Were your lines a bit crossed, Theo? The Gentlemen star asks for prompt while filming Netflix drama

Learning the script before coming on set was once a rule written in stone – until the arrival of tablets.

Last week, Theo James needed a little reminder of his co-star’s lines before filming a scene for Netflix drama The Gentlemen.

With the camera ready to roll and the boom mic hovering overhead, he asked for some prompting.

In stepped an assistant. The dialogue read: ‘Your Grace, thank you for receiving us. Of course, we have planes in my country – but the good ones are all in museums. It is impossible to...’

No actor wants to fly blind, after all, especially when filming at Compton Abbas Airfield in Dorset.

The 41-year-old, who plays crime lord Eddie Horniman, was filming with Maya Jama and wore a tan jacket and flat cap as he checked the dialogue of co-star Amra Mallassi between takes.

Mallassi was introduced to viewers in series two as Middle Eastern prince Amir bin Abdullah al-Hadidi.

Ms Jama, 32, who stars as his glamorous wife Aisha, was also pictured filming beside a de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly plane.

Meghan Markle’s return to the UK in late August with Prince Harry sparked speculation that she had been in talks with the show’s creator Guy Ritchie. But he has since shut that down.

Ritchie said of the third series: ‘The ambition of The Gentlemen has accelerated, the world has expanded, and the consequences carry weight. A third season felt inevitable, and I’m looking forward to pushing the boundaries.’

Those boundaries now don’t encompass Meghan, who is out of contention. ‘There was a meeting, but it’s been decided she won’t be part of the cast,’ an insider said.