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