FILMING for the second series of brooding BBC crime drama Bloodlands brought traffic to a halt in Belfast city centre yesterday as scenes featuring star James Nesbitt were shot in Donegall Street.
The Co Antrim-born actor, who plays DCI Tom Brannick in the show, was spotted among the crew close to St Anne's Cathedral.
A hit with viewers when the four-part first season aired last February, the gritty police procedural saw Nesbitt's character chasing a legendary assassin, with ties to his own personal life.
The drama attracted an average audience of 8.2 million viewers, cementing a second series.
The show is the brainchild of Co Down screenwriter Chris Brandon, who last year in an interview with the Irish News offered a glimpse of what viewers can expect from the show in future episodes.
"Bloodlands is essentially the story of Brannick, so audiences can expect to delve a lot deeper into exactly what has gone on in his past," he said.