The comedian and author is working on a remake of ‘Hansel and Gretel’ with Sheridan Smith for Sky, but construction workers putting together a wedding venue next door are said to have made things tough for the cast and crew filming at Newland Park at the Chiltern Open Air Museum in Chalfont St Giles, Bucks.

An insider told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre TV column: “It’s bad luck that just when they needed to film, a load of builders were in putting up a wedding venue next door.

“The noise was a bit much at times due to the drills and hammering. It stopped the shoot a couple of times.

“These things happen on set and David and Sheridan were model professionals. They just had to work around it and get their heads down when they could.”

It’s said David and Sheridan – who were dressed as a troll and witch respectively – had to reshoot scenes due to the racket.