Channel 5 Orders Walking Hadrian’s Wall with Robson Green

Tinopolis-backed Firecracker Films has been commissioned by the U.K. broadcaster Channel 5 to produce Walking Hadrian’s Wall with Robson Green.

The three-part series will explore the length of one of the largest and most impressive remnants of the Roman Empire, Hadrian’s Wall. It will be fronted by actor and presenter Robson Green, who will tread in ancient footsteps as he makes the journey along the wall that stretches over 80 miles from coast to coast in Northern England, an ancient fortification that marked the northerly frontier of the Roman world.

As he travels from Wallsend in the east to the isolated Cumbrian village of Bowness in the west, Robson will meet quirky characters, visits nearby landmarks and take in dramatic landscapes.

Elspeth O’Hare, creative director at Firecracker Scotland, said: “We are delighted to be working with Robson on this series. Although he has never walked the wall before, it cuts through his hometown and the area where he grew up. He will bring such warmth and humor to this iconic journey.”