Yahoo Lifestyle ‘Happy Valley’ Creator’s New Drama ‘Riot Women’ Sees Joanna Scanlan, Tamsin Greg Join a Menopausal Rock Band in First Look
Tamsin Greig and Joanna Scanlan are ready to rock in first look images from their new BBC/BritBox series “Riot Women.”
The six-part drama, from “Happy Valley” creator Sally Wainwright, sees five middle-aged women form a punk-rock band and enter a local talent contest – giving them an outlet to vent about their demanding jobs, pushy parents, demanding kids and irritating partners.
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“As the story 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,” reads the logline.
Rosalie Craig, Lorraine Ashbourne, Amelia Bullmore, Taj Atwal, Chandeep Uppal and Macy Jacob-Seelochan also star. ARXX have written original songs for the show.
“I’m having a whole new buzz of excitement about the show as we bring it together in the edit, and I can’t wait to share it with everyone!” said Wainwright, who creates, writes, directs and exec produces the series.
The series is produced by Mediawan-owned Drama Republic (“One Day”) for the BBC and BritBox. The BBC will air the series late this year on linear and iPlayer in the U.K. while BritBox have the U.S. and Canadian rights.
Jessica Taylor (“Happy Valley”) is the producer. Roanna Benn (“One Day”) is the executive producer for Drama Republic, with Tanya Qureshi for the BBC, Robert Schildhouse and Jess O’Riordan for BritBox.
Mediawan Rights are handling global distribution with the participation of Entourage Ventures.
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