A sombre-looking Lily Cole resumed filming on actor Heath Ledger's final film the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, following his tragic death last month.

The flame-haired British model turned actress, resumed filming on location in Vancouver, Canada where the production had been due to move before his untimely death on 22 January.

Ledger's death came just three days after location work in London's Clerkenwell had ended.

Back to work: A sombre-looking Lily Cole, pictured on Sunday, has resumed filming on the set of Heath Ledger's final film, the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, following the production shutdown after his death last month

According to reports in an unusual move, director Terry Gilliam will use three actors to resume Ledger's part in the film he was mid-way through making when he died.

The 15 million fantasy film is believed to involve a supernatural mirror that takes people into different dimensions, allowing director Terry Gilliam to switch between actors.

Gilliam plans to enlist the three big name actors to play various incarnations of Ledger's character.