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 nonfiction book 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 characters and events in the series are based on the lives of Kate Meyrick, Billie Carleton and Edgar Manning.^[1]

Cast

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Julianne Nicholson as Kate Galloway
Eliza Scanlen as Violet Davies
Umi Myers as Billie Cassidy
Eilidh Fisher as Evie Galloway
Sebastian Croft as Silvio Salucci
Geraldine James as Isabella Salucci
Rory Fleck Byrne as Luca Salucci
Dustin Demri-Burns as Damaso Salucci
Eben Figueiredo as Matteo Rossi Salucci
Michael Duke as Eddie Cobb
Ian Bonar as Sgt Frank Turner
Nabhaan Rizwan as Silas Huxley
Priya Kansara as Lily Lee
Jordan Kouamé as Reggie Regbo
Will Keen as Frederick Asquith-Gore
Fiona Button as Sophie Asquith-Gore
Carlos Powell
Harry Cadby as Jimmy Conville
Jordan Kouamé as Reggie Regbo

Production and broadcast

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).^[3]

Based on Marek Kohn's 1992 non-fiction book, 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

According to lead actor Julianne Nicholson, the series is due to be broadcast in February 2025.^[6]

References

^ Prasad, Sumith (25 July 2023). "'Dope Girls' Starts Filming in London in October". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
^ "BBC announces cast for major new drama series Dope Girls". bbc.com/mediacentre. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
^ 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. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. 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.
^ https://www.instagram.com/juliannenicholsonofficial/p/DDKqFSlNop5/?img_index=1

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] "BBC announces cast for major new drama series Dope Girls". bbc.com/mediacentre. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

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

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

[5] 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.

[6] ttps://www.instagram.com/juliannenicholsonofficial/p/DDKqFSlNop5/?img_index=1

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