{"id":31207,"date":"2023-03-20T14:55:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1803205"},"modified":"2023-03-20T15:39:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T14:39:50","slug":"bbcs-successor-to-peaky-blinders-dope-girls-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bbcs-successor-to-peaky-blinders-dope-girls-in-the-works\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC\u2019s \u2018successor to Peaky Blinders\u2019, Dope Girls, in the works"},"content":{"rendered":"

The series will reportedly explore Soho’s criminal underworld in the early 20th century. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 20 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It has been reported that the BBC is developing a \u201cspiritual successor\u201d to Peaky Blinders<\/a>, which will explore the history of Soho\u2019s criminal underworld in the early 20th century.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deadline<\/a> has reported that the series, Dope Girls, will be made up of six episodes, will be produced by Bad Wolf Productions (His Dark Materials<\/a>, Doctor Who<\/a>), and will be based on the non-fiction book by Marek Kohn, Dope Girls: The Birth of the British Drug Underground.<\/p>\n

The publication reports that the adaptation is being written by Polly Stenham (The Neon Demon) and Alex Warren (Eleanor), and will follow the creation of the nightclub scene in Soho, mixing factual elements with fictional characters and storylines.<\/span><\/p>\n

It will reportedly be partly based on the true story of Kate Meyrick, a 42-year old single mother who built a nightclub empire and criminal enterprise, and Brilliant Chang, the baron of Soho\u2019s underworld.<\/p>\n