Police left stunned after pulling over 'zombies' on the M62

Police were left stunned after they pulled over a driver suspected of assault only to find two “zombie” actors on their way home from a film set.

Steve Lowe and Diane Holden, of Ashton-under-Lyne in Manchester, were returning from filming online zombie comedy Dead Town on the M62 when they were stopped by police in an unmarked car.

Police were sent to an area of the motorway shortly before 6pm on Sunday by a panicked caller who believed they saw a man assault a woman in the car.

The duo said stunned officers burst into laughter when they saw the couple dressed up in gory costumes complete with fake blood and white contact lenses.

Mr Lowe, 60, said: "What happened was we were filming all day and there was nowhere for us to get changed, so we just got in the car and thought nothing of it.

"I don't know where the assault report came from, but an unmarked police vehicle pulled us over just as we were getting home.

"We wound down the window and when the officer saw us he burst out laughing. He asked to take a picture because no-one would believe him back at the station."