Tom Hardy offers to pay wages of entire set building crew on new Guy Ritchie series after construction company went into liquidation
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Tom Hardy offered to pay the wages of an entire TV set crew on the new Guy Ritchie series after a construction company went into liquidation. The Venom star, 47, recently filmed scenes for Guy Ritchie's upcoming TV series, The Associate, in London. But around 50 freelance building workers were left devastated after Helix 3D, the construction company contracted to build sets, went bust, The Times reported.
![[The Venom star, 47, recently filmed scenes for Guy Ritchie 's upcoming TV series, The Associate, in London]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/01/93216335-14199855-image-a-30_1734398875223.jpg)
It is said that the company then refused to pay out £250,000 of wages ahead of Christmas, and its chief executive Brian Dowling sent out the devastating message last week saying their pay would likely not be in their accounts before the New Year. It wasn't until star Tom stepped in and offered to pay the workers' wages that Paramount resolved the situation and set about sorting their paychecks.
![[But around 50 freelance workers who had worked on the set were left devastated after Helix 3D, a construction company, went bust, The Times reported]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/01/93216773-14199855-image-a-31_1734399069063.jpg)
A source close to Tom told The Times: 'He offered to [pay], but the production and Paramount have sorted the payment.'. Tom Hardy offered to pay the wages of an entire TV set crew on the new Guy Ritchie series after a construction company went into liquidation.
![[It is said that the company then refused to pay out £250,000 of wages ahead of Christmas and its chief executive Brian Dowling sent out the devastating message last week saying their pay would likely not be in their accounts before the New Year]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/01/93216783-14199855-image-a-32_1734399171100.jpg)
The Venom star, 47, recently filmed scenes for Guy Ritchie 's upcoming TV series, The Associate, in London. Meanwhile a Paramount source said they were 'outraged' at the situation and plans were in place to make sure the workers were paid. In a letter seen by the publication, organising official for the broadcasting union Bectu, Chris Hudson, said: 'Our members deserve to be treated with dignity and respect and compensated on time for their work.
