Riot Women series 2 - what must happen as lead star confirms 'I'm certainly not done with Kitty'
If a second series is ordered it could answer all our burning questions
Riot Women on BBC One is the latest series from multi-BAFTA award-winning Happy Valley creator, Sally Wainwright, and after bingeing all six episodes on BBC iPlayer, everyone’s now wondering if Riot Women series 2 is on the cards.
There were plenty of loose ends for all the core characters, and appetite from fans to explore their lives further, that’s for sure.
We want to see whether Kitty would exact revenge, and if Rudy might get his comeuppance – and that’s just for starters!
Will there be a Riot Women series 2?
While the BBC is yet to confirm what the future holds for Riot Women, one thing we do know is that the cast are keen for more!
“Oh, it definitely doesn’t feel final,” Rosalie Craig, who plays wild child Kitty, told RadioTimes.com. “And I know that there’s a great will to have another season. I’m certainly not done with Kitty, so I’d like to have another go at that.”
*** Warning: spoilers for all episodes of Riot Women series 1 below***
Riot Women series 2: Kitty’s revenge?
Although there’s no official announcement from the BBC about Riot Women series 2, the door has definitely been left open for more.
The final episode of series 1 ended with Kitty getting a call from her gangster dad, Keith, who was in prison. He finally gave her the names of the three men who abused her as a child, resulting in her falling pregnant with Tom.
Earlier in the episode, Kitty told Holly that she wanted justice for what the men did to her. She hinted that she might not go to the police and may “deal” with them herself.
Could Kitty risk everything with Beth, Tom and the band to get justice for what happened to her?
If her tendency to follow trouble in the first series is anything to go by, our guess is she will track down the men herself.
Having been in prison before, could a Kitty revenge plan land her back inside in Riot Women series 2?
Will Nisha report Rudy for his crimes?
Viewers will also know that Nisha ended the series armed with all the evidence she needs to prove colleague Rudy is corrupt.
Throughout the series, Rudy had been sexually assaulting Nisha at work.
In shocking scenes, Nisha was targeted by racist thugs at work. She was beaten, strung up to railing by her handcuffs and left unconscious with her trousers around her ankles. But sadly for Nisha, things only got worse when vile Rudy was the officer who found her.
Instead of calling for back-up and helping her down, Rudy used the chance to take photos of Nisha which he later shared online.
Unfortunately for Rudy, Nisha remembered the whole thing. However, her faith in the police system was at such a low that she told Holly she wouldn’t be reporting him.
Desperate to make up for the fact she made things worse for Nisha by reporting Rudy earlier in the series, Holly did some digging. She found all the evidence that Nisha needed to prove what Rudy did the night she was attacked.
Riot Women series 2 could potentially see Nisha showing the world what kind of man Rudy really is.
But would she go to her boss or take matters into her own hands?
Riot Women series 2: Could Jojo and Holly find happiness?
While friendship was at the heart of series 1, could romance be on the cards for Riot Women series 2?
After Holly and Jojo’s awkward bedroom misunderstanding the pair got together at the end of series 1.
There is a big age gap between the pair, something that Jojo promised didn’t bother him. But does their relationship have the potential to stand the test of time?
With Holly’s mum, Nancy, struggling with dementia, will the reality of dating someone with teenage sons and an ageing parent be too much for Jojo?
There is also the small matter of Jess and Jerry’s relationship.
The pair reunited at the end of series 1, but could they stand the test of time? Jess spent most of series 1 trying to keep everyone happy, maybe it’d be about time someone returned the favour?
We would love to find out what the future holds for Jess and Holly in Riot Women series 2.
Could Beth and Tom rebuild their relationship?
Beth’s relationship with her son was hanging by a thread in series 1.
Not only had he already stopped returning her calls, there was the bombshell that Kitty was his birth mother.
There were also a number of times when Beth sided with Kitty instead of Tom, which wound him up.
Riot Women series 2 could shed more light on where their relationship goes next. Can Tom accept Kitty into his life, and will he work harder at being the son that Beth deserves?
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