Pierce Brosnan and Joanne Froggatt pictured on set of Guy Ritchie's new series The Associate for the first time as they join Tom Hardy in London

Pierce Brosnan and Joanne Froggatt were spotted for the first time on the set of Guy Ritchie's new series The Associate in London on Saturday.

As filming for the big-budget gangster series continues in the capital, the former James Bond star, 71, and Downton Abbey actress, 44, joined Tom Hardy to film what looked like tense scenes.

Pierce, who is clean-shaven for this project, cut a dapper figure in a blue shirt and black trousers, with a grey and brown collared trench coat thrown over the top. 

He looked in high spirits as he pulled out a pair of brown leather gloves from his pocket and strolled around the London set.

The star-studded cast also includes Oscar winning actress Helen Mirren, who plays half of a married couple alongside Pierce.

They portray married couple Maeve and Conrad Harrigan, who together head one of the most successful organised Irish crime families in London.

While Tom plays Harry Da Souza, a dangerous 'fixer' who is also on call for the Harrigans to help them clear up any problems, with Joanne taking on the role of his wife Jan Da Souza.

The synopsis of the Paramount+ show describes it as the story of 'two warring families based in London whose enterprises stretch all corners of the globe and the fiercely loyal “fixer” charged with protecting one of them at all costs.'

Tom and Joanne had a busy day on set as they filmed a series of scenes next to the canal in central London, as Tom's character seemed to saying goodbye as he walked her to the boat with some belongings.

One shot sees the actor leans in to kiss her on the cheek and whisper something in her ear while another shows them having a tense conversation.

Tom looked smart as he got into character in a greet jacket and black jeans, meanwhile Joanne, who gave birth to her first child in September, donned a padded blue trench coat.

She later swapped the ensemble for a tan coat and swept her blonde locks back into a neat bun, while toting around a brown handbag.

The new filming snaps come just after Tom offered to pay the wages of an entire TV set crew on the new Guy Ritchie series after a construction company went into liquidation. 

Around 50 freelance building workers were left devastated after Helix 3D, the construction company contracted to build sets, went bust, The Times reported. 

It is said that the company then refused to pay out £250,000 of wages ahead of Christmas, and its chief executive Brian Dowling sent out the devastating message last week saying their pay would likely not be in their accounts before the New Year.

It wasn't until star Tom stepped in and offered to pay the workers' wages that Paramount resolved the situation and set about sorting their paychecks.

A source close to Tom told The Times: 'He offered to [pay], but the production and Paramount have sorted the payment.'

Meanwhile a Paramount source said they were 'outraged' at the situation and plans were in place to make sure the workers were paid.

In a letter seen by the publication, organising official for the broadcasting union Bectu, Chris Hudson, said: 'Our members deserve to be treated with dignity and respect and compensated on time for their work.

'It is wholly unacceptable that they are facing significant financial precarity, particularly ahead of Christmas.

'This close to Christmas, our members are rightly very distressed, with many fearing they will be unable to cover necessities.'

Tom is known for his dashing good looks, and in previous snaps of him filming the series in London, the crew were on hand to make sure his makeup and costume were perfect before calling action.

While director Guy soon made his way over to chat to his star before the scene, and give him some last-minute notes and direction.

The Associate marks the second collaboration between the director and the Venom star, after the pair previously worked together for 2008 crime thriller RocknRolla.

Tom has also signed on to executive producer the Paramount+ show alongside Guy, Jez Butterworth and Kris Thykier.

Production got off to a rocky start with the London set being robbed twice in one week, with thieves said to have made off with £1million worth of camera kit. 

The first robbery took place in November, while production crew and security were on site, as two men in Toyota Prius supposedly distracted people by asking for directions before speeding off with the expensive equipment.

Speaking about the incident, a source told The Sun: 'Their questions distracted people and at that moment, the other bloke jumped out and grabbed a bag of camera equipment that was on the side of the road.

'He jumped back in the car and they sped off. The security guards started going bananas because they'd basically been robbed in broad daylight.

'It was pretty embarrassing and a costly mistake. The kit on those films isn't cheap.'

The Snatch filmmaker will be counting on the show to be a hit following the success of his drama The Gentleman, which was released earlier this year.

Back in July, the hit series broke record views on Netflix after it reached 44 million views in just four weeks.