Updated: 9:52 AM April 4, 2021 Sir Kenneth Branagh, filming a scene for the political drama This Sceptred Isle, in character as prime minister Boris Johnson coming out of Coxford's Butchers in Aylsham's Market Place. - Credit: Paul Matthews Emma Thompson, Kristen Stewart, and now Sir Kenneth Branagh. Locations in Norfolk have become a mecca for Hollywood A-listers in recent weeks, and now it's Aylsham's turn in the spotlight. The town is being used for the filming of This Sceptred Isle, a Sky production based around the UK's coronavirus response. Kenneth Branagh as Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the Sky Original drama 'This Sceptred Isle', scenes from which are being filmed in Aylsham.