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📊 Series Specifications
Network BBC One
Episode Runtime ~59 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 6
Original Language EN
Creator Sally Wainwright
Riot Women (2025)
Created by Sally Wainwright
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Returning Series Series Status:
Currently airing weekly on international broadcast networks.
Synopsis
Five women along with two riotous backing singers come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band in order to enter a local talent contest, but in writing their first original song, soon discover that they have a lot to say - and this is their way to say it.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 (Series 1)
6 Episodes E1 Episode 1
Frazzled by demanding jobs, chaotic families and endless spinning plates, five women’s worlds smash together when they form a punk rock band to enter a local talent contest.
E2 Episode 2
Chaotic Kitty Eckersley bursts into rehearsals. The women begin to gel, only for Kitty to suddenly realise a heartbreaking connection she has to Beth.
E3 Episode 3
Struggling to process the shock of her discovery, Kitty starts behaving badly, leading to an explosive family Sunday lunch at Beth’s house.
E4 Episode 4
Six weeks on, and it’s the talent contest! As the Riot Women prepare for their debut, Tom wrestles with his new past. Kitty delivers a nose-busting punch.
E5 Episode 5
Kitty spends the night in custody, Beth and Tom have a heartbreaking conversation, and after all the promise of the talent contest, the band threatens to fall apart.
E6 Episode 6
The Riot Women make their first recording. In a proper studio. But therein lies an eye-popping surprise for Holly.