Freshly cancelled 'Jekyll and Hyde' sets shipped to Calais for refugee shelters

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Brian Ries
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The sets used by ITV's freshly canceled "Jekyll and Hyde" TV show were used to express fear and drama for those that watched the show. In the future, according to the show's creator, they'll bring hope.

The creator of the 1930s period drama, Charlie Higson, tweeted on Wednesday that the sets had already been broken down and "shipped to Calais to make refugee shelters."

"True," he said, adding "that there might be a series in it."

One small good thing to come out of #JekyllandHyde cancellation. Our sets have been shipped to Calais to make refugee shelters. True.— charlie higson (@monstroso) January 6, 2016

He provided no pictures and an ITV spokesperson told Mashable they unaware of the initiative -- they've reached out to the show's production team for more information -- so all we have is Higson's word to go on. But it wouldn't be the first time this has happened. In fact, shipping pieces of sets and installations appears to be part of a trend emerging in London's world of entertainment.

In October, pieces of Banksy's Dismaland theme park were spotted in the refugee camp as well. The exhibit's sign featured a slight alternation: "Dismal aid."

Thousands of people live in slum conditions in the patched-together tents and huts in the camps that make up the so-called "Jungle." Most are displaced from a number of countries throughout the Middle East, including Syria, Libya and Afghanistan.

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That these sets are on their way is good news for the refugees, who are fighting ever-lowering temperatures. It's bad news, of course, to the hundreds of fans on Twitter who are petitioning ITV to save the show.

It was canceled on Tuesday after just one season. "It was a grand adventure while it lasted," said Higson, who announced the news to his fans.

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