Dad's Army reboot for very special reason as fans divided despite 'amazing' cast

As the country celebrated the 80th anniversary of VE Day, viewers sat down for a special concert on . Alongside a number of musical performances, including Fleur East with , there was several heartbreaking stories from veterans and war survivors.

However, through the tears came joy as viewers praised a special reboot of wartime classic sitcom, Dad's Army. The one-off included a star-studded cast of Kevin Eldon, Iain Glen, Nigel Havers, Sir Derek Jacobi, Larry Lamb, Alex Macqueen and Daniel Mays."

The performance was met with delight, with /X users sharing their praise on the social media platform. One user wrote: "This Dads Army segment is amazing. If you close your eyes you would think it was the original cast. #VEDay80"

READ MORE:

READ MORE:

Another gushed: "That Dad’s Army skit was brilliant #VEDay80," with a third adding: "#VEDay80 Dad’s Army is brilliant! Perfectly cast and they should really get them together for a new tv show."

A fourth echoed the comments, saying: "dad’s army sketch was hilarious! @JimHowick you were brilliant, so so so funny."

However, among the praise were some negative responses. One user complained: "Be better of putting on a 1972 episode of Dad's Army. Charles isn't impressed #veday80" And another complained over the original script: "They should've renacted one of the popular Dad's Army scenes. That didn't flow very well. #VEDay80"

Earlier in the proceedings, echoed his grandfather King George VI as he delivered his historic speech.

The heralded the “service and sacrifice of the wartime generation” in a speech, echoing the words of his late grandfather,

In his own historic address to the nation, the monarch said “while our greatest debt is owed to all those who paid the ultimate price, we should never forget how the war changed the lives of virtually everyone”.

As war rages once more in Europe and the Middle East, Charles said it was our duty to “rededicate ourselves not only to the cause of freedom but to renewing global commitments to restoring a just peace where there is war, to diplomacy, and to the prevention of conflict.”

Repeating the words of “our great wartime leader”, , he said: “Meeting jaw to jaw is better than war.”

Viewers had how he had sat down next to 107-year-old World War 2 bomber pilot Harry Richardson, who didn't waste time in chatting to His Royal Highness before the gig kicked off.

The sweet moment had one user write: "I'm the furthest from a royalist/monarchist, but it fills my heart with such joy seeing a 107 year old veteran centre stage at these VE Day celebrations next to the King. I know how much it would mean to these war heroes! #VEDay."

Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on , , , , , and .