Created and written by Lucy Gannon (Soldier Soldier), the “modern and redemptive” series is “about ordinary lives which are often in huge domestic crisis”.

The official synopsis reads: “Our heroine, Frankie, is a heroine for the modern age who looks life and death in the eye; her mission is to make a difference.”

Kate Harwood, Controller, Drama Series & Serials, describes Frankie as “a warm and authored new show, from the doyenne of returning drama series”.

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Other new commissions for BBC One include The Musketeers, a “fresh and contemporary take on the classic characters created by Alexandre Dumas” from the creator of Primeval, and one-off drama The Lady Vanishes.

Danny Cohen, Controller, BBC One, commented: “These new BBC One commissions from drama present a richly ambitious slate that will thrill, move and delight audiences.”

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