Thieves demand £1m ransom for BBC’s Robin Hood tapes

THIEVES have stolen the only master tapes for the BBC’s new £8 million series on Robin Hood and are demanding a £1 million ransom for their safe return.

The four tapes were stolen last week in Budapest, where the 13-part series is being edited, according to the Daily Mirror.

While it is far from clear that the outlaws responsible for the crime intend to hand the money on to the poor, the theft could cause serious headaches to the television schedulers.