Dad's Army Film

The cast looked good, the idea seemed fine and then after reading this I realised it would be sh*te.

The film will be directed by Oliver Parker, who made Johnny English Reborn, St Trinian's and Othello starring Sir Kenneth Branagh.

The script will be written by Hamish McColl, who wrote Johnny English Reborn and Mr Bean's Holiday.

yeah sounds awful

Godfrey( Arnold Ridley ) was my fav character , I read somewhere he was the writer of The ghost train and Charlie's aunt, and was married to Eartha Kitt

I think Mark Strong would make a good Hodges.

Oct 8, 2014 -- 4:43PM, HH Sultan Vinegar wrote:

I think Mark Strong would make a good Hodges.

I'm not sure...Who do you think you are kidding Mr HH Sultan Vinegar.

I'm not sure this is wise.

this film is doomed

Apologies for thread triplication

Stupid boy

ruddy 'ooligans

Dambuster - Re Arnold Ridley - renowned playwright no doubt, but the Eartha Kitt bit is an urban myth.  Mind, the mind boggles at the thought of it.

It was Queenie Watts.

Arthur Ridley was not married to Queenie Watts

* Arnold

Facts is correct

Arnold did once have a horse in training with Henry Cecil though

correct

Casting is bang on. Are the original writers dead?

David Mitchell would have been great as Mainwaring.

and Daniel Day Lewis in an oscar winning role as the Vicar

"Dont tell them your name Pike."

Who was the Arnold Ridley horse trained by Lord HRC ?

Sorry, that should read, H A C ..HENRY AMHERST CECIL ..(or god)

Mitchell is a good shout for Mainwaring. Steve Coogan would have been perfect for Private Walker, I've never heard of Danny Mays before.

It will not work - whilst the actors mentioned are excellent in their own right those of us old enough to remember the original actors will think any substitutes will be unable to compare with the likes of Le Mesurier, Lowe, Laurie, Beck & co. They did make a film with the original characters - I think it was in 1971 - & whilst it was reasonable it wasn't a patch on the original TV series. The episodes of 30 minutes were the perfect length to enjoy them in their glory & were comedy gold - the episode with Philip Madoc as the captured u-boat commander was as good as comedy can get.

It's an excellent cast , but why the fu ck is Lenny Henry playing the reverend Timothy Farthing?
How many black vicars were there in English 1940 villages ?

He's whiting up for the role like in True Identity.