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The BBC has released this reel of bloopers that didn't make the final edit of Such Brave Girls.
They've dropped on YouTube ahead of a repeat run of the first season on BBC One at 11pm from Monday June 23. It is also available on iPlayer.
The series about a single mother and her two young adult daughters in Crawley was written by Kat Sadler, who stars alongside her real-life sister Lizzie Davidson.
Its cast also includes Louise Brealey, Paul Bazely, Freddie Meredith and Sam Buchanan.
Last year it was announced that a second six-part series has been commissioned.
Such Brave Girls bloopers
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