WESTBURY station hit the big time this week with the airing of a BBC TV drama starring James Nesbitt.

Eagle-eyed viewers will have spotted the station in the two-part thriller Passer By, aired on BBC1 on Sunday and Monday.

Westbury was chosen to portray a railway station in the London suburbs and was the backdrop for some of the most crucial scenes in the drama.

Alongside Mr Nesbitt, the cast includes Siobhan Finneran, of Clocking Off fame, and Emily Bruni, who starred in Investigating Sex with Neve Campbell.

When the show was shot in September, Platform 1 was closed for two days and trains were diverted to other platforms.

BBC location manager Alex Sutherland said: "Westbury proved to be an ideal setting for Passer By because of the style and size of the buildings.

"Everyone at Westbury was very helpful and the stars enjoyed themselves down there."

Cold Feet star James Nesbitt plays radiographer Joe Keyes who sees a young woman being threatened by two men on a late-night train.

He later learns that she was raped and eventually testifies in court against the men.