Emmerdale star filming in York and North Yorkshire this week

Scarlet - a film noir about a detective who falls in love with a killer - is the work of a group of University of York students and the cast features Bhasker Patel, who along with starring in Emmerdale is known for appearing in the 2004 Thunderbirds film as well as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

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The team has been filming all over York and North Yorkshire this week working with local businesses and attractions including Nola, Brew York, York Minster and Mercure Hotels Skelton.

Harry Mitchell - producer and Vien Lau - production manager and assistant director - putting the finishing touches on the next days schedule (Image: Supplied)
The Press popped along to meet them while filming was underway at St Deny’s Church in Walmgate, which was chosen as a location as it has some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the city.

Producer, Harry Mitchell, 20, said: "This is our third year production and we had to find the money ourselves from friends and family to make it.

"In the end we managed to crowd fund the film with their help, raising £2,500 altogether and we're also really grateful that Brew York, where I work, put in £400.

"We have a fantastic cast and crew with Jordan Turner playing Detective Rivers; Kirsty Higgins as Evelynn Buchannan; Ben Glover as Detective Westfield; Elsa Bennet as the Scarlet Killer and Bhasker Patel plays a priest.

"We recognised Bhasker when he applied for the role and his voice perfectly matched what we had in mind for the role.

"Filming has been going great - we are doing six days in total and everything is going to plan so far."

Isabella Benbow, director of photography and Sam Tinkley, editor and first assistant camera framing up a scene (Image: Supplied) Jake Ward Monsen the director said: "It's been wonderful so far, it hasn't been stressful at all and everything is going to schedule."

Bhasker, who played Rishi Sharma for 12 years in the Yorkshire village and left the soap in 2023, said: "I tend to help a lot of film and media students students because their end of year productions are so vital - without a show reel to show production companies it means nothing.

"I learn a lot from them because they see things in a different way to me - it's a good learning curve. I am always busy but if I can contribute to something like this I will.

"I'm 69 now and I have been a jobbing actor since 1980 and I am still loving it."

Once complete the team hope to have a screening at Brew York in the Summer.

Bhasker Patel inside a confessional booth the team made from scratch (Image: Supplied)