THE INN at Freshford is fast becoming a TV hotspot after BBC 2 and Channel 4 both completed filming at the pub, both of which will be aired this month.

The Antiques Road Trip featuring BAFTA nominated actor Nigel Havers and the E4 six-episode comedy series Wasted staring Sean Bean filmed in and around the pub in June and April respectively.

From April 4-8, a crew of 65 came to shoot the E4 production, which aired on Tuesday night, and a group of 12 came to the pub on June 22.

The gastropub, in The Hill, was carefully selected by both broadcasters as an ideal location for their shows, especially for Wasted, where the pub, which had to have its name changed to the Sheep and Onion for copyright reasons, featured heavily.

The pub landlord Ken Roberts said: "It was phenomenal to have them on board. Having the likes of the BBC and Channel 4 and to have some world famous actors come to our little home was very special.

"It is great for us and the village to put us on the map a bit more. The Wasted crew said they were bound to get a second series as they thought the show was very good and therefore come back here which would be brilliant.

"We had to turn round every single product in the pub due to copyright reasons which was quite funny and an interesting insight into that world.

"I watched the first episode on Tuesday and I must say it was very entertaining. The quality of the production was immense and it was lovely to see shots of the pub and the village featured so heavily - it was tremendous."

Mr Roberts added that Mr Havers actually stopped at the pub for a couple of hours to shelter from the rain whilst his crew drove in a TVR and Daimler before heading off to Bath for more filming.

Location manager for the E4 show, Bill Twiston-Davies of the Angel Eye Media, said they were looking for a peaceful and natural setting and the Inn at Freshford was the ideal choice.

"We were looking for somewhere that was unspoilt, somewhere that had a rustic feel to it and had character - this place perfectly fit the bill," he said.

"Most pubs have become homogeneous chains that has had the heart ripped out of them, turned into identical drinking places, whereas this pub had none of that.

"It was one of the main locations used for our film and it was quite lovely. Anyone from this area with a keen eye will spot the pub for sure which will be nice."