Rumours that Lewisham is finally getting a cinema - albeit one that only shows hardcore pornography - could be a tissue of lies.

According to online reports and several concerned people contacting News Shopper, New Cross Road was to be the new home of the closed down Islington cinema Mr B's.

Also known as the Fantasy Video Cinema, Mr B's showed adult films while paying customers played with themselves and romped in the aisles.

The original cinema attracted notoriety after a council licensing officer had his thigh fondled while watching six men pleasure each other during an undercover visit in 2013.

That cinema has now closed but an anonymous emailer told News Shopper it was re-opening in SE14.

They claimed: "They have been looking for a new venue since and have now announced the opening of the club in New Cross Road.

"Customers pay £15 and that gives them entry to the club for the whole week until the films change over on Saturday.  

"Clientele include transvestites looking for sex and couples."

But filthy flick fans could be left disappointed as the claim appears to be a hoax. The number given for the person allegedly setting up the seedy cinema rings through to an entirely different - and rather annoyed - person.

A spokesman for Lewisham Council said: "We can confirm that we have not received a planning application for a sex cinema in New Cross."