As Beth and Kitty become the Lennon and McCartney of the Riot Women, Jess's feud with rival Hebden bar owner Inez reignites, Nisha grapples with a toxic colleague, and Holly realises her mother's dementia is worsening. A high-octane first band rehearsal gives way to common ground, but as the women start to bond, a long-buried secret smacks Kitty in the face.

It's the talent contest! After six weeks at Beth's house, a happy, healthy Kitty's world shifts when she runs into her abusive ex-boyfriend Gavin and SpongeBob brings news of her elusive gangland father. Nisha is backed into a brutal corner at work, and instead of the bland pop song they've practised, the Riot Women decide to sing a much more incendiary song, one that Beth and Kitty wrote last week.