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We've seen our fair share of boat races throughout James Bond history, and it looks like we could be in for a treat from new film SPECTRE - because filming began today on the River Thames.

Daniel Craig was spotted on a dinghy in the middle of the water with the film crew, no doubt scouting out where to begin the first scene.

And it looked freezing out there - devotion to the job.

Stood in a thick black coat and trousers, the actor smiled happily next to a co-star as they clung on to the high-speed boat, before swapping to land for some filming on the water's edge.

He was joined by Rory Kinnear, who plays MI6's Chief of Staff Bill Tanner in the films.

SPECTRE - which stands for Special Executor for Counter-Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion - will be the 24th James Bond film and will be directed by Oscar-winner Sam Mendes.

The team will have their work cut out to match the success of Skyfall, which was the highest grossing film of all time in the UK .

The new film is expected to be released in October.

See all the snaps above, and the teaser clip here: