CORYTON became the location for a hit BBC show on Monday as film crews descended on the former oil refinery.

Stars of the BBC drama Silent Witness, including Emilia Fox and Richard Lintern, also filmed on Canvey on Tuesday and in Southend on Sunday for the upcoming series.

JonRowe, assistant script editor, said: “The scenes being shot form part of a new Silent Witness story set in Essex, centring on the investigation into the murder of a young police officer.”

The episode, one of five twopart stories following a team of forensic pathologists, is due to air in 2015.