Chestnut Avenue in Stainforth went back in time to provide the backdrop for Red Riding - a chilling police drama set in a fearful 1970s and 1980s Yorkshire at the time of the Ripper murders.

And excited on-lookers were not left disappointed as they got a glimpse of some of the most famous faces in British television in action on their doorsteps.

David Morrissey, whose own personal film reel includes Basic Instinct 2 and The Other Boleyn Girl, and Warren Clarke, most famous for his role in long-running BBC drama Dalziel and Pascoe, were among the cast and 40-strong TV crew on set on Monday and Tuesday.

The adaptation of David Peace's cult novels has also attracted the likes of Sean Bean, Andrew Garfield and Paddy Considine to become part of a star-studded cast.

Thailand-born director Anand Tucker, in charge of 'Red Riding 1983' - the third and final show in the series - told the Free Press he was enjoying his stint in Doncaster and Yorkshire.

He said: "It's beautiful - it reminds me of Texas with the big skies. I'm really struck by it - and everyone's great. The people are very friendly.

"Hopefully what we have done will feel very different," he added. "It's very dark and quite violent - we're not holding back with any of that stuff."