If there’s a gun involved it’s a fair bet that all round good guy David Tennant will be on the right side of it – but that didn’t appear to be the case as filming commenced in New York City on Tuesday.

The Scottish actor was filming a pivotal action scene for new Netflix drama A.K.A Jessica Jones on location in the Big Apple, and he came a cropper while cameras rolled outside a local café.

Tennant, 44, was seen lurching forward, a hand pressed to his neck after being shot at point black range by a mystery gunman.

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Pain in the neck: David Tennant appeared to be in some distress after his onscreen character was shot by a mystery hitman (pictured, foreground) on the set of forthcoming Netflix show A.K.A Jessica Jones in New York City on Tuesday

The actor plays villainous Dr. Zebediah Killgrave in the forthcoming show, and his character appeared to be in great distress while careening past oblivious diners, knocking a table over in the process.

Meanwhile the assassin lingered with his arm raised, the gun concealed from the view of onlookers inside a crumpled brown paper bag.

The new show is based around popular Marvel comics character Jessica Joes and will also star American actress Carrie Anne Moss.

Coming a cropper: Tennant, who plays villainous Dr. Zebediah Killgrave in the new show, was seen lurching forward after being shot at point black range

In February Marvel announced the addition of Carrie-Anne as Harper, 'a no-nonsense woman who could prove a powerful ally to Jessica... if Jessica doesn't completely alienate her first.'

Melissa also had kind words for Carrie-Anne, who starred as Trinity in all three films of the Matrix trilogy.

She said: 'Throughout her career, Carrie-Anne has embodied a wide range of characters in a compelling and relatable way and I have no doubt she will bring that talent to A.K.A. Jessica Jones.'

All fired up: The assassin lingered with his arm raised, the gun concealed from the view of onlookers inside a crumpled brown paper bag

Screenrant commented that the character of Harper appeared to be an original one created for the series, and not stemming from the Jessica Jones comics.

Carrie-Anne joins Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones, Mike Colter as Luke Cage, and David Tennant as Killgrave, A.K.A The Purple Man in the upcoming Marvel series.

The hotly anticipated series comes as part of a list of scheduled releases by Netflix, based on Marvel heroes The Defenders: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist.