{"id":382927,"date":"2026-09-28T22:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T21:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-this-hollywood-actor-taking-rochdale-council-to-court-over-his-downton-shabby-project\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T22:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T21:00:24","slug":"why-is-this-hollywood-actor-taking-rochdale-council-to-court-over-his-downton-shabby-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-this-hollywood-actor-taking-rochdale-council-to-court-over-his-downton-shabby-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is this Hollywood actor taking Rochdale council to court over his &#8216;Downton Shabby&#8217; project?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Xb4ZB_Npuv0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is this Hollywood actor taking Rochdale council to court over his 'Downton Shabby' project?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xb4ZB_Npuv0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former filmmaker and actor Hopwood DePree is taking Rochdale council to the High Court following a dispute over a property in Greater Manchester. <\/p>\n<p>DePree began renovating the property in 2017 but had to stop work on it in 2024 after being locked out by the council.<\/p>\n<p>The council says Hopwood was in breach of the terms of the sale of the property, which he denies.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former filmmaker and actor Hopwood DePree is taking Rochdale council to the High Court following a dispute over a property in Greater Manchester. 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