Maisie Williams, who went to Norton Hill School in Midsomer Norton and who found fame as Arya Stark in Game of Thrones, is to star in a new comedy series on Sky.

Williams will star in the six-part comedy series for Sky, which has a working title of Two Weeks To Live.

Written by Gaby Hull (who wrote Cheat), the six-part series will be produced by Kudos, part of Endemol Shine UK, and revolve around Kim Noakes (Williams), a strange young misfit who was just a little girl when her father died in murky circumstances.

Following his death, her mother whisked her away to a remote rural life of seclusion and bizarre survival techniques.

Now all grown up, Kim sets out into the real world for the first time to begin a secret mission of honouring her father's memory.

Meanwhile, socially awkward Nicky isn't good at impressing girls, and when Kim walks into his and brother Dave's local pub, it sets in motion a chaotic series of events that puts all their lives in danger.

The unlikely trio soon find themselves on the run from a murderous gangster and the police with a massive bag of stolen cash.

But Kim is no ordinary fish out of water – she's more like a great white shark who knows how to strip a Smith and Weston SDVE pistol in six seconds flat, skin a deer to make a sleeping bag, and perform all the routines from Dirty Dancing.

Williams said: "Looking forward to getting into something new, I think Two Weeks To Live has really great potential and I want to make something incredible with this wonderful team."

Jon Mountague, Sky's director of comedy, said: "With Maisie Williams leading from the front, Two Weeks To Live is to die for.

"Bold, British and very, very original, we can't wait to wow audiences with even more great comedy."

Phil Temple, executive producer for Kudos, said: "Working on this project has been a blast from day one.

"Gaby's scripts are fresh, full of surprises and very funny. In Kim he has created a truly iconic character and it is a dream for us to have the unique and awesome Maisie Williams bringing her to life.

"Working with Gaby, Maisie and Sky is a privilege and everyone at Kudos can't wait to get going."

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