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The Larkins - now showing on ITV - follows the family life of Pop Larkin, now played by Bradley Walsh, 61, but David insisted the new version is not quite as good and he found it surreal watching it.

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The Chase host Bradley Walsh admits he is just like Pop Larkin, the character in plays in the drama series The Larkins, a reboot of The Darling Buds Of May.

Underriver, three miles south-east of Sevenoaks, was the perfect setting for the familys home, while East Peckham was home to the church, village shop and green and pub.

Angela Black is the latest Kitchen Island Thriller - a genre I just named, youre so welcome - written by the brothers Harry and Jack Williams, who also wrote The Missing, Liar and Rellik.

The actors son Barney, 23, made a surprise appearance in the debut episode of his dads new show The Larkins on Sunday - causing viewers to do a double-take at their TV screens.

The youngest stars from the British series have recalled life on set, with Steph Andrews, 39, telling the Mirror how she was cast after a letter was sent to her school.

The phrase was uttered by the original Pop Larkin (David Jason) on the original series but Bradley told how the reboot plans to go in a different direction.