TV CHEF James Martin has been pictured with a shocked police officer while he was on foot patrol in the Cotswolds.

Last week, PC Ben Trowman was on foot patrol in Broadway when he bumped into the chef.

James Martin stopped to pose for a photograph with PC Trowman.

The picture was later shared on social media.

The post read: "You never know who you might bump into on foot patrol.

"Last week PC Ben Trowman was on foot patrol in Broadway and ran into chef offa the telly, James Martin."

James Martin has a specially-curated menu at the Lygon Arms in Broadway.

He is best known for his work on Saturday Kitchen, before leaving the BBC in 2016.

More recently, he has presented Saturday Morning with James Martin and James Martin's American Adventure.