Sense and Sensibility’s Charity Wakefield will star in upcoming soap spin-off, Casualty 1907.That period drama is just one of two major projects set to boost her profile this year.

She can also be seen with The Bill’s Amita Dhiri in new movie Act of God.

That thriller will feature Max Brown, who played Mark Russell in the revamped Crossroads.

Peter O’Brien, star of Neighbours, The Bill and Casualty, has also signed up to appear in the big-screen offering.