Filming for a brand new four-part ITV series is currently taking place in Surrey.

The psychological thriller, titled Because the Night, has been written by Neil Cross, creator of BBC crime series Luther, and stars Russell Tovey and Bertie Carvel.

Crews were spotted in Guildford town centre on Thursday (October 24) and production vehicles have been stationed in Guildford Lido's car park while filming takes place.

SurreyLive visited the production crew on Thursday and spoke to executive producer Noemi Spanos to find out more.

She said: "Fans of Neil Cross will like it, so hopefully if you've watched Luther, you'll like this one. It's very different from Luther, but it has the same really propulsive story-telling that Neil Cross is famous for. It's psychological crime, but there's a tinge of horror to it as well.

Production vehicles at Guildford Lido on Thursday (October 24)

"We've got our production bases in Twickenham, but we're filming in and around Twickenham and Surrey, and various sorts of urban, woodland, office and municipal locations.

"We are using a bridge location today (October 24) in the town centre, and we may well be coming back to Guildford towards the end of the shoot."

Ms Spanos explained that the series, a Euston Films production, will take approximately nine weeks to film. It was commissioned for ITV by head of drama, Polly Hill.

The series follows Russell Tovey, who plays main character, Nathan - a man trying to escape his past.

The synopsis reads: "Nathan has a terrible secret he’s long prayed would stay buried and for which he's long worked hard to make recompense.

"Almost a decade into his new and devoted married life, Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, played by Bertie Carvel, an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news, triggering a series of catastrophic decisions."

Russell Tovey is known for playing the role of werewolf George Sands in the BBC's supernatural drama, Being Human

Ms Spanos has been working with Euston Films for more than five years, and has previously made shows for the BBC and Channel 4. However, this will be her first show for ITV.

"We haven't made a show for ITV before, so we're really excited about bringing our first show to ITV," she said. "We're huge fans of crime so it's exciting to be bringing a new slightly different crime show to ITV.

"It's a fantastic cast - we've been wanting to work with Russell for a long time and Bertie is in one of our other shows, so there are lots of reasons to be excited. We're seeing what Surrey has to offer and it's great, it's perfect for our show."

When asked what the best part about her job is, she said: "I think the variety as an executive producer - I can be in the edit, on location, right in the weeds of script development, meeting brand new writing talent, working with really established directors.

"The scope and scale of working on a variety of different projects with a really enormous spread of talent - the talent, I think, is the most exciting. It's a real pleasure to be around."

She added: "It's amazing when a Neil Cross script hits your desk, fully formed and ready to scare."

The series is due to air on ITV next year.