
Fullplotdetailshaven’tbeenrevealedbutweunderstanditfollowsthebirthofthenightclubsceneinLondon’sSoho.Theserieswillmixelementsofthefact-basedresearchofKohn’sbookwithfictionalcharactersandstorylines,exploringallaspectsofthecriminalworldofSohointheearly20thCentury. Wehearit’spartlybasedonthetruestoryofconservative,god-fearing42-yearoldsinglemotherKateMeyrick,whobuildsanightclubempireandcriminalfamilyenterpriseandbecomesthemostdangerouswomaninLondonaswellasacompetitortoBrilliantChang,thebaronofSoho’sgrittyunderworld. HernightclubsarefuelledbydrugsandalcoholthatallowforagenerationofWorldWarIveteransandsurvivorstoforgettheirtraumaandbreakthroughtherigidpatriarchalstructuresoftheeratoallowwomentodance,havesexanddodrugswithwhoevertheywant.
