Dope Girls

*Dope Girls*
Dope Girls
Based on	Dope Girls: The Birth of the British Drug Underground; by Marek Kohn
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Polly Stenham; Alex Warren; Kate Crowther; Jane Tranter; Michael Lesslie;
Production companies	Bad Wolf; Sony Pictures Television;
Original release
Network	BBC One

Dope Girls is an upcoming six-part historical drama television series based on the non-fiction novel Dope Girls: The Birth of the British Drug Underground (1992) by Marek Kohn, developed by Bad Wolf in association with Sony Pictures Television for BBC One.

Premise

Set in early 20th-century

Soho, the series follows a combination of historical figures such as Billie Carleton, Brilliant Chang, Edgar Manning, and Kate Meyrick, and fictional characters.^[1]

Cast

Production

In March 2023, it was announced the BBC had ordered Dope Girls from Bad Wolf, which the network described as a "spiritual successor" to Peaky Blinders (2013–2022).^[2]

Based on Marek Kohn's 1992 non-fiction novel, the six-part series is written by Polly Stenham and Alex Warren, with Xiao Tang and Matthew Jacobs Morgan joining them in the writing room. Stenham and Warren executive produce the series with Kate Crowther and Jane Tranter of Bad Wolf, as well as Michael Lesslie.^[3]

In November 2023, Julianne Nicholson and Eliza Scanlen joined the cast in lead roles with Umi Myers, Eilidh Fisher, Geraldine James and Sebastian Croft also cast. Deadline Hollywood confirmed filming started in late 2023.^[4]

References

^ Prasad, Sumith (25 July 2023). "'Dope Girls' Starts Filming in London in October". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ Chilton, Louis (20 March 2023). "BBC developing 'spiritual successor to Peaky Blinders' set in London". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ Whittock, Jesse (20 March 2023). "'Dope Girls': BBC Lines Up Bad Wolf Drama About Female Crime Boss In Soho's Criminal Underworld". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ Cordero, Rosy; Whittock, Jesse; Goldbart, Max (November 15, 2023). "'Dope Girls': Julianne Nicholson & Eliza Scanlen To Lead BBC Drama About Female Crime Boss In Soho; Filming Underway". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

External links

Dope Girls at
IMDb

[1] Prasad, Sumith (25 July 2023). "'Dope Girls' Starts Filming in London in October". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

[2] Chilton, Louis (20 March 2023). "BBC developing 'spiritual successor to Peaky Blinders' set in London". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[3] Whittock, Jesse (20 March 2023). "'Dope Girls': BBC Lines Up Bad Wolf Drama About Female Crime Boss In Soho's Criminal Underworld". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[4] Cordero, Rosy; Whittock, Jesse; Goldbart, Max (November 15, 2023). "'Dope Girls': Julianne Nicholson & Eliza Scanlen To Lead BBC Drama About Female Crime Boss In Soho; Filming Underway". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

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