A FAMOUS actor has been spotted filming episodes for a new season of a popular daytime drama in the Cotswolds.
Mark Williams, well known for playing Arthur Weasley in Harry Potter, has been spotted filming new scenes for season 14 of Father Brown in Blockley.
Since leaving the Hollywood blockbuster more than a decade ago, Mark Williams has gone on to headline the popular BBC drama.
The roman catholic priest is a common sight in Blockley each year, with the village's church, St Peter's and St Paul's, the show's unofficial home.
Father Brown film crews have been spotted at several locations across the North Cotswolds since filming began in April 2025, including in Mickleton and Moreton.
Speaking ahead of filming season 14, Mark Williams said: "We started filming series 14 of Father Brown in the first week of April and while it’s always a wrench to leave my garden at home when it’s just burgeoning, the Cotswold countryside makes up for it.
"The trees are wearing their swank-coats of blossom: hawthorn, apple, pear and blackthorn – and the splendid white and pink cherries.
"There are lots of magnolias too, looking like enormous wedding bouquets, and all the trees are coming into leaf.
"I love the horse chestnut leaves still drooping, not yet plumped up.
"The grass looks worthy of the salad bowl and the arable fields are greening.
"If you are not careful you could come over all poetic; but we’ve got 10 shows to make – no time for versifying.
"Cassock on, let the sleuthing begin."
Returning cast includes Tom Chambers as Inspector Sullivan, Claudie Blakley as Isabel Sullivan, and John Burton as Sergeant Goodfellow.
Hannah Bristow joins the cast as Father Brown’s new housekeeper, Rita Flint.
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