An actor and stunt co-ordinator who injured his leg has reached his £25,000 fundraising target for treatment with help from his friend Russell Crowe. Charlie Allan, from the Scottish Borders, teaches and performs combat in film and television.

In a recent discussion, acclaimed director Ridley Scott revealed that Russell Crowe was extremely enthusiastic about reprising his role of General Maximus in Gladiator 2. The actor, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001 for his role in Gladiator,

An actor and stunt coordinator who injured his leg has reached his £25,000 fundraising target for treatment with the help of star and friend Russell Crowe. Charlie Allan, 61, from the Scottish Borders,

A Gladiator stuntman fears he may lose his leg after a horror fall, prompting Russell Crowe to donate £5,000 for his limb-saving op.