The Full Monty was one of the biggest British cinema hits of the 1990s and starred Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson and Hugo Speer.

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Tamla Kari from The Inbetweeners Movie, Maimie McCoy from Loving Miss Hatto and Bedlam's Hugo Speer will also star in the series, which begins filming in March.

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Hugo Speer as flawed hero Sgt Tate gives a solid performance but it is the wild-eyed Andy Serkis (the voice of Gollum in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers), playing the earthly villain of the piece, Quinn, who really stands out.

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