Ricky Gervais's Special Correpondents filming diary

Gervais wrote and is now directing the film, which stars Eric Bana as struggling New York radio journalist Frank who fakes frontline war reports from his office above a Spanish restaurant in Manhattan. He will also appear on-screen as his radio technician sidekick Finch, and both took to Twitter to mark the first day of filming earlier this month.

https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/600771177422913537

While plot details are still pretty scant, we can deduce that the film (probably) contains taxis...

https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/603164707348979712

On day nine, he escaped the hordes and squeezed in a little sightseeing:

https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/604339161047392256

He's definitely mastered this filming lark...

https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/604400797246476288

Week three down, just a few more to go.

https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/606946223388508160

They even have an office dog! We're in love too, Ricky.

https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/603219771979636736

But of course there is still time for plenty of selfies with the cast, including Raul Castillo and America Ferrera, whose addition to the cast list was recently announced.

https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/605477266169180160

Go on, we'll have another then...

https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/606171196913287169

As ever, Gervais doesn't let filming get in the way of antics in the bathroom:

https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/607300754353758209

Back with Bana for some serious 'Blue Steel' moves:

https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/607908172385402880

Actresses Kelly MacDonald and Vera Farmiga join in, as Gervais reveals their work is done:

https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/608374912005382144

Gervais isn't sure everything he says is being entirely understood on set...

https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/608395703090597888

A fan joked back to the actor, director and writer that perhaps he'd forgotten to put his trousers on that morning...

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