Ruth Wilson was seen on the set of the upcoming Apple TV+ series Down Cemetery Road for the first time on Thursday.

The actress, 42, rode a bicycle through Bristol while filming scenes for the latest drama from Slow Horses writer Mick Herron. 

Wearing an electric blue jumper with a pair of tan corduroy trousers, she topped off her casual outfit with matching trainers. 

Set in Oxford, the TV crew had converted part of Bristol University's library to appear as a police station. 

Ruth will stars as Sarah Tucker a woman who becomes obsessed with the whereabouts of a child, who has gone missing following a house explosion. 

She will be joined by Emma Thompson as private eye Zoë Boehm, who is enlisted by Sarah. 

Down Cemetery Road is an adaptation of Mick's first novel of the same name, published in 2003 as part of a four-book series. 

The synopsis for the upcoming series reads: 'When a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbour Sarah Tucker becomes obsessed with finding her - and enlists the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm.

'Zoë and Sarah suddenly find themselves in a complex conspiracy that reveals that people long believed dead are still among the living, while the living are fast joining the dead.' 

Mick is currently beginning the ninth Slough House novel – it’s his first time with the characters since the TV series took off. 

Slow Horses, which stars Gary Oldman as lead character Jackson Lamb, was renewed for a fifth season in January. 

The five-time BAFTA Award-nominated series was praised by fans for it's 'brilliant' season three finale, as they lauded the 'quality writing.'

Since its premiere in 2022, Slow Horses has been celebrated as 'undoubtedly the best spy series on television' and a 'forceful, funny, and conspiratorial' series.

All three seasons of the show hold a Certified Fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes, as the series continues to receive global accolades from critics and fans alike.

Elsewhere, Ruth is set to play journalist Emily Maitlis in A Very Royal Scandal, an upcoming three-part television series about the writer's life in the lead up to her 2019 interview with Prince Andrew.  

The three part series A Very Royal Scandal is not set to be released until October - six months after rival streaming platform Netflix's version, which was out on April 5.

Both dramas recreate one of the most astounding interviews in television history when Prince Andrew spoke out about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and claimed he did not sweat.