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.

Emma Laird poses in the Getty Images Portrait Studio Presented by IMDb and IMDbPro at SXSW 2025 on March 09, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Robby Klein/Getty Images for IMDb)

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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.

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