DAD’S ARMY (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Bill Nighy (Love Actually), Michael Gambon (Harry Potter), Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago), Toby Jones (Captain America: The First Avenger), Tom Courtenay (45 Years), Sarah Lancashire (And When Did You Last See Your Father?), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock), Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners Movie), Emily Atack (Outside Bet), Daniel Mays (Atonement), Alison Steadman (Topsy Turvy), Bill Paterson (Amazing Grace), Holli Dempsey (Aaaaaaaah!), Annette Crosbie (Into The Woods), Ian Lavender (Three for All), Frank Williams (Jabberwocky), Felicity Montagu (Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa), Martin Savage (Rush), Oliver Tobias (The Stud), Julia Foster (Alfie), Jacqueline Tong (Angel)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Oliver Parker (St. Trinian’s), director; Hamish McColl (Mr. Bean’s Holiday), writer; Damian Jones (The Iron Lady), producer; Charlie Mole (Dorian Gray), composer; Christopher Ross (Eden Lake), cinematographer; Guy Bensley (Johnny English Reborn), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 1944, with the Second World War approaching its end, the Home Guard in Walmington-on-Sea – led by Captain Mainwaring (Jones) – is suffering from low morale. However, the arrival of glamorous journalist Rose Winters (Zeta-Jones), as well as news from MI5 that a German spy is within their ranks, leads the rag-tag group of soldiers on a mission that could finally let them make a real difference in the war…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The beloved BBC sitcom makes it way to the big screen with a brand-new cast filling in the roles that audiences know and love, and the same spiffing sense of British comedy that made the original a classic to begin with.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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