The BBC has ordered a second series of Sally Wainwright’s drama, Riot Women.
Created and written by Sally Wainwright and made by Drama Republic, a Mediawan company, series one was set and filmed in Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, the Riot Women band members included Joanna 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, and Amelia Bullmore (The Buccaneers, Vienna Blood) as Yvonne, with Taj Atwal (Line of Duty), Chandeep Uppal (Holby City), and Macy Seelochan (Shadow and Bone) as Nisha, Kam and Miranda, the band’s riotous backing singers.
The second series will show what comes next for the Riot Women following the dramatic turn of events in series one’s final episode. Further details will be announced in due course.
Sally Wainwright, creator, writer, lead director and executive producer, says: “Oh, this is where the fun really starts! We’ve all been so deeply moved by the huge, overwhelming, joyous, emotional response to series one, and now we’re able to take the Riot Women extravaganza onto the next level! We hope you’ll all join us on the series two rollercoaster!”
Roanna Benn, executive producer for Drama Republic, says: “We are bowled over by how hugely audiences have loved and resonated with Sally’s brilliant characters and stories and by the rightful praise for the phenomenal actors who have each made their character so much their own. We have so many stories yet to tell for them and we cannot wait to get started.”
Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, says: “Riot Women has resonated with millions of BBC viewers so I’m over the moon that we get to go again. An enormous thank you goes to Sally, Roanna, the team at Drama Republic and the dream cast and crew. Riot Women has made people laugh, cry, think and connect with others – what more could we ask for… Bring on the next chapter!”
Riot Women series one was created, written and executive produced by Sally Wainwright, who was also the lead director. Jessica Taylor (Happy Valley, Fool Me Once) was the producer. Executive producers were Roanna Benn (One Day, Doctor Foster) for Drama Republic, Tanya Qureshi for the BBC, Robert Schildhouse and Jess O’Riordan for BritBox. The first series was a co-production for BritBox International and was produced by Drama Republic, a Mediawan Company.
Jon Creamer
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