So far, we’ve been drip fed with little nuggets of information about the new Dad’s Army feature film.
But now the first trailer has been released in all its glory – and we get a glimpse of Toby Jones as the loud bank manager-turned-commander Captain George Mainwaring (who was portrayed in the original series by Arthur Lowe).
The actors may have changed, with big names like Bill Nighy and Michael Gambon taking on the famous cult characters, but the good news is the trademark humour and quintessential charm hasn’t.
As in the original Brit sitcom (that ran from 1968 to 1977), the film follows the journey of the Home Guard Platoon during Second World War, who have been stationed in Walmington-on-Sea (a fictional town).
Some of the much-loved characters are returning for the new film with Nighy taking on the role of Sergeant Arthur Wilson and Gambon playing Private Charles Godfrey.
Sir Tom Courtenay plays Lance Corporal Jack Jones, while The Inbetweeners’ Blake Harrison plays the young Private Frank Pike. Daniel Mays takes on the role of Private Joe Walker.
The film begins in 1944, and temperatures are set soaring with the arrival of the glamorous journalist (aka Catherine Zeta-Jones) who descends on Walmington-on-Sea to write about the brave soldiers.
The plot thickens as the MI5 discovers that a German spy on the loose.
The only returning member of the original cast is Frank Williams, who reprises his role as Reverend Timothy Farthing.
The film is directed by Oliver Parker and is due for release in February 2016.
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