AN amateur actress from Clacton is set to give a group of gangsters all they can handle after clinching her first TV show role.

Carla Skinner, of Marine Parade East, is set to light up the small screen after earning a role in new comedy series The Pub.

The show features soap stars Nicola Stapleton, who played Mandy Salter in EastEnders, and Bruce Jones – best known for playing Les Battersby in Coronation Street.

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