Leamington is buzzing as Hollywood comes to town.

Shops and businesses in Regent Street have been transformed into a film set for Joan, a new ITV crime drama series.

Eagle eyed passers-by saw Game of Thrones and Warwickshire-born actress Sophie Turner, who takes on the title role, film a scene in the sunshine.

Set in the 1980s, Joan tells the story of Joan Hannington, a housewife and mum who became a notorious diamond thief and criminal mastermind.

Joan’s rise to notoriety comes about after she seizes the opportunity to create a new life for her and her daughter when her violent criminal husband goes on the run.

Regent Street is closed to traffic for two days but all the shops and businesses are open in between takes including clothes boutique Domino Style which was transformed into a 1980s fashion store and Café Nero which was RD Bennett’s Tea Rooms. The former Tustain’s jewellers was also rebranded into a jeweller called Bernard Jones and was featured in Ms Turner’s scene.

Alongside a multitude of extras used in the scene, an iconic London black cab, an old London Routemaster bus, a blue Ford transit van, a Morris Marina, newspapers from the 1980s and a red phone box were just some of the props on the set.

Filming for the series has taken place in Offchurch and Birmingham as well as Leamington.

The date the series is set to air has not been released.