RESERVOIR Dogs star Tim Roth was in West Kirby today filming scenes for a new BBC drama.

The Bafta award winner and Oscar nominee - whose film appearances include roles in Pulp Fiction and The Incredible Hulk - plays the lead in Reg, by Jimmy McGovern.

It is the true story of Reg Keys, who takes on the British Prime Minister over Britain’s participation in the Iraq War. His son Tom was one of six RMPs murdered in Al Majar, Iraq.

The 90-minute drama also stars Anna Maxwell Martin.

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Tim Roth in West Kirby during today's filming. Picture: Helen Gallagher

Jimmy McGovern said: "It was an honour to meet Reg Keys, a truly remarkable man, and it has been a privilege to tell this part of his story.

"When Bob Pugh and I finished the script, they asked me who, in an ideal world, would play the parts of Reg and Sally.

"Tim Roth and Anna Maxwell Martin, I replied, never dreaming we'd get either. We got both and I am absolutely over the moon."

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Production crew in West Kirby during this morning's filming.

As Reg and his wife Sally have their lives torn apart, questions begin to arise not only around the events that led to their son’s death but also the legitimacy of the war as a whole.

Left with questions that the New Labour government and Prime Minister Tony Blair refuses to answer, Reg decides to stand as an independent candidate in Blair’s own constituency of Sedgefield.

Polly Hill, controller of BBC drama commissioning, said: “To have stellar talent, Tim Roth and Anna Maxwell Martin, playing such important and pivotal roles is testament to Jimmy’s honest and gripping writing.

"With the combination of talent and such a heart-wrenching true story, Reg is sure to bring something unique, special and memorable to BBC One.”

Executive Producer Colin McKeown added: "This is another important project right on the heels of Common.

"The casting is insanely good but then again so is the script!”