She also stars in The Fight

Jessica Hynes is directing her first film.

The W1A actor also stars in The Fight, alongside Sally Phillips and Alice Lowe.

Currently shooting in Folkestone in Kent, where Hynes lives, the cast also includes Shaun Parkes and former Eastenders star Anita Dobson.

Little is known of the pugilistic plot of the film, which is the debut feature of Hynes's Inch Worm Productions. But she has posted images of herself with a black eye on social media. And a talent show scene has been shot at a local school, Folkestone Academy, with pupils appearing as extras.

The Fight’s director of photography, Ryan Eddleston, has posted several pictures from the shoot on his Twitter feed:

Trainspotting with Jessica Hynes & Anita Dobson pic.twitter.com/xKWqcaxzGg

— Ryan Eddleston (@filmryan) August 1, 2017

Bruisers pic.twitter.com/fJdGFaOWsY

— Ryan Eddleston (@filmryan) July 31, 2017

Blue steel pic.twitter.com/Q8WhM6SwID

— Ryan Eddleston (@filmryan) July 30, 2017

Hynes, who is currently appearing as a medieval knight in the rebooted Crystal Maze, will next star in Songbird, a film about a rock musician who enrolls in college after her band falls apart, from director Jamie Adams, who previously made the folk duo comedy film Benny & Jolene with Charlotte Ritchie.

The Spaced co-creator also headlines the forthcoming British independent thriller Seagull, about a young woman contemplating revenge on her family.

- by Jay Richardson

Published: 2 Aug 2017