Inside BBC’s gritty new drug drama dubbed ‘the all-female Peaky Blinders’ based on scandalous true story

THE BBC’s new drug drama has been dubbed ‘the all-female Peaky Blinders’ – and is based on a scandalous true story.

The new six-part series – called Dope Girls – follows the birth of the nightclub scene in Soho and is partly based on the true story of a conservative, god-fearing 42-year old single mother, Kate Meyrick.

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In 1920s London, Kate builds...