Filming for a new series starring A-list actor Ewan McGregor moved from Victoria Square into one of Bolton's grandest and oldest buildings today.

Production crews could be seen inside and outside Victoria Hall today, with McGregor shooting inside.

He is starring in 'A Gentleman in Moscow' with Bolton being used a backdrop for 'key scenes' in the series.

TV crews have been in Bolton since Monday with the filming set to wrap up today.

The shoot has caused much excitement in Bolton with national media descending on the town to get snaps of the Hollywood star.

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Victoria Hall has been used to film Songs of Praise on a number of occasions.

The building , Grade II listed, opened in 1900.

McGregor – of Moulin Rouge and Star Wars fame – was spotted near the steps of the town hall, although co-star Mary Elizabeth Winstead – of Birds of Prey and Die Hard fame – was nowhere to be seen on Tuesday.

The area around the town hall was blanketed in snow.

Based on a 2016 novel by Amor Towles and set at the time of the Russian Revolution, around 100 years ago, A Gentleman in Moscow tracks aristocrat Alexander Rostov after he is spared execution, but sent to the Hotel Metropol under house arrest.

McGregor is understood to be a replacement for Kenneth Branagh, who was in the role initially.

McGregor said: "It is an amazing, wonderful story and I am excited to play such a fabulous role."