Bradley Walsh plays Pop Larkin in new ITV adaptation of The Darling Buds Of May 

Pictured: The Chase host Bradley Walsh plays Pop Larkin in new ITV adaptation of The Darling Buds Of May


The 60-year-old actor, who hosts ITV quiz show The Chase, was pictured on set in character wearing a jacket and tie and mustard waistcoat – as well as the obligatory whiskers

With his fabulous sideburns, swept back hair and rustic habit of chewing on a corn stalk, Sir David Jason made a perfick Pop Larkin in the early 1990s.

Now, three decades on, we get to see Bradley Walsh’s take on the loveable family patriarch in the latest adaptation of The Darling Buds Of May.

The 60-year-old actor, who hosts ITV quiz show The Chase, was pictured on set in character wearing a jacket and tie and mustard waistcoat – as well as the obligatory whiskers.

It comes after last week’s announcement that Bridgerton star Sabrina Bartlett will play his daughter Mariette Larkin in the new TV version of HE Bates’ novels. 

The role launched the career of Catherine Zeta-Jones, 51, in the original ITV series.

Joanna Scanlan, 59, takes over from Pam Ferris as Pop’s wife Ma Larkin and Tok Stephen is Cedric ‘Charley’ Charlton, Mariette’s love interest previously played by Philip Franks.

The new series will again be shown on ITV but this time it is called The Larkins. When the casting was announced, Walsh said he was ‘thrilled’ to be part of it, adding: ‘It’ll be a hoot!’

With his fabulous sideburns, swept back hair and rustic habit of chewing on a corn stalk, Sir David Jason made a perfick Pop Larkin in the early 1990s

With his fabulous sideburns, swept back hair and rustic habit of chewing on a corn stalk, Sir David Jason made a perfick Pop Larkin in the early 1990s

The role launched the career of Catherine Zeta-Jones, 51, in the original ITV series

The role launched the career of Catherine Zeta-Jones, 51, in the original ITV series