WHEN Holby's Doctor Lara Stone walked into an Usk shop to buy some magazines, the manager, Adrian Bancroft, didn't bat an eyelid.

That's because Christine Steven-Daly, (pictured) who plays the doctor, adored by male viewers of the hit hospital drama Casualty, went unrecognised when she went into the store on Monday.

Adrian did not know that his customer was one of the BBC1 series' leading ladies. She had been shopping in his One-Stop shop on Maryport Street, Usk, while filming just down the road at the old courtroom, Sessions House.

He said: "When she came in I did not realise that it was her. There has been a lot of excitement about filming, although it is being kept quiet.

"I recognised one of the actors from when they filmed Nuts and Bolts here last year." Filming has been going on all week in the town, and most of the locals don't seem too bothered by the minibuses, vans and Gwent Police cones outside the building.

The security and secrecy around the filming and location are tight, and the plot is firmly under wraps - but our cameraman captured actors coming and going, dressed for courtroom scenes.

But viewers will have to wait for the plotline to unfold in the coming months. The set was closed, so it was down to local residents to fill us in with tales of celeb-spotting.

Marion and Jack Turner, aged 63 and 71 respectively, from Sunnyside, Usk, came down to the courtroom and watched from the gates to try to catch a glimpse of some of their favourite stars.

They said that since Monday it has been the talk of the town. "There have been a few more people around the town the past few days. Most of us are trying to catch a glimpse of the actors," Mrs Turner said.

When asked who she would most like to meet from the cast, Mrs Turner replied: "Josh the paramedic or Charlie," (played by Ian Bleasdale and Derek Thompson). Mr Turner told us that he had seen the cast and crew walking up the road for lunch just behind the Conservative Club, where mobile food kitchens served them.