EX-RIVER CITY star Gary Lamont has teased a new drama series starring Colin Farrell and Stephen Graham. 

The actor from Castlemilk posted a teaser picture of his character "Webster" in BBC Two's upcoming drama, North Water. 

The first episode of the series will be available on BBC iplayer this Autumn.

In a statement he said: "It's almost here!! Get on board, because we're headed north. 

"#TheNorthWater, the @see_saw_films and AMC+ Original, is available to watch in the US from July 15 on @amcplus, and on @BBCiplayer here in the UK this Autumn.

"Andrew Haigh is my hero."

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Set in Hull in the late 1850s the mystery series is based on the novel 'The North Water' by Ian McGuire.

The Scottish actor is set to appear alongside Colin Farrell's character "Henry Drax" and Stephen Graham's character "Captain Brownlee".

Production began in November with scenes being filmed in locations in the Arctic and Budapest.

However, due to the coronavirus pandemic filming was stalled in March.

The trailer for the series was released earlier this month.