Pictured: Ian Lavender plays cameo role in new Dad's Army film Lavender, the veteran actor, was spotted on location in Bridlington, Yorkshire, alongside actor Mark Gatiss, wearing the uniform of the day. The role of Private Pike, formerly played by Ian Lavender (left), will now be played by Blake Harrison (BBC/Getty) The role of Captain Mainwaring will be filled by Toby Jones, with Michael Gambon as Private Godfrey and Tom Courtenay as Lance-Corporal Jones. Catherine Zeta-Jones will play a new, glamorous addition to the original cast as a journalist, while Mark Gatiss, who appears in the BBC's Sherlock, will play the vicar. Photographs suggest his cameo role will see him elevated through the ranks of the military, returning to visit the Dad's Army troops. Lavender, now 68, has previously praised the concept of remaking Dad's Army, saying: "I'd say great, go for it." He told the Big Issue magazine: "I've kept out of the discussion on it all because it's not my property. I don't own anything. I don't own the character. I find it totally fascinating that it's even thought possible and I'm glad that people are challenging what's accepted as the rule. Good on "em." A spokesman for the film confirmed that Lavender will be making a cameo appearance in the forthcoming film.