It’s the first drama to begin filming since lockdown during the coronavirus crisis.
And Catherine Tyldesley was seen back out on set for ITV’s gritty show Viewpoint, filming into the early hours in a park in Manchester on Friday.
The Coronation Street actress, 36, appeared to be in the midst of an emotional scene as she wore a downcast expression whilst filming in front of a candle-lit vigil with Dominic Allburn and their co-stars.
Moving: Catherine Tyldesley looked downcast as she filmed emotional vigil scenes in the early hours in a park in Manchester for ITV drama Viewpoint on Friday
Catherine put on an effortlessly chic display for the night of filming as she wrapped up warm in a beige wool coat and a white jumper.
She completed her character’s look by stepping out in a pair of loose trousers, and accessorised with a brown handbag.
The former Strictly Come Dancing star styled her brunette locks in loose waves that fell over her shoulders, and she wore a light palette of make-up.
During the scene, Catherine -whose role is yet to be announced- was seen holding her hands as if in prayer before her co-star wrapped his arms around her in comfort.
Stylish: Catherine put on an effortlessly chic display for the night of filming as she wrapped up warm in a beige wool coat and a white jumper
Filming: During the scene, Catherine -whose role is yet to be announced- was seen holding her hands as if in prayer
Stunning: The former Strictly Come Dancing star styled her brunette locks in loose waves that fell over her shoulders, and she wore a light palette of make-up
Poignant: Catherine wore a downcast expression whilst filming in front of a candle-lit vigil with her co-stars
Viewpoint, which is headed up by Fleabag director Harry Bradbeer, follows a tense police surveillance investigation into a close Manchester community.
The five-part series will explore the nature of surveillance and whether police can observe a community with objectivity and without an effect.
In the show, DC Martin King sets up his observation post in the home of single mother and secret voyeur, Zoe Sterling, played by Alexandra Roach.
Zoe’s windows look on to Westbury Square and the home of missing primary school teacher Gemma Hillman, played by Tutenkhamun star Amy Wren.
Co-star: Catherine also shot scenes with Dominic Allburn
Finishing touches: Catherine completed her character’s look by stepping out in a pair of loose trousers, and accessorised with a brown handbag
Comforting: Dominic wrapped his arms around her in comfort during the scene
She shares the home with boyfriend and prime suspect in her disappearance, Greg Sullivan, played by I May Destroy You actor Fehinti Balogun.
The series is based on an idea by Emmy award-winning director Harry Bradbeer and written with Silent Witness creator Ed Whitmore.
Their day on the set comes after Noel Clarke, who plays the lead, backed down on his claim that he demanded producers ‘fix’ the lack of diversity on ‘day one’ of shooting the new ITV project.
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, the 44-year-old actor initially claimed that he had immediately called in producers and insisted upon quick action to apparently dismiss some staff and replace them with trainees.
Safety first: Catherine was attended to by a crew member who wore a mask while fixing her make-up for the scene
There for her: Catherine’s character appeared to be close to Dominic’s character as he supported her during the vigil
Ready to go: The cast were seen gathering in the park to film
But Mr Clarke has since backtracked on his statements, instead suggesting that nobody had lost their job and ‘it wasn’t as big as it was made out to be’.
He told Nihal Arthanayake on BBC Radio 5 Live today: ‘I come onto set and I look around, probably wasn’t day one – probably more like day two – and I’m like this is not enough. And I spoke to people and they said yeah fine you’re right, we’ll do something about it. It wasn’t as big as it was made out to be.
‘I was like ‘it’s a production in association with my company. I’m here leading the show, this is not how it should be.’ It was a five minute conversation where the person said – I completely agree with you we’re on it.
‘Nobody’s losing any jobs, nobody’s getting replaced or anything like that. It’s so there’s space to get people on the ladder. And that’s what’s happened.’
While not revealing the name of the project, his initial comments came the same day ITV announced he would be starring in Viewpoint.
Mr Clarke had said: ‘I’m on a job now which I can’t mention and I came in on day one and I’m the lead actor and I was like, “The crew’s not diverse enough, fix, fix it.”
Honest: Their day on the set comes after Noel Clarke (pictured in March), who plays the lead, backed down on his claim that he demanded producers ‘fix’ the lack of diversity on ‘day one’
‘I don’t care if there’s trainees, because this job’s trainees is the next job’s runner, then the next job’s assistant, then they’re a supervisor, then in five year’s time or three year’s time, we have more people in the business from different backgrounds; socio-economic, not just about colour.’
ITV has not responded when asked if Viewpoint was the show in question, or if there was a wholesale change in production personnel as a result of Mr Clarke’s request.
The actor has regularly spoken out about racism and previously claimed TV channels refused to back his Sky One show Bulletproof because it was led by two black actors.
Conversation: Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday, the actor (pictured in 2019) initially claimed he had immediately called in producers and insisted upon quick action