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Dope Girls
''Dope Girls'' is a 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 (production company), Bad Wolf in association with Sony Pictures Television for BBC One. The series was broadcast on BBC One from 22 February 2025. Premise Set in early 20th-century Soho, London, Soho, the characters and events in the series are based on the lives of Kate Meyrick, Billie Carleton and Edgar Manning. Cast Reference: * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polly Stenham
Polly Stenham (born 16 July 1986) is an English playwright known for her play '' That Face'', which she wrote when she was 19 years old. Background Stenham was born and raised in London. She attributes her love of theatre to her father as he took her to various shows from a young age, including many at the Royal Court Theatre which would later stage her first play. Before university she attended Wycombe Abbey and later worked for the Ambassador Theatre Group and the Arcola Theatre. During this time she enrolled in the Royal Court Young Writers Programme and wrote her first play. Career Stenham's debut play '' That Face'' premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London in April 2007. It was directed by Jeremy Herrin and starred Lindsay Duncan as the alcoholic mother Martha and Matt Smith as her son Henry. Stenham won the ''Evening Standard''s 2007 Charles Wintour Award, the Critics' Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright and the 2007 Theatrical Management Association Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |