Timothy West has joined the upcoming 'Dad's Army' remake line-up.
Timothy West
The 84-year-old actor will be starring in the Gold remake of the classic World War II sitcom as Private Godfrey, the platoon medic who was originally played by Arnold Ridley.
Timothy said: "It's a special pleasure for me to be taking over as Godfrey from Arnold Ridley who coincidentally, wrote 'The Ghost Train' the play in which my parents."
The former 'EastEnders' actor has been added to the cast list after Bernard Cribbins pulled out of the role for personal reasons.
The updated cast includes Kevin R McNally as Captain Mainwaring, Robert Bathurst as Sergeant Wilson, Kevin Eldon as Lance Corporal Jones, Mathew Horne as Private Walker, David Hayman as Private Frazer and Tom Rosenthal as Pike.
Three of the new episodes are from the original second series, entitled 'The Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Walker', 'A Stripe For Frazer' and 'Under Fire'.
Ahead of filming, Robert said that he was looking forward to playing Sergeant Wilson - who was originally portrayed by John Le Mesurier - because he wanted to honour and celebrate the brilliance of the classic episodes.
He previously explained: "I've played soldiers before, but find I handle guns with all the bloodcurdling authority of Sergeant Wilson.
"I'm looking forward to playing him. I hope we can honour Croft and Perry's lost episodes. It's a celebration of their writing, with understudies."
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