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| Robin Hood overcomes theft drama The new BBC series of Robin Hood is to go ahead despite the theft of master tapes on location in Hungary. At its launch in London, the show's stars revealed they have been re-shooting scenes on location. BBC One controller Peter Fincham denied speculation that the incident was staged to generate publicity. The 13-part drama, which cost £8m to make, is being screened on Saturday evenings from next month, in the slot previously occupied by Doctor Who. 'Oddly modern' The show, which stars Irish-born actor Jonas Armstrong in his first lead role, has been filmed in the new high definition format. It has been part-financed by BBC America, and is due to air on the coporation's US cable channel next year. A spokeswoman for the BBC said "all reasonable steps" were being taken to recover the tapes, which were taken from the offices of Tiger Aspect, the production company making the series. The latest incarnation of the popular legend has been written by Dominic Minghella, brother of Oscar-winning director Anthony. Mr Fincham said there is something "oddly modern" about the new show. "Robin comes back from a controversial war in the Middle East to a country where the government is unpopular, raising taxes and losing touch with the people." Story from BBC NEWS: |
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| Stolen Robin Hood tapes recovered Master tapes of the BBC's new £8m series of Robin Hood, which were stolen on location in Hungary, have been found by police. Tiger Aspect, the company which had leased a film studio in the town of Fot, near Budapest, where the tapes were stolen, said it was "delighted". But the firm would not comment further about the ongoing Hungarian inquiry. The BBC described the news as "very positive". Two people were reported to have been arrested on Friday. 'Re-shooting scenes' A statement from Tiger Aspect read: "Earlier today, the Hungarian police recovered the property stolen from the Robin Hood production site in Budapest. "Obviously investigations are not complete and therefore we do not wish to make any further comment about an ongoing Hungarian enquiry." At its launch in London, the show's stars revealed they had been re-shooting scenes on location. The 13-part drama will be screened on Saturday evenings from next month, in the slot previously occupied by Doctor Who. The show, which stars Irish-born actor Jonas Armstrong in his first lead role, has been filmed in the new high definition format. It has been part-financed by BBC America, and is due to air on the corporation's US cable channel next year. A BBC spokeswoman said: "We understand that the majority of the material has been recovered." Story from BBC NEWS: |