Dope Girls

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themaskedcat · 22/02/2025 17:46

Starts tonight on BBC One, all episodes on iplayer.

Anyone watching?

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667TheNeighbourOfTheBeast · 23/03/2025 18:07

SydneyCarton · 24/02/2025 08:26

Singled Out by Virginia Nicholson is a brilliant account of women’s lives after WWI, telling the story of the women who were left unexpectedly single and had to make a whole new way of life for themselves. I agree that it’s not a “forgotten part of history” at all, unless it’s meant to refer specifically to the underground club/drug scene which perhaps we think of as a more modern thing.

I read this years ago and I couldn’t put it down. It’s hard for us now to imagine the impact WW1 had on women’s lives.
I half heartedly watching the show , on episode 2 now , but it’s annoying me that they are pottering around without hats on lol but I am guessing I’m not the target audience! I liked Peaky Blinders and Harlots which was in a similar vein but I don’t think this comes close.

MayIDestroyYou · 23/03/2025 18:31

Goodness - only a month since I watched this and I’d completely forgotten it! Was wondering whether this ‘new show’ would be worth watching …

Hermyknee · 25/03/2025 01:16

Even the episode titles are trying to be oh so titillating and fun. I managed one episode.

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/dope-girls-review-this-new-bbc-drama-shows-nobody-knows-anything-except-how-to-make-a-female-peaky-blinders-5011498

Luckily I found the review above as The Guardian and Independent gave it 3 stars -too generous. The dialogue was bad.

colouringindoors · 13/04/2025 22:03

Just finished it. Well I enjoyed it! Edgy, visually rich and fairly silly but that's fine with me 😊

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