Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson spotted filming in Newquay in Cornwall

Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson have been spotted filming aboard a boat in Cornwall. The British actors were seen in Newquay alongside fellow star Gary Lewis on Monday (November 11).

It comes after Nanny Mcphee and Harry Potter star Thompson, 65, was seen collecting a huge amount of flapjacks from a Cornish bakery to feed the film crew. She popped into Flapjackery in Falmouth and took a smiley photo with the store's manager.

While she kept quiet about what she was filming at the time it was mentioned that it was a new project. She's now been seen shooting scenes alongside Wilson, with the two set to star in leading roles on an upcoming British TV series on Apple+ together.

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Down Cemetary Road is a book adaptation of the 2003 debut novel by Mick Herron. Adapted by Cornwall's Morwenna Banks, it tells the story of a woman who hires an investigator - played by Thompson - after an explosion, with a girl going missing on the same night.

It's set in a quiet suburban neighbourhood in Oxford with Wilson, best known for her part in The Affair, Luther and Jane Eyre, playing the character of Sarah Tucker, a woman who becomes obsessed with finding the child.

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Filming began earlier this year with sightings of the stars in Bristol, including on the university campus back in June, and in Street, Somerset, but it appears they have made their way to Cornwall for some scenes.

Spotted most recently aboard a boat in Newquay, the vessel's name was 'Tammie Norrie' hinting at a Scottish link and a possible connection to the upcoming show, of which the storyline sees the pair's search take them from Oxford to a remote Scottish island. Tammie Norrie is the old Scots word for puffin, used especially in the Shetland area of the country.

Scottish actor Lewis was also pictured in the area donning overalls and shooting scenes according to locals. The 66-year-old Outlander and Billy Elliot star has not yet been confirmed as a member of the cast though so we'll have to wait to be sure.

Banks, who was born and raised in Cornwall and shares a home here with husband David Baddiel, is the lead writer and executive producer of the upcoming show. Down Cemetery Road joins the recently renewed multi-BAFTA Award-nominated espionage drama Slow Horses on Apple TV+, which Banks also wrote.