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‘Riot Women’ Sets the Stage for a Game-Changing Season 1 Finale in New Sneak Peek [Exclusive]
Unique, powerful, strong, and timeless, if there’s one thing that Riot Women has taught us over its first season, it’s that dreams don’t have an expiration date. Today, ahead of the Season 1 finale, Collider is thrilled to once again pair with the hit BBC series and preview a bit of what’s to come for one of the band members in the upcoming installment. With its home network giving it the go-ahead for a second batch of episodes, the curtain won’t be closing on these gals anytime soon. Over the first season, we’ve watched the women fire up their punk band and take over the scene as well as our hearts thanks to a dynamite lineup of stars that includes Joanna Scanlan (No Offence), Rosalie Craig (The Pod Generation), Tamsin Greig (Belgravia), Lorraine Ashbourne (After the Flood) and Amelia Bullmore (Twenty Twelve).
In our sneak peek, the band is hitting the studio to lay down some tracks when bass player, Holly (Greig), is stunned into silence after crossing paths with someone from her past. To make matters worse, the familiar face of yesteryear is the band’s producer, which sends Holly into a tailspin of stumbling words and shaking hands. Upon finding out that she’s next in line to record, Holly has a full-on meltdown that attracts some raised eyebrows from the rest of her bandmates.
Holly’s recording studio freak-out is just one of the laugh-out-loud moments that Riot Women has brought to audiences during its first season. The synopsis for the project gives a closer look into the drama that’s unfolded so far, revealing:
“Set in Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, Riot Women centers around five women who come together to create a makeshift punk-rock band to enter a local talent contest. But when it comes to writing their first song, the women soon discover they have a lot more to say than they first thought. As they juggle life’s struggles, demanding jobs, grown-up children, ageing parents, ex-husbands and relationships, the band becomes a catalyst for change in all of their lives, and the ripple effect is seemingly never-ending. With each episode, a long-buried secret begins to surface, entangling the women in an unlikely and complex web that threatens to tear everything, including the band, apart.”
Meet the Faces Behind ‘Riot Women’
In addition to the primary group taking the stage and leading the musical charge, Riot Women also features supporting performances from the likes of Claire Skinner (The Trial), Sue Johnston (Downton Abbey), Peter Davison (All Creatures Great and Small), and Anne Reid (Last Tango in Halifax). The project is the latest to hail from Sally Wainwright, who previously secured massive amounts of critical acclaim thanks to the creation of other immediate hits, including Last Tango in Halifax, Happy Valley, and Gentleman Jack.
Check out our exclusive sneak peek at the Riot Women Season 1 finale above and catch the full episode on BritBox Wednesday, February 11.
- Release Date
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October 12, 2025
- Network
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BBC One
- Directors
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Amanda Brotchie