{"id":2381603,"date":"2026-04-20T17:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2381603"},"modified":"2026-04-20T17:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:15:12","slug":"mint-on-bbc-one-is-a-compelling-take-on-forbidden-love-in-the-form-of-a-gangster-romance-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mint-on-bbc-one-is-a-compelling-take-on-forbidden-love-in-the-form-of-a-gangster-romance-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"Mint on BBC One is a compelling take on forbidden love in the form of a gangster romance thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-bf5d0863-2834-444b-b90a-50e80af78e84\"><em>Mint<\/em> has landed on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and the name doesn&#8217;t necessarily scream what it might be about.<\/p>\n<p>The eight-episode drama &#8211; each one 30 minutes long for the perfect easy binge-watch &#8211; is actually the amalgamation of romance and gangland crime thriller, or, <em>Romeo and Juliet<\/em> meets <em>MobLand<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-bf5d0863-2834-444b-b90a-50e80af78e84-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">It&#8217;s also a heck of a lot more than that. <em>Mint <\/em>is a visually stunning, female-centred take on forbidden love. It&#8217;s an ode to three generations&#8217; love stories against a backdrop of criminal behaviour that avoids the usual gangland TV tropes.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Shannon (Emma Laird) is the 22-year-old daughter of a gangster. 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newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-4YykwC5TCud9KpwT4f9BaA slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to our free daily email for the latest royal and entertainment news, interesting opinion, expert advice on styling and beauty trends, and no-nonsense guides to the health and wellness questions you want answered.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;A good service is all women need, we don&#8217;t need men for anything else,&#8221; she tells an unwavering Shannon, who is determined to stick to the naivety of her dream of finding The One.<\/p>\n<p>And then, there he is. At a gloomy train station, Shannon gets &#8220;the spark&#8221; (and they fly both literally and metaphorically,) with Arran (Loyle Carner). Except, they can&#8217;t be together because it turns out Arran is from a rival gang and Shannon&#8217;s father would never allow their union.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-e166669a-b948-4a3f-a4f2-c78d874b99b5\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m.jpg\" alt=\"Shannon (EMMA LAIRD), Arran (BENJAMIN COYLE-LARNER) in Mint\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/z2Eakz68CjqV3XsCEEwp6m.jpg\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: House\/Fearless Minds\/BBC)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-bc467851-a670-45ab-9d62-2d7d5ce73bbd\">Charlotte Regan, who created, wrote and directed the series, explains just what the show is about and what she wants it to be.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very much about the three women&#8217;s love stories, whether that&#8217;s romantic love stories or love stories amongst the family,&#8221; Charlotte explains.<\/p>\n<p>She adds that the backdrop of the series is the crime and tension of the gangs, but at the forefront is &#8220;Shannon falling in love with a boy called Arran who&#8217;s part of the rival family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s all about love stories, really. I love rom-coms, so I just wanted to make a gangster romance,&#8221; she concludes.<\/p>\n<p>Female stories and centred female pleasure are just some of the things that make this series so fresh in its unique take on the mixing of two popular genres.<\/p>\n<p>The surreal situations the characters find themselves in are also incredibly compelling &#8211; armed police marching into Shannon&#8217;s house while she masturbates is brushed off like an everyday annoyance: &#8220;Were you in REM sleep?&#8221; she asks her equally unbothered mum about the police brutally waking and dragging the family from their home.<\/p>\n<p>This scene sits in contrast to her total naivety when it comes to love and relationships, scenes also amplified by the ethereal way moments between her and Arran are shot. Overall, this is one unique romantic crime thriller you won&#8217;t be able to stop watching.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout \" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-6c04c760-a477-457a-b12e-faba4c9bccc7\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN.jpg\" alt=\"Lindsay Duncan as Ollie in Mint\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/aAWCLaMZ7E2aBc4qhi2DjN.jpg\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Image credit: House\/Fearless Minds\/BBC\/Sanne Gault)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-4e994e55-4c82-4abb-8a74-2ab240cb5dc3\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-watch-mint-from-anywhere-in-the-world-3\">How to watch Mint from anywhere in the world<\/h2>\n<p id=\"elk-500a5a5d-80c3-492f-8fb6-c7afcda632a7\">If you\u2019re going to be away from your usual TV set-up when <em>Mint <\/em>starts airing, but don&#8217;t want to wait a single moment to see this brilliant series, there&#8217;s no need to worry.<\/p>\n<p>You can still enjoy all eight episodes available, with the use of a Virtual Private Network &#8211; a VPN.<\/p>\n<p>A VPN allows you to change your IP address to that of the area of what you want to watch, meaning you can tune in to the show, even if you&#8217;re not there.<\/p>\n<p>Our sister site, <em>TechRadar<\/em>, has tested all of the major VPN services and they rate Nord to be the absolute best.<\/p>\n<p>They say, &#8220;It\u2019s compatible with all of your devices, supports most streaming services, and ranks among the fastest. You can even install it on devices like an Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Xbox, and PlayStation. 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