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Joanna Scanlan Leading Sally Wainwright’s ‘Riot Women’ For BBC & BritBox International


'Riot Women': Joanna Scanlan is leading the BBC Sally Wainwright drama along with Tamsin Greig, Lorraine Ashbourne, Amelia Bullmore

Scanlan, who won a BAFTA for After Love, will play Beth opposite 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. As they juggle demanding jobs, grown-up children, complicated parents, husbands who’ve buggered off, and disastrous dates and relationships, the band becomes a catalyst for change in their lives, and it makes them question everything. Roanna Benn ( One Day, Doctor Foster) is the executive producer for Drama Republic, with Tanya Qureshi for the BBC, Robert Schildhouse and Jess O’Riordan for BritBox International.

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