Riot Women: Where was the band's final performance in last episode of BBC drama filmed in Calderdale

Riot Women has been the latest successful TV drama from writer and director Sally Wainwright, once again showcasing life in Calderdale to viewers.

The series, which was set and filmed in and around Hebden Bridge, has been following the lives of five menopausal women as they form a punk rock band to take part in a local talent contest.

A number of familiar locations were used throughout the series including The Albert Pub in Hebden Bridge, Calderdale Royal Hospital and The Old Cock pub in Halifax.

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But where was the band’s final performance filmed?

In episode six the Riot Women performed to a crowd at Calder Holmes Park in Hebden Bridge.

Speaking at a screening of Riot Women before the start of the series, Sally Wainwright talked about why she loves to set her dramas in Calderdale: “It’s so beautiful here, I love being here and I love seeing it on screen, it just looks so good on screen.

"It’s a real strength in a TV show to have a strong sense of place, of identity. Hebden Bridge absolutely lends itself to that, it’s so colourful, it’s got so much character.

"You’re never short of somewhere exciting to film anything. And then it’s got the hills, you can’t look anywhere without hills.

"And I think that was a big factor for me – you don’t have to design any of it, it’s all there.”

Riot Women ends tonight (Sunday) at 9pm on BBC One with all episodes available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

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