THE spotlight has been on the quiet village of Swinbrook for the past few weeks as Hollywood stars moved in to film a key scene in the third instalment of the Bridget Jones’ Diary trilogy.

Stars Renee Zellweger, who plays the titular Bridget, and Colin Firth, as her on-screen love interest Mark Darcy, were spotted with film crews and cameras at St Mary’s Church at the end of October.

The church was picked as the spot for Bridget’s newborn child to be christened in Bridget Jones’ Baby.

The arrival of such big-name celebrities caused quite a stir in the peaceful West Oxfordshire village. The Rev Richard Coombs said: “Obviously it was very exciting for us. I think they liked the layout of the church and the good light inside.

“It’s got very unusual clear glass in the windows at the east end, because the original windows were blown out by a German bomb in the war.”

Linda Baillie, the clerk to Swinbrook Parish Council, said: “It was great fun to watch. I walked down to watch with my dog and because of that I sort of got to access all areas. One of my friend’s got to be an extra in the film as they needed to use her driveway for some of the filming.”