EXCLUSIVE:Emma Lairdwill star inMint, the upcomingBBCcrime family drama, which isScrapperdirectorCharlotte Regans first TV series.
The casting news comes as production kicks off on the eight-part series.
It is billed as darkly comic and unconventional drama about a crime familys inner life.
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But I honestly cant imagine these characters being brought into the world by better human beings.
In the UKMintwill be on BBC One and iPlayer.
BBC Studios is across international sales.
From left: Sam Riley, Laura Fraser, Lindsay Duncan, Ben Coyle-Larner and Lewis GribbenBBC
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