Sherlock Holmes sequel being filmed in Bewdley

A touch of Hollywood has come to the Wyre Forest with film crews shooting scenes for the Sherlock Holmes sequel in the Severn Valley.

Workers for Warner Brothers, who have set up camp at the Arley and Bewdley stations of the Severn Valley Railway, could be seen with sound and lighting equipment on the historic Victoria Bridge, between Bewdley and Arley.

A vintage train mocked up to look like it was in London with a Paddington sign across the front was on the top of the bridge.

It is reported that one of the scenes being filmed yesterday involved a woman falling from the bridge into the River Severn.

The sequel to the hit Guy Ritchie interpretation released last year will see Downey Jnr return as the erratic Holmes, with Jude Law back in the hotseat as Dr Watson.

Rumours have even been spread that Brad Pitt might play the role of the as-yet-unsees villain, Moriarty.