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- Adeel Akhtar and Ciarán Hinds headline ten new cast additions to A24's BBC drama Ministry of Time, joining previously announced leads Aoife Hinds and Billy Howle in the six-part series.
- The show adapts Kaliane Bradley's debut novel, with Alice Birch (Normal People) writing and Aneil Karia (Top Boy) directing; filming is currently underway in and around London.
- Akhtar plays Sophy's Ministry handler Quentin Ackerly, Ciarán Hinds plays Sophy's father Peter — a casting mirroring real life, since he is Aoife Hinds' actual father — and Hélène Patarot plays on-screen mother Channary.
- Hong Chau plays Vice-Secretary of Expatriation Adela, Tamara Lawrance plays bridge Simellia, Emily Fairn plays Margaret Kemble, and Aisling Loftus plays Anne Spencer in the newly announced lineup.
- A24 produces alongside BBC executive Jo McClellan, with Frances du Pille as producer; A24 retains international distribution rights for the BBC iPlayer and BBC One series.
Why it matters: The casting pulls notable international prestige — an Oscar nominee (Hinds), a BAFTA winner (Akhtar), and Cannes-recognized actors (Chau, Barhom, Pérez Biscayart) — into A24's growing UK television footprint, with this BBC drama marking a major British-network co-production for the studio. For Bradley's debut novel, the six-episode order confirms the project is moving at full speed from page to screen.
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