The BBC has shared a first-look photo of new show Can You Keep A Secret?, as filming on the series gets under way.
The six-part comedy features Dawn French, Mark Heap, Mandip Gill and Craig Roberts in a mischievous sitcom set in the West Country.
French stars as Debbie Fendon, who declares herself a widow when her husband William, played by Heap, is accidentally declared dead.
The couple decided to make use of the mistake by cashing in on a life insurance policy and hiding William in the attic. Although things become a bit complicated when their plan is discovered by their son Harry (Roberts) and his wife Neha (Gill), who happens to be a police officer.
Will the family be able to keep the secret? Or will someone let things slip?
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When Can You Keep A Secret? was announced last year, French joked: "At last...a sitcom where I can keep my top on...mostly."
The director of BBC Comedy, Jon Petrie, added: "Can You Keep a Secret? hilariously delves into a rarely portrayed stage of the family life cycle, blending classic sitcom elements with an exhilarating farcical crime twist.
"With Dawn French and Mark Heap leading the cast, this is an irresistible new comedy and I can't wait for BBC viewers to see it."
As well as a star-studded cast, the six-episode series comes from Ghosts director Simon Hynd and This Country producer Simon Mayhew-Archer.
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Speaking about the cast and crew, Kenton Allen, executive producer and CEO of Big Talk Studios, said: "Working with Dawn French has been a career-long ambition and to have her inimitable comedic brilliance join forces with the extraordinary Mark Heap and the Simons - Simon Mayhew-Archer and Simon Hynd - is every producer's dream.
"We're delighted to welcome such talented creative minds into the Big Talk family and can't wait for viewers to see this highly original family comedy in all its glory."
A release date for Can You Keep A Secret? has not yet been announced.

















