth , the two unlikely creative mastermind behind the band , in a complex triangle – and threatens to bust everything aside .
Riot Womenwill be six episode and is create , save , and executive produce by Sally Wainwright , who is also the serial ' leash director . Jessica Taylor(Happy Valley , arse around Me Once ) is the producer . Roanna Benn(One Day , Doctor Foster ) is the executive manufacturer for Drama Republic , withTanya Qureshifor the BBC , Robert Schildhouse and Jess O’Riordan for BritBox . The series is grow by Drama Republic , a Mediawan Company . Riot Womenwill premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK later this year . BritBoxwill aviation the serial in the US and Canada . Mediawan Rights will distribute the series internationally with the involvement of Entourage Ventures .
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