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Dad's army remake

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By *hyllyphylly OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford

So Universal have put out the cast list for the remake, and it's being filmed in Yorkshire....

Toby Jones, who has recently appeared in BBC One's Marvellous, will play Captain Mainwaring

Bill Nighy will take the role of Sergeant Wilson, originally played by John Le Mesurier

Sir Tom Courtenay will attempt to fill the boots of Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones

Danny Mays, who has starred in TV shows like Public Enemies and Outcasts, will play Private Walker

The Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison will take Ian Lavender's role as 'stupid boy' Private Pike

Sir Michael Gambon, star of Harry Potter and The Singing Detective, will step in as the ageing Private Godfrey

Bill Paterson, seen in TV's Outlander and 37 Days, will be Frazer, whose catchphrase was 'We're doomed'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Strong cast

Not sure about Tom Courtney though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Christ, this was dull when it was on TV. I hated being at my grandparents when it was on, because they loved it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Appears to be a somewhat un PC cast. You sure it's genuine?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

How would you make it more PC? An ethnic family and a lesbian couple?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"How would you make it more PC? An ethnic family and a lesbian couple?"

Could have some Wrens in it, or maybe Vera Lynn singing about some blue birds.

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By *hyllyphylly OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford


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Appears to be a somewhat un PC cast. You sure it's genuine?"

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29536370

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Christ, this was dull when it was on TV. I hated being at my grandparents when it was on, because they loved it!"

Dull !! It was bloody brilliant.And not a swear word in sight.

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

I think it is a good cast, although I note Catherine Zeta Jones is in it and I've never been convinced of her credentials. I think it risks falling flat, though, due to the heritage it carries from the telly.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All depends on who plays private walker

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By *hyllyphylly OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford


"All depends on who plays private walker"

It tells you

"Danny Mays, who has starred in TV shows like Public Enemies and Outcasts, will play Private Walker"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was he moriarty in Sherlock?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Christ, this was dull when it was on TV. I hated being at my grandparents when it was on, because they loved it!

Dull !! It was bloody brilliant.And not a swear word in sight."

I am afraid I was never a fan. It really did not tickle my fancy and just brought to mind crap slapstick. But each to their own as they say.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wasn't all that enamoured as a kid but that was because the subtleties of the scripts and characters went over my head

Great scripts, great characters, great actors

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By *unknSoulCouple
over a year ago

dumfries-ish

Best left alone. It will be hyped to death and we will be told how great it is by TV media.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"All depends on who plays private walker"

Don't tell him Pike

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ah, Pike!

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By *illsmMan
over a year ago

Boston

Good cast but a daft idea. TV show was a classic which will not be matched.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't forget kathryn zeta Jones is in it as well,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

as a kid i loved dads army,still love to see the odd episode on advert tv,but as to remaking it with a modern cast? no,leave well alone.im sure there are many many scripts out there for new material to be made into movies,give audiences something new

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't forget kathryn zeta Jones is in it as well, "

Who's she playing?

A good cast but it'll never be as good as the original. The cast and writing was sheer genius

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To use a tired catchphrase, it's doomed.

It'll be running against a decades old quality example of British eccentricity, and comedy gold that it is just never going to live up to.

Sometimes it's best to leave people with the good memories rather than flogging it for every last penny they can get out of it.

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge


"So Universal have put out the cast list for the remake, and it's being filmed in Yorkshire....

Toby Jones, who has recently appeared in BBC One's Marvellous, will play Captain Mainwaring

Bill Nighy will take the role of Sergeant Wilson, originally played by John Le Mesurier

Sir Tom Courtenay will attempt to fill the boots of Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones

Danny Mays, who has starred in TV shows like Public Enemies and Outcasts, will play Private Walker

The Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison will take Ian Lavender's role as 'stupid boy' Private Pike

Sir Michael Gambon, star of Harry Potter and The Singing Detective, will step in as the ageing Private Godfrey

Bill Paterson, seen in TV's Outlander and 37 Days, will be Frazer, whose catchphrase was 'We're doomed'

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sacrilidge what next a remake of porridge both of there time leave them alone

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge


"Don't forget kathryn zeta Jones is in it as well, "
thats the Eye candy for the American market

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hopefully it will be funny this time around

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hopefully it will be funny this time around "

You can't say it wasn't funny. The correct phrase is "I didn't find it funny". The fact that it's now being made into a major film is testament to the fact that a lot of people found it funny. True, a lot of those people are now in care homes but that's beside the point!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hopefully it will be funny this time around

You can't say it wasn't funny. The correct phrase is "I didn't find it funny". The fact that it's now being made into a major film is testament to the fact that a lot of people found it funny. True, a lot of those people are now in care homes but that's beside the point! "

I don't doubt a lot found it funny... A lot find miranda funny but it's not.... oops sorry. .. i don't find it funny

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They dont like it up em

Gimp

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't forget kathryn zeta Jones is in it as well,

Who's she playing?

A good cast but it'll never be as good as the original. The cast and writing was sheer genius"

She's playing a journalist who is doing a piece on the home guard, basically just crow barred her in so there's a woman in it

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By *agicfingerslovelyMan
over a year ago

Rugby

In the main the TV series was brilliant with a couple of not so good ones at times and it was very much about the writing and character development.

The new film needs to be compared to the original film that was done as the production values will be different.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The new cast seems good, but it also seems somewhat like for like, which beggars the question why bother.

I loved the original, and will no doubt look forward to the remake, with a little trepidation.

Uncle Arfur

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Christ, this was dull when it was on TV. I hated being at my grandparents when it was on, because they loved it!

Dull !! It was bloody brilliant.And not a swear word in sight.

I am afraid I was never a fan. It really did not tickle my fancy and just brought to mind crap slapstick. But each to their own as they say."

Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier were a class act.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the show was well written and funny..but it should be left in the era it was made.

why the fuck are we going back in time with so many remakes/retellings?..

seems I'm stuck with reality TV and stories I pretty much know about.

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