š„š± BBC REVEALS 8-PART āDARKLY COMICā DRAMA MINT ā Shetland Star Lewis Gribben Joins, Packed with Mystery and Twists in Every Episode! šš„ BBC has just released the first look at Mint, an 8-part darkly comic drama guaranteed to keep viewers glued to the screen. Featuring Lewis Gribben, the Shetland star, the series is full of mystery, surprises, and stellar performances, promising an unmissable and thrilling experience. Watch now.
BBC drops first look at ‘darkly comic’ 8-part drama with Shetland star
The BBC has dropped a first look at a ‘darkly comic’ eight part drama, Mint, that features a stellar line-up including Shetland star, Lewis Gribben
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TheĀ BBCĀ has revealed a first look at their upcoming series, Mint, which is billed as a darkly comic and unconventional drama about a crime familyās inner life. Starring Emma Laird (The Brutalist,Ā Mayor of Kingstown) and musician-turned-actor Ben Coyle-Larner, the first pictures show flickerings of a highly anticipated drama and its lead characters Shannon and Arran who are set to give viewers a glimpse at a soaring romance, a crushing heartbreak and what love might feel like when everyone outside of your family is terrified of you.
The series is created, written and directed by the acclaimed filmmaker behind the award-winningĀ Scrapper, Charlotte Regan. Charlotte was also responsible for directing episodes ofĀ TheĀ BuccaneersĀ andĀ TheĀ Responder. The upcoming eight-part series, which was filmed in Glasgow earlier this year, is told through Charlotte’s “unique and distinctive voice” according to the BBC. Joining Emma Laird and Ben Coyle-Larner on the cast is Sam Riley (Firebrand,Ā Control), Laura Fraser (BreakingĀ Bad,Ā Patience), Lindsay Duncan (TrueLove,Ā Birdman) andĀ ShetlandĀ star Lewis Gribben.
What isĀ MintĀ about?
“At the centre ofĀ MintĀ is Shannon (Emma Laird), the naĆÆve and fiercely romantic daughter of the areaās dominant crime family. Shannon is desperately searching for love in the shadow of her gangster father, Dylan, devoted mum Cat (Laura Fraser), older brother Luke (Lewis) and the indomitable family matriarch, Grandma Ollie (Lindsay Duncan),” the synopsis reads.
“Having grown up protected within the surreal, yet violent confines of the āfamily businessā, things are set to change once Arran ā played by acting newcomer Ben Coyle-Larner (better known as musician, Loyle Carner) – arrives on the scene. A story about soaring romance and crushing heartbreak, love, infatuation, darkness and tragedy, Shannon is trying to find herself whilst dealing with the plain weirdness of living alongside the lawless world of the criminal elite, and pursuing her own version of power.”
Ā© BBCIt’s not yet known when the highly anticipated series is set to air, however, Charlotte Regan, the show’s director and creator, said of the cast: “I had a little cry the other day thinking about how incredible this cast are. Absolute emotional wreck. But I honestly can’t imagine these characters being brought into the world by better human beings. Every single one of them is going to smash it and I feel so grateful to have them all onboard.”