Glasgow's Wilson Street to close for filming next month
In a post shared on Facebook by Merchant City and Trongate Community Council, they revealed filming is scheduled to take place until 5.30am and 5am respectively on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3.
Filming will take place on Wilson Street on Tuesday, May 6 from 3pm to 1am.
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The street will be closed between Brunswick Street and Candleriggs with six parking bays to be closed off.
Car clearance measures are expected to be implemented if needed.
On May 7 and 8, interior filming will take place from the early afternoon until around 12.30-1am in a penthouse flat near Cranberry's café.
Vehicles related to the filming will be parked on Candleriggs Square throughout with around 80 crew expected to be working on the series.
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Last month the BBC revealed casting information for Mint, a "darkly comic and unconventional drama" about a crime family's inner drama.
The series is created, written and directed by Charlotte Regan, the acclaimed filmmaker behind award-winning movie Scrapper.
It will star Emma Laird, Sam Riley, Laura Fraser, Lewis Gribben and Lindsay Duncan.
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