Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Trumpet 1-5 | 20200127 | When celebrated jazz trumpeter Joss Moody dies, his adopted son Colman makes an extraordinary discovery - the man he adored as his father was, in fact, a woman. Adjoa Andoh, Enyi Okoronkwo and Maureen Beattie star in Tanika Gupta's dramatisation of Jackie Kay's fiercely pioneering novel. This fourth season of provocative writing by women, Riot Girls, offers no-holds barred dramas that explore themes of gender identity, lesbian relationships and the intersections between the feminist and LGBTQ+ movements. CAST Older Millie.....Maureen Beattie Colman.....Enyi Okoronkwo Joss.....Adjoa Andoh Younger Millie.....Sinead MacInnes Sophie.....Scarlett Courtney Big Red.....Neil McCaul Mrs Mason.....Heather Craney Mrs Moore.....Jessica Turner May.....Tracy Wiles Young Joss.....Lucy Reynolds Other parts played by Adam Courting and Ian Conningham Music by Clifford Brown, with additional trumpet by Peter Ringrose The death of jazz trumpeter Joss Moody exposes an extraordinary secret. |
| 02 | 20200128 | Adjoa Andoh, Enyi Okoronkwo and Maureen Beattie star in Tanika Gupta's dramatisation of Jackie Kay's fiercely pioneering novel. When celebrated jazz trumpeter Joss Moody dies, his adopted son Colman makes an extraordinary discovery - the man he adored as his father was, in fact, a woman. This fourth season of provocative writing by women, Riot Girls, offers no-holds barred dramas that explore themes of gender identity, lesbian relationships and the intersections between the feminist and LGBTQ+ movements. CAST Older Millie.....Maureen Beattie Colman.....Enyi Okoronkwo Joss.....Adjoa Andoh Younger Millie.....Sinead MacInnes Sophie.....Scarlett Courtney Big Red.....Neil McCaul Mrs Mason.....Heather Craney Mrs Moore.....Jessica Turner May.....Tracy Wiles Young Joss.....Lucy Reynolds Other parts played by Adam Courting and Ian Conningham Music by Clifford Brown, with additional trumpet by Peter Ringrose The death of jazz trumpeter Joss Moody exposes an extraordinary secret. | |
| 03 | 20200129 | Adjoa Andoh, Sinead MacInnes and Maureen Beattie star in Tanika Gupta's dramatisation of Jackie Kay's fiercely pioneering novel. Joss Moody's widow, Millie, remembers the early days of their marriage and her apparently impossible desire to have a child. This fourth season of provocative writing by women, Riot Girls, offers no-holds barred dramas that explore themes of gender identity, lesbian relationships and the intersections between the feminist and LGBTQ+ movements. CAST Older Millie.....Maureen Beattie Colman.....Enyi Okoronkwo Joss.....Adjoa Andoh Younger Millie.....Sinead MacInnes Sophie.....Scarlett Courtney Big Red.....Neil McCaul Mrs Mason.....Heather Craney Mrs Moore.....Jessica Turner May.....Tracy Wiles Young Joss.....Lucy Reynolds Other parts played by Adam Courting and Ian Conningham Music by Clifford Brown, with additional trumpet by Peter Ringrose Millie and Colman struggle to come to terms with the fall-out from Joss's death. | |
| 04 | 20200130 | Adjoa Andoh, Enyi Okoronkwo and Maureen Beattie star in Tanika Gupta's dramatisation of Jackie Kay's fiercely pioneering novel. Colman and Sophie travel to Glasgow to interview people from Joss's childhood - when Joss was a girl called Josephine. This fourth season of provocative writing by women, Riot Girls, offers no-holds barred dramas that explore themes of gender identity, lesbian relationships and the intersections between the feminist and LGBTQ+ movements. CAST Older Millie.....Maureen Beattie Colman.....Enyi Okoronkwo Joss.....Adjoa Andoh Younger Millie.....Sinead MacInnes Sophie.....Scarlett Courtney Big Red.....Neil McCaul Mrs Mason.....Heather Craney Mrs Moore.....Jessica Turner May.....Tracy Wiles Young Joss.....Lucy Reynolds Other parts played by Adam Courting and Ian Conningham Music by Clifford Brown, with additional trumpet by Peter Ringrose The death of jazz trumpeter Joss Moody exposes an extraordinary secret. | |
| 05 | 20200131 | Adjoa Andoh, Enyi Okoronkwo and Maureen Beattie star in Tanika Gupta's dramatisation of Jackie Kay's fiercely pioneering novel. Colman finally opens the letter left to him by his dead father - his father who used to be a woman. This fourth season of provocative writing by women, Riot Girls, offers no-holds barred dramas that explore themes of gender identity, lesbian relationships and the intersections between the feminist and LGBTQ+ movements. CAST Older Millie.....Maureen Beattie Colman.....Enyi Okoronkwo Joss.....Adjoa Andoh Younger Millie.....Sinead MacInnes Sophie.....Scarlett Courtney Big Red.....Neil McCaul Mrs Mason.....Heather Craney Mrs Moore.....Jessica Turner May.....Tracy Wiles Young Joss.....Lucy Reynolds Other parts played by Adam Courting and Ian Conningham Music by Clifford Brown, with additional trumpet by Peter Ringrose Colman opens the letter left to him by his dead father - his father who used to be a woman |