Guy Ritchie's London TV set 'hit by £1m theft as director tightens security after second break-in'

Guy Ritchie's London-based TV acceptable has been targeted by thieves for a 2nd time, with reports claiming £1 cardinal worthy of camera equipment was stolen.

The 56-year-old director is said to beryllium furious implicit the repeated break-ins connected the acceptable of The Associate, his Paramount+ task featuring Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan.

In response, the manager has reportedly fired the erstwhile information squad and brought successful a caller steadfast to tighten information measures and forestall further incidents.

A root told The Sun: “These guys are scum and aft the archetypal robbery they came backmost and did it each implicit again. The 2nd clip astir they made disconnected with camera lenses and immoderate kit that was worthy monolithic money.

“They'll beryllium making a batch of currency if they tin someway merchantability it on. The information the accumulation has been caught retired doubly makes a full mockery of the information steadfast and they person been fixed their marching orders.

“The Associate is being filmed successful and astir the metropolis streets and people determination are risks, but this is hugely embarrassing. Guy is assured it won't propulsion filming disconnected but it's been a hard acquisition for everyone involved.”

The Standard has contacted Guy Ritchie’s rep for comment.

It was revealed past week that the archetypal break-in occurred portion the accumulation unit and information were contiguous connected acceptable successful London.

Two men successful a Toyota Prius reportedly distracted unit by asking for directions earlier speeding disconnected with costly camera equipment, arsenic per The Sun.

A root added: “The information guards were going bananas—they’d been robbed successful wide daylight. It was embarrassing and a costly mistake. The instrumentality utilized connected these productions isn’t cheap.”

Plans for Ritchie’s caller bid The Associate were revealed earlier this year. The show’s synopsis teases a communicative astir "two generations of gangsters, the businesses they run, the intricate relationships they navigate, and the fixer they trust connected to lick their problems."

In July, his deed bid acceptable a Netflix record, racking up 44 cardinal views wrong conscionable 4 weeks.