Ben Foster (Ridley, Torchwood, Thunderbirds Are Go!, Hidden Kingdoms, The Good Karma Hotel, Scott & Bailey) is the composer of the new BBC drama Riot Women. The show is created by Sally Wainwright (Gentleman Jack, Renegade Nell) and stars Joanna Scanlan, Rosalie Craig, Tamsin Greig, Amelia Bullmore, Lorraine Ashbourne, Taj Atwal, Chandeep Uppal and Macy Seelochan. The punk duo ARXX has contributed original songs to the 6-part series, which follows a teacher, a police officer, a midwife, a pub landlady and a shoplifting freeloader who form a female 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.
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Murray Gold Scoring HBO’s & BBC’s ‘Gentleman Jack’
Murray Gold (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Death at a Funeral, A Very English Scandal) is composing the original music for the upcoming HBO and BBC series Gentleman Jack. The drama is created by Sally Wainwright (To Walk Invisible, Happy Valley) and stars Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle, Gemma Whelan, Timothy West, Jeremy Lister and Gemma Jones. The 8-parter is set in 1832 West Yorkshire, England and centers on landowner and industrialist Anne Lister’s attempt to revitalize her inherited home, Shibdhen Hall.