We love nothing more than an excellent BBC drama and brand new crime thriller The Serpent is one we can't wait to get stuck into.

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The series, which tells the remarkable real-life story of how the conman and murderer Charles Sobhraj was brought to justice, looks like it's going to be an utterly gripping watch from start to finish and has a stellar cast too. So who will be starring in the show? Meet the main cast below…