A Channel 4 film crew has been spotted at a historic location in Harrogate for a forthcoming series starring David Thewlis and other big star names from TV.

The major shoot for the gripping new thriller called Wrong Move is taking place at Crescent Gardens just round the corner from the Old Swan Hotel where the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival will launch today, Thursday, July 23.

The crew has been spotted inside the grand old building, which served as the Harrogate Borough Council offices for decades until the council relocated to Harrogate Civic Centre in 2017.

Created and written by Ben Edwards, produced by Rebecca Davies (Protection, Cobra, McDonald & Dodds), the new six-part dark comedy-thriller is packed with twists and turns and will tell the story of the deadly consequences that follow the collapse into chaos of a property chain after a dangerous sociopath pulls out of a house sale.

Historic location - Film crew vans in Harrogate to shoot a new Channel 4 thriller parked outside Crescent Gardens building in Harrogate. (Picture Graham Chalmers)

placeholder image — Historic location - Film crew vans in Harrogate to shoot a new Channel 4 thriller parked outside Crescent Gardens building in Harrogate. (Picture Graham Chalmers)

So far, the shoot has created parts of a police station and a hospital inside the property which is undergoing refurbishment after the building was purchased by Impala Estates in 2020.

Also believed to be on site is a special effects team to enhance the action, including conjuring up a dramatic blaze.

Produced by BAFTA-winning production company Roughcut Television, partnered with Channel 4 and distributed by Fremantle, Wrong Move stars David Thewlis as the vengeful Trevor, the sociopathic house seller, Eve Myles and Rory Kinnear as 40-somethings Catherine and Michael, and Eleanor Tomlinson as first-time buyer Stella.