BBC Drama Robin Hood will make its return this autumn and according to bosses, it will be darker and bigger than the first.

Dominic Minghella, the show’s executive producer, commented: “The second series is darker and bigger and Robin is tortured and bullied a bit.

“The battle is not just in Nottingham anymore, it is a battle for England.”

And Foz Allan, also a producer, explained: “In the first series Robin was growing between a boy and a man. Now Jonas has beefed up quite a lot and is definitely a man.”