Robin Hood is on his horse and slowly riding out of the city. The massive and intricate set on the main street through the historic Old City of Dubrovnik, the Stradun, is being dismantled. It would appear that the last scene to be shot on this set was yesterday, when Jamie Dornan lead a group of peasant rebels along the street.

Nottingham on the Adriatic is coming to an end with filming officially expected to be completed on Monday the 6th of March. And according to an inside source all of the sets will be completely gone by the 10th of March. The office of conservation in Dubrovnik has announced that the city must be returned to normal by the 6th of March.

For many citizens and especially local stores and cafes the end of filming can’t come soon enough. Such a huge project right in the centre of the city has caused disruption on a massive scale and many business owners have complained that customers couldn’t even get to their premises. “In our fifty year history this is the worst period for business we have experienced,” commented a co-owner of a sandwich bar just off the main street. “We had our worst day even when we sold only two sandwiches,” she added.

Whilst there is no doubt that Robin Hood: Origins will bring countless publicity to the city, and quite possibly new tourists wanting to see the film sets, the organisation has been more than slightly unorganised. Compared to previous film productions, such as Game of Thrones and Star Wars, Robin Hood has been much more disruptive. So whilst the sets come down on the Stradun and the cast and crew move onto Hungary for the final filming we can only hope that when Robin Hood hits the screens it is a box-office hit and not a flop.

Jamie Dornan on the final scene to be filmed on the Stradun in Dubrovnik