It’s in fair Glasgow that Mint lays its scene, with a grudge between rival clans and the spilling of civil blood: yes, it’s another modern-day transplant of Romeo and Juliet. As a brew of crime, romance and family saga, it’s a beguiling oddity in the hands of Charlotte Regan, who announces herself here as one of the most distinctive voices in British television.
The star-crossed lovers are Shannon (Emma Laird) and Arran (Benjamin Coyle-Larner, aka rapper Loyle Carner), who lock eyes across a train station. Their world reorganises itself, the frisson undeniable. This is forbidden love, naturally, and not exactly great timing, either: tensions between the families are escalating. Shannon’s father Dylan (a pensive Sam Riley) has caused shockwaves by announcing out of the blue that he’s stepping down as head of the crime syndicate.
