Exclusive Stars Wars sketch planned for Children in Need night

By Patrick McLennan
( What's on TV )
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Children in Need is joining forces for Lucasfilm and Disney for a special Stars Wars sketch starring Warwick Davis.

Comic actor Warwick famously played an Ewok in Return of the Jedi.

The Star Wars sketch will screen on Children in Need appeal night, and will feature R2-D2 and C-3PO joined by Warwick Davis as they attempt to find a worthy winner to help trigger the first totaliser of the night.

It’s an important task and Warwick is determined not to be side-tracked by the many famous friends (including Lord Sugar and The Stig?) in his path who are vying for this coveted role.

Watch the BBC Children in Need Appeal show on Friday, November 13 on BBC One from 7.30pm to see who is revealed as the ultimate fan.

 

Patrick McLennan
Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.