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BBC One is reportedly to cast Dawn French in a new period drama for Sunday nights.
According to Broadcast, French will play the lead in Flora Thompson's literary trilogy Lark Rise to Candleford, which depict 19th-century village life.
BBC One controller Peter Fincham is believed to want the BBC adaptation to become a returning series. French has previously pulled in the viewers for BBC One, with the finale of long-running sitcom The Vicar of Dibley at Christmas managing 12 million viewers.
According to Broadcast, French will play the lead in Flora Thompson's literary trilogy Lark Rise to Candleford, which depict 19th-century village life.
BBC One controller Peter Fincham is believed to want the BBC adaptation to become a returning series. French has previously pulled in the viewers for BBC One, with the finale of long-running sitcom The Vicar of Dibley at Christmas managing 12 million viewers.
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