As a convicted mafia boss who is serving a life term in jail for murder, extortion and drug trafficking, it might seem that Michele Zagaria's reputation could hardly sink any lower.

But the 59-year-old mobster, who was winkled out of a secret bunker near Naples after 16 years on the run, is now claiming that his image has been besmirched by a television drama about his life and has demanded €100,000 (£88,400) in compensation.

Lawyers for the mafia godfather, who is behind bars in a high-security prison in Milan, have made a formal complaint and a tribunal hearing has been fixed for this month.