Jonas Armstrong, who plays Robin Hood and updated the popular legend for a whole new generation, is set to bow out of series three on BBC One in an explosive, nail-biting series finale.

The 27 year old is currently filming in Budapest and said: “Over the last three years I have met some wonderful people and have only amazing memories to take with me,” the actor said in a statement.

A BBC spokeswoman said the finale would be “intriguing and guaranteed to make fans desperate to find out what happens next”.

Foz Allen, the show’s executive producer, added: “We cannot confirm the series climax, nor can we guarantee who will survive and who won’t.”

After seeing pictures of himself looking “too thin” during the last series of BBC drama, Robin Hood, hunky Jonas Armstrong went training and increased his muscle mass!

Jonas, 26,told The Sun: “I saw a picture of myself last year and I looked a bit thin. So I made a decision to get a personal trainer. And I’ve put on 21lbs in muscle. Read more & comment »

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.”

The leading man in BBC TV series Robin Hood has broken his foot in Hungary, bringing production to a halt.

The Mail On Sunday reported that Jonas Armstrong fractured a metatarsal while filming a fight scene for the show.

‘We can confirm that Jonas has fractured a fifth metatarsal in his foot. He is currently back in the (United Kingdom) and is seeing a specialist and resting,’ said a spokesman for the BBC. ‘The film schedule has been moved around and Robin Hood will go ahead as planned in the autumn.’