Filming for a new Netflix show is due to take place in Norfolk this weekend.

Shooting for Diamond Dogs - about two criminals who team up for one final heist - is expected to take place in Fakenham, with scenes set in a local cafe as well as a grocers.

The comedy, which is being directed by Norfolk-born Kris Smith, will be available on Netflix and Amazon Prime.

It stars Nick Elliott, who also featured in the series 2Go Mad in Norfolk, a documentary about two men who explore Norfolk in a motorhome.

Andy Blithe, who acted in the film Buying Time, will also star.

Nick Elliott will be one of the actors to star in the film.Nick Elliott will be one of the actors to star in the film. (Image: Nick Elliott) Mr Elliott, who lives in the Fakenham area, said the crew will begin filming on Saturday at Taylor's Café, which recently opened under new management

They will then be moving on to Benbows, the fruit and vegetable grocers around the corner. 

He said: "Fakenham is such a quaint little place and it had the kind of backdrop we were looking for."

The crew will be filming in the area for approximately a week.