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Dad's Army looks set to invade the big screen - for the second time. How much of a challenge does the TV comedy classic face finding a modern audience?

More than 45 years since it was first seen on television, a new cinema version of Dad's Army is in the works.

The story of the Home Guard waiting for a Nazi invasion in the fictional town of Walmington-on-Sea will apparently star Toby Jones as Captain Mainwaring and Bill Nighy as Sergeant Wilson, roles made famous by Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier.

The latest version will be directed by Oliver Parker, who made Johnny English Reborn and the two recent St Trinian's films, from a script by Hamish McColl, who wrote Johnny English Reborn and Mr Bean's Holiday.

Producer Damian Jones has said the "universal appeal" of Dad's Army convinced him a new film could work.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27188386

I won't be seeing I think, if it does get made -I lilked the original .. that was part of its appeal ... Might appeal to a much younger audience?

I do not think it would be as good as the original.  fl09

I think this is a great honour, and shows the original programme will go on forever, like Shakespeare and the classics.