Dope Girls
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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 in association with Sony Pictures Television for BBC One. The series was broadcast on BBC One from 22 February to 29 March 2025.
Infobox
Genre
Historical drama
Created by
mw- Polly Stenham Alex Warren
Based on
Dope Girls: The Birth of the British Drug Undergroundby Marek Kohn
Written by
Polly Stenham Alex Warren Matthew Jacobs Horgan Amelia Spencer Roanne Bardsley Elinor Cook
Directed by
Shannon Murphy Miranda Bowen
Starring
Julianne Nicholson Eliza Scanlen Umi Myers Eilidh Fisher Geraldine James
Composer
NYX
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
1
No. of episodes
6
Executive producers
Kate Crowther Jane Tranter Polly Stenham Alex Warren Shannon Murphy Michael Lesslie
Producers
Stephen Haren Ado Yoshizaki Cassuto
Cinematography
Annika Summerson Carlos Catalán
Editors
Stephen Evans Sara Jones Jo Smyth Rebecca Trotman
Running time
53–58 minutes
Production companies
Bad Wolf Sony Pictures Television
Network
BBC One
Release
22 February (2025-02-22) –29 March 2025 (2025-03-29)
Tables
· Episodes
1
1
No.overall
1
No. inseason
1
Title
"When She Was Bad, She Was Very Very Bad"
Directed by
Shannon Murphy
Written by
Polly StenhamAlex Warren
Original release date
22 February 2025 (2025-02-22)
U.K. viewers(millions)
N/A
2
2
No.overall
2
No. inseason
2
Title
"Butter Wouldn't Melt"
Directed by
Shannon Murphy
Written by
Polly StenhamAlex Warren
Original release date
1 March 2025 (2025-03-01)
U.K. viewers(millions)
N/A
3
3
No.overall
3
No. inseason
3
Title
"A Filthy Little Mole Down a Filthy Little Hole"
Directed by
Shannon Murphy
Written by
Polly StenhamAlex WarrenMatthew Jacobs Horgan
Original release date
8 March 2025 (2025-03-08)
U.K. viewers(millions)
N/A
4
4
No.overall
4
No. inseason
4
Title
"Behold the Stars"
Directed by
Miranda Bowen
Written by
Amelia Spencer
Original release date
15 March 2025 (2025-03-15)
U.K. viewers(millions)
N/A
5
5
No.overall
5
No. inseason
5
Title
"Monster"
Directed by
Miranda Bowen
Written by
Roanne Bardsley
Original release date
22 March 2025 (2025-03-22)
U.K. viewers(millions)
N/A
6
6
No.overall
6
No. inseason
6
Title
"Rage"
Directed by
Miranda Bowen
Written by
Polly StenhamAlex WarrenElinor Cook
Original release date
29 March 2025 (2025-03-29)
U.K. viewers(millions)
N/A
| No.overall | No. inseason | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | viewers(millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "When She Was Bad, She Was Very Very Bad" | Shannon Murphy | Polly StenhamAlex Warren | 22 February 2025 (2025-02-22) | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | "Butter Wouldn't Melt" | Shannon Murphy | Polly StenhamAlex Warren | 1 March 2025 (2025-03-01) | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "A Filthy Little Mole Down a Filthy Little Hole" | Shannon Murphy | Polly StenhamAlex WarrenMatthew Jacobs Horgan | 8 March 2025 (2025-03-08) | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "Behold the Stars" | Miranda Bowen | Amelia Spencer | 15 March 2025 (2025-03-15) | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | "Monster" | Miranda Bowen | Roanne Bardsley | 22 March 2025 (2025-03-22) | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "Rage" | Miranda Bowen | Polly StenhamAlex WarrenElinor Cook | 29 March 2025 (2025-03-29) | N/A |
References
- The Cinemaholichttps://thecinemaholic.com/dope-girls-starts-filming-in-london-in-october/
- bbc.com/mediacentrehttps://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/cast-bbc-drama-dope-girls
- Independent.co.ukhttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/peaky-blinders-bbc-dope-girls-b2304401.html
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://web.archive.org/web/20230320130903/https://deadline.com/2023/03/dope-girls-bbc-crime-drama-bad-wolf-marek-kohn-book-1235277713/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2023/11/dope-girls-bbc-julianne-nicholson-casting-peaky-blinders-1235612458/
- Daily Expresshttps://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/2088035/bbc-masterpiece-axed-dope-girls-cancelled
- TV Zone UKhttps://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/dopegirls-firstlook-launchdateann1
- www.rottentomatoes.comhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/dope_girls/s01
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/mar/02/the-week-in-tv-toxic-town-small-town-big-story-israel-and-the-palestinians-the-road-to-7th-october-dope-girls-review
- DailyTelegraphhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/dope-girls-bbc-one-review/