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Daily Mirror
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
BBC's new drama unveiled featuring Downton Abbey and Beyond Paradise stars
The BBC has shared a sneak peek at Riot Women, which is a six-part drama due to land on BBC One later year The BBC has unveiled a first glimpse of its forthcoming television series Riot Women, boasting an impressive ensemble cast featuring stars from Downton Abbey and Beyond Paradise. The six-episode drama comes from the pen of acclaimed writer Sally Wainwright, whose previous credits include Happy Valley and Gentleman Jack, and is scheduled to debut later this year across BBC One, iPlayer and BritBox. Set and shot in the picturesque town of Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, Riot Women chronicles the journey of five women who form an unlikely punk rock group. The production incorporates original music from the band ARXX. "A teacher, a police officer, a pub landlady, a midwife, and a shoplifting freeloader: five menopausal women form a punk rock band to take part in a local talent contest, and suddenly find they have a lot more to shout about than they ever imagined. "As they become closer, the teacher, Beth, and freeloader, Kitty, discover a surprising, heartbreaking connection," reads the BBC's official synopsis for Riot Women. The Thick of It's Joanna Scanlan takes on the role of Beth, whilst The Serpent Queen actress Rosalie Craig embodies Kitty, Sexy Beast's Tamsin Greig becomes Holly, Sherwood star Lorraine Ashbourne portrays Jess, and The Buccaneers' Amelisa Bullmore assumes the character of Yvonne. These five actresses comprise the core Riot Women ensemble, with supporting vocalists Nisha, Kam and Miranda brought to life by Taj Atwal, Chandeep Uppal and Macy Seelochan respectively. Also starring in the series are Anne Reid from The Sixth Commandment, Downton Abbey's Sue Johnston, Peter Davison of Beyond Paradise, Outnumbered's Claire Skinner, Merlin's Angel Coulby and Jonny Green from White Lines, reports the Express. The cast also includes Ellise Chappell, Tony Hirst, Shannon Lavelle, Mark Bazeley, Amit Shah, Rick Warden, Ben Batt and Natalia Tena, as well as Melanie La Barrie, Oliver Huntingdon, Richard Fleeshman, Olwen May, Kevin Doyle, Nicholas Gleaves and Thomas Flynn. Riot Women consists of six hour-long episodes and is a Drama Republic production, with Sally Wainwright serving as the creator, writer and lead director. Jessica Taylor, known for her work on Happy Valley and Fool Me One, is the producer, while Roanna Benn, who worked on Doctor Foster, is the executive producer for Drama Republic. Tanya Qureshi takes on the role for the BBC, alongside Robert Schildhouse and Jess O'Riordan for BritBox. BritBix will broadcast the series in the US and Canada, while Mediawan Rights, in collaboration with Entourage Ventures, will distribute the series internationally.
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
KSI aims Tommy Fury jibe during BRIT Awards after brutal Jack Whitehall dig before boxing return
KSI still believes he should have won his fight against Tommy Fury, approaching 18 months after their boxing match at the Manchester Arena. Fury won the six-round bout unanimously despite it initially being announced as a majority decision in the ring. The change came after the revelation that judge Rafael Ramos incorrectly totalled their scorecard. It read 57-57 but should have been 57-56 after scoring the six-round contest a round in favour of Fury, as the other two did. KSI then appealed the result to the Professional Boxing Association (PBA), but they rejected the appeal after determining no grounds to overturn the fight result. READ MORE: Alejandro Garnacho's social media activity contradicts what some Manchester United staff think READ MORE: Dad-of-two who died following 'cocaine' arrest at Manchester Airport named as family pays tribute The bout continues to be a sore subject for the influencer, as exemplified by his response after the Brit Awards host Jack Whitehall referenced it during the ceremony on Saturday night. While roasting the musician about his song 'Thick of It', he claimed KSI "wrote that song not long after you had that fight with Tommy Fury where he punched you in the head a few times". After laughing off the remark, KSI interjected: "Which I should have won, yes." He notably took umbrage with alleged rabbit punches from Fury following that fight, saying at the time: "He hit me on the back of the head over and over." KSI also claimed in the ring: "That is a robbery, bro. How many jabs did you land? Look at your face; look at your eyes. I'm the YouTuber; you are the boxer, so you have to win?" That remains his last fight, but KSI is due to return to the ring on March 29, again at the Manchester Arena, against the American mixed martial artist Dillon Danis. They were initially due to fight in January 2023, but Danis withdrew from that fight ten days beforehand amid claims he was underprepared and struggling to make the weight.
