A FANTASY epic hit the nation’s TV screens last night.

And there is a double Huddersfield connection behind the stunning Game of Thrones.

Shelley actress Lena Headey is starring alongside Sean Bean and Mark Addy in the new Sky medieval fantasy series.

And a key man behind the scenes is Newsome’s Buster Reeves.

He has taken on the role of stunt co-ordinator for the series and has produced some memorable battle scenes.

He worked with many of the cast on location to create the fight scenes.

Buster had to teach the cast to attack each other with real aggression, so the sequences needed to be carefully choreographed.

Each fight was carefully drawn on paper before the actors were handed their swords and asked to play it out for real.

Buster said: “It’s a bit intimidating having 12 stunt guys coming at you with axes and swords and with blood all over their faces, but they all did well.”

Some of the filming was done in Northern Ireland but many scenes were shot in Malta.

Castle Black, one of the key settings, was built in a disused quarry in County Antrim.

Buster, 36, is no stranger to the stunt business.

He has worked in film and TV for more than a decade and has been involved with some blockbusters, including Prince of Persia, Clash of the Titans, Terminator Salvation and Jumper.

He was actor Christian Bale’s stunt double in the film Batman Begins.

And he was the genius behind many of the action scenes in the hit TV series Merlin.

He moved into the stunt world after many years as a hugely-successful martial arts exponent, winning titles across the world.

Lena Headey, the former Shelley High School pupil, is playing Cersei Lannister in HBO’s fantasy adaptation.

Based on George R R Martin’s popular fantasy book series A Song of Fire and Ice, the story is set in a mythical kingdom where an epic battle for power is taking place.

She said of her character: “She is quite tricky, layered and power mad, smart and political. She has a hard time trusting anyone.

“There is a definite sense with Cersei that if it will further her game of power she’ll get rid of anyone, it doesn’t matter.”