BritBox's Trailer for 'Riot Women' Sees Your Favorite A-Listers Rock Out
Every woman of a certain age knows that menopause is far worse than anyone tells you. I'm not even talking about the stereotypical wildly fluctuating body temperature issue that every male-written show assumes is the bulk of it. I'm talking about the brain fog. (What was I about to write up again?) I'm talking about the complete sleep pattern disruption, the sudden violent mood swings, zits like you were a teenager, and the sudden inability of your knees and ankles to bounce back after a day of traversing a convention floor. Worst of all are the doctors who dismiss it all, or tell you you'll be fine, just lose 20 pounds. It's enough to make you want to riot.
What I'm saying is God Bless Sally Wainwright and her new highly anticipated series Riot Women. Wainwright, whose credits include Last Tango in Halifax, Gentlemen Jack, and Happy Valley, has rounded up five women who are A-list staples of British television and cast them as five middle-aged misfits, all of whom cannot believe this is all there is in life. The quintet forms a punk band, but these are no Riot Grrls of the 1990s, yelling about equality while falling for "feminist" men and wondering why progress never comes.
These are the punk band screams of women who have been through childbirth. These are the punk band screams of women who have held down jobs while holding it down for their families.
