Idris Elba grapples with co-stars as his films action packed scenes on the set of Luther

Idris Elba looked like a man who was glad to be back on Tuesday as he filmed scenes for the forthcoming series of Luther on set in London.

The 42-year-old actor will return as the hardened Detective Chief Inspector in a new miniseries, set to air later this year, and he was in the thick of it as cameras rolled on a pivotal scene.

As members of the production team lingered close by, Elba was seen grappling with a co-star in the doorway of a plush terraced house.

Sporting a green hooded coat and jeans, the heavy-set actor grabbed his smaller cast-mate by the shoulders.

In a second scene he was filmed tussling with a middle-aged man in a sharp blue suit, the blazer of which appeared to be pulled over his head during the angry confrontation

The previous day Idris, who is filming two new special episodes, documented his first day on set with a snap posted on Instagram

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The actor shared the shot of himself holding his thumbs up to the camera to his Twitter account, showing off the large star tattoo on his hand.

 The One Crime drama series centres on a near-genius murder detective [Elba], whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.

The busy actor's next big screen projects include The Jungle Book, with Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray and Christopher Walken.

He'll also appear in Avengers: Age of Ultron, with Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo.