Martin Clunes looks delighted to be surrounded by A-listers Margot Robbie and Charli XCX at London premiere of his new movie Wuthering Heights

Martin Clunes made the most of his chance to mingle with the A-Listers as he attended the glitzy UK premiere of his film Wuthering Heights on Thursday.

The actor has joined a string of big names including Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in the adaptation of Emily Bronte's famous novel.

And while gathered with the cast on the red carpet in London, Martin couldn't hide his beaming smile as he posed for snaps next to Charli XCX, who has penned the soundtrack for the film.

Martin will be best known to British viewers for his roles in Men Behaving Badly and Doc Martin, but is set to find a global audience in the film, which hits cinemas on February 13.

The actor will play Mr. Earnshaw in the film, while Margot and Jacob star as the iconic lovers Catherine and Heathcliff.

Last month it was announced that Martin will star as disgraced former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards in a two-part Channel 5 drama.

It will focus on how the former BBC stalwart, who earned £475,000 a year at the corporation, led a double life as Britain’s most respected newsreader while he secretly groomed a vulnerable 17-year-old boy.

Edwards, 64, was suspended by the BBC in July 2023 and was later convicted of making indecent images of children for which he received a six-month suspended sentence in September 2024.

Filming on the controversial drama has concluded and it is currently in post-production.

The Daily Mail understands Channel 5 bosses tipped off the corporation about the production before the announcement.

In a photograph from the set of the drama, a suited Mr Clunes is seen posing with his elbow on the News At 10 desk at the heart of the BBC newsroom.

One BBC insider said: 'The timing couldn't be worse for the BBC. After all the recent scandals, the last thing the corporation needs is a new drama about the darkest chapter in our history. Everyone wants to forget about that awful man and move on.’

Outgoing BBC director-general Tim Davie, who resigned in November after the fallout over doctored Panorama footage of Donald Trump, has previously described Edwards's crimes as ‘appalling’.

While the film doesn't open until February 13, pre-sales for Wuthering Heights are already strong, hinting at a $30M-$35M domestic opening weekend.

This would make Wuthering Heights the biggest box office opener of Jacob's career, and Margot's first hit since 2023's Barbie.

The new movie is written and directed by Emerald Fennell, and the 40-year-old filmmaker stressed that 'safety and trust and love' were uppermost in her mind when she helmed the sex scenes.

Emerald - who directed Jacob in 2023's Saltburn - shared: 'It's always just about making sure everyone feels super comfortable and we all are, really. We trust each other and so we try to kind of make it funny and laugh everything off.

'But love scenes are just the same as any other scene, really. And so we just approach it from an emotional point of view.'

Emerald also revealed that she relished the experience of working with Margot.

She said: 'Do you know what? She's an inspiration. She's an extraordinary woman.

'She's a mother, she's a producer, she's an unbelievably talented actress and she also always has time to be generous to the people around her. And so she's the best.'