The production team at work in Bloomsbury [Simon Lamrock]

NEW episodes of the hit Apple TV series Slow Horses were being shot in Bloomsbury this week.

And it was impossible for passers-by not to see the clue pointing to a fresh character who may feature in the next instalment of the quirky spy show: the hint was big, red and included a giant picture of a new cast member.

So, while there was no sign of the acting leads, Gary Oldman and Kristen Scott-Thomes ­– fans will remember their characters are more familiar for meeting in secret by the Regent’s Canal in Camden Town – it was pretty clear that Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed will appear as an ambitious politician called Zafar Jaffrey, complete with an electioneering bus poster.

It is understood the filming schedule for this fifth season will switch to areas around Camden Town in the coming weeks.