
Four-part BBC2 drama based on the cult novel by Jake Arnott set in the dark underbelly of 1960s London Mark Strong plays Harry Starks a charismatic nightclub owner racketeer & porn king whose sensitive temperament & love of Judy Garland belie the violent savagery that makes him the most feared & respected crime boss in Soho His story is told from the point of view of four characters on whom Starks leaves his indelible mark the poverty-stricken aristocrat Lord Teddy Thursby (Derek Jacobi) who cannot hide his predilection for young boys; Ruby Ryder (Lena Headey) a film actress past her prime; radical criminologist & lecturer Lenny (Shaun Dingwall); & Jimmy (Phil Daniels) a lowlife petty criminal who gets increasingly drawn into Starks& dark world