Vinnie Jones wields bat on The Gentlemen set as he films explosive scenes with Theo James for Guy Ritchie’s hit show
VINNIE Jones means business as he knocks a thug clean off his electric bike while filming The Gentlemen's second series.
The ex-footballer turned actor, 60, swings a baseball bat at the cyclist during explosive scenes from the Netflix set in London.
Vinnie looks sharp in a flat cap, dark trousers and a fleece as he steps out of a black Range Rover to serve up some rough justice.
He's quickly swarmed by yobs on bikes but is ready and waiting with a bat.
Vinnie plays Geoff Seacombe, gamekeeper of Eddie Halstead’s estate in the crime caper – with Theo James returning as Eddie for the second series of the Netflix smash-hit.
Geoff appears to be proecting aristocratic drugs lord Eddie, who walks out of a building to a swarm of masked thugs.
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He's also seen dragging Susie Glass, played by actress Kaya Scodelario, out of harm's way.
The stars were seen shooting action-packed scenes alongside producer Guy Ritchie, teasing fans with what’s to come in the next instalment of the gangster drama.
One onlooker who filmed the action from an office building across the street told us: “I was visiting my friend in his office - it was about half nine or 10. There were a couple sections of the street barricaded off and suddenly a film crew appeared.
“There were a couple of us watching at the window and I started filming.
“I recognised it was Theo James straight away. I was like ‘this is exciting - oh my God!’”
The witness, 26 - who did not wish to be named - went on to tell The Sun: “It was all very quick, but it was cool to watch.
“You could hear some bangs and motorbikes revving - and it grabbed everyone’s attention.
“My friend’s seen a few things being filmed before around there. He said ‘they’re definitely filming something’, then I saw the mic at the side of the road, then I saw Theo James.”
She added: “I watched the first season and loved it - I love Theo James and Vinnie Jones, they’re really funny."
The Gentlemen is a spin-off of the Ritchie-directed 2019 film of the same name.
It starred Charlie Hunnam, Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant and Colin Farrell.
The TV show, which also features Skins and Pirates of the Caribbean actress Kaya Scodelario, follows James’ Eddie after he inherits his family’s estate only to discover that it’s home to an enormous weed empire, dragging him into the criminal underworld.
Around 3.5million watched the eight-part first series in its first seven days on streaming service Netflix, with a total of 77million views worldwide in six months.
The Sun exclusively revealed Maya Jama's secret role in the new series.
The 30-year-old presenter later confirmed she has filmed her scenes.
She plays the wife of an acquaintance of the programme’s lead character Eddie Horniman, played by Theo James.
A source said: “Maya is over the moon to land a role in such a massive show with Guy Ritchie at the helm. The Gentlemen was one of 2024’s biggest series and it’s such a glossy, sexy show. It’s a perfect fit.”
Maya has been filming at Badminton House in Gloucestershire. The Grade I-listed home doubles as Eddie’s Halstead Manor in the gangster series.
Earlier this year, Maya said she had been having screen tests for an unspecified role.
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She said: “My dream role, I would want to be like a villain or something that’s completely not like me, so then it shows that I can actually act.
“And then people would be like, wow, two different people.”
