Russian job Nort easy...

James Norton had to work hard for his latest role – as a Russian banker who has tried but failed to turn his back on the criminal underworld.

For BBC1’s McMafia, which starts its eight-part run on New Year’s Day, he learned rudimentary Russian and the nation’s martial art Systema.

James, 32, said: “I’d roll around with big Russians and genuinely, it was magical.”

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