‘riot women is a sort of love song’

What’s the best way to deal with middle-aged menopausal rage? Form a punk band, says Sally Wainwright

The stars of BBC drama a Riot Women talk friendship, rock bands and rebellion

Creator of Happy Valley Sally Wainwright worked on her script for Riot Women for a decade before she was fully satisfied. “Originally, it was called Hot Flush,” Sally says. “I wanted to find a way of

Lorraine Ashbourne , Rosalie Craig , Tamsin Greig , Joanna Scanlan and Amelia Bullmore rock this brand-new drama…

AMELIA BULLMORE, LORRAINE ASHBOURNE, ROSALIE CRAIG, JOANNA SCANLAN and TAMSIN GREIG on teaming up to form a punk-rock band

Sally Wainwright’s new BBC One series Riot Women is so much more than a making-the-band drama. Riot Women tells the story of a group of women forming a band for a daft laugh before finding unexpected