William Hampson

THE LOST BOYS of SOHO William Hampson

Will finds himself made redundant as a Hotel Operations Manager just as the Covid-19 pandemic hits London. As a gay man he indulges in some "fun" which turned into a violent sexual assault and led to a HIV diagnosis at the start of the UK Covid-19 national lockdown.

Solitary isolation of lockdown allowed him to process this life changing, but not life ending diagnosis. Seeking a new adventure with a renewed outlook on life post lockdown he lands a job as a barman in the heart of London's Soho gay village. Amongst the usual 'camp' fun and frolics Will notices a series of strange events unfold. Then things take a sinister turn when Will receives messages threatening, despite remaining tight lipped about his HIV status, to expose him as living with HIV if he doesn't meet the senders demands.

Will sets about finding out who's behind the messages and confides in Jack, one of his managers. The pair are motivated and resolved to address the issue but can't quite agree on the approach.