Bath's stunning setting is to take centre stage once more as it acts as the backdrop for a new drama-documentary about the Queen.

Filming for the show begins next Monday and will see a reconstruction of the famous attempted kidnap of Princess Anne take place at the central Royal Victoria Park.

A number of houses in the city are also being used as locations for filming, with the finished product expected to be shown on Channel Four in the Autumn.

The production will be a dramatisation of the monarch's life and will feature the kidnap of her only daughter in the 1970s, which took place in the Mall, Hyde Park.

Royal Avenue will be the setting for the most dramatic scene of the drama which saw Ian Ball, a 26-year-old burglar with mental health problems, ambushing Princess Anne's car in March 1974.

Crews will also be using properties around the Royal Crescent as a backdrop.

The documentary is being produced by Blast Films and its name is yet to be confirmed but its working title is simply The Queen.

Jenni Wagstaffe, who is film commissioner at Bath and North East Somerset Council's Film Office, said: "It is very good news that this district is continuing to build on its reputation for being film-friendly.

"Locations have doubled-up for London on other occasions in recent months, and this is a credit to everyone who helps to make this area such an attractive proposition to production teams.

"Filming brings-in both direct and indirect income to the local economy, and it is a great way of raising the profile of our district.

"The council would like to thank those affected by the road closure for their patience, and apologise for any inconvenience caused."

Filming for The Queen and news it is once more acting as a replacement for London comes just days after crews were in the city shooting the television series The Four Seasons.

Four Seasons director Giles Foster, who hails from Bath, said he was keen to return after two bouts of filming last year because of the beautiful backdrops offered by the city and the warm welcome he had always received.

He said: "We filmed the first few parts in London but London is incredibly difficult to film in and is not very film-friendly whereas Bath is.

"We just get beautiful pictures here and it is an easy driving distance from other big places."

The Four Seasons is a four-part television series based on an original idea by Rosamunde Pilcher, author of best-selling novels The Shell Seekers and Coming Home.

This week filming took place for the winter sequences in Spring Gardens and a temporary artificial ice rink was installed at Kingston Parade.

Crews were also at Pulteney Bridge, the Royal Crescent and Abbey Church Yard, and last week were seen shooting at Clifton Brides in St James' Parade.

Mr Foster directed Bertie and Elizabeth, a portrayal of the life of the Queen Mother, in Bath in 2002 as well as the 1987 film of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.

He hopes to return to the city in the spring to shoot further scenes for the Four Seasons series, which has also seen them visiting Longleat and Neston Park near Corsham.

It stars actors Michael York and Tom Conti and is due to be first shown on German television, on Christmas Day this year.

While filming for The Queen takes place, Road closures will be in place in Royal Avenue and the Royal Crescent between 6pm on Monday and 11pm on Tuesday.

The roads will also be closed for parking, and restrictions will apply in Royal Avenue from 2pm on Monday until filming finishes on Tuesday evening.