I WILL not be watching the remake of Dad’s Army.

I couldn’t care less who is in it or that is being made in Yorkshire. I can’t understand why we always have to tamper with such wonderful classics that are tried, tested and totally unique.

I grew up with Dad’s Army. My dad loved it, I love it, and, the beauty of it is, my children like it. In typical teenage fashion, they grumble when it’s on, but they sit and watch it all the same, even laughing at some parts. Dad’s Army was featured recently on the TV show Gogglebox, and I could see the same scenario being played out in homes across the country.

The programme is an institution, the characters can’t possibly be improved upon, so why remake it? As they say, ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it'. Seeing photographs of the cast, alongside the original actors, left me feeling angry and sad. They're all good actors who will no doubt do a great job, but there's something not right about it.

Other Dad’s Army fans feel the same. So who is the target market? While they watch alongside their parents, I wouldn’t have thought that younger generations would be particularly interested.

I am a bit prejudiced against remakes, particularly since watching the dreadful blockbuster Titanic, throughout which I cringed, especially when the lovers stood on the prow. The Stepford Wives remake was plain silly and not a patch on the creepy 1975 version.

But some remakes, I accept, have worked. I baulked at the idea of a new St Trinian's and squirmed as I caught a little on TV. You can’t beat George Cole, Alastair Sim and Joyce Grenfell. But, having said that, the new versions were bound to appeal to young people who were not familiar with the originals, and for that reason they have been a success.

But some things should be left alone – and it's not just films. I refuse to play Monopoly on anything but the original board. The local versions just aren't the same: I don't want to build hotels in Bradford, Leeds or York, but Park Lane and Mayfair in London. Although maybe the prices could do with an update. You'd be looking at several hundred thousand for a house on up-and-coming Old Kent Road now. And what was the point in changing the name of the Marathon bar to Snickers, or Opal Fruits to Starburst?

The makers of the new Dad's Army have even taken pains to find a lookalike cast. If they want to replicate the original so closely, why do it at all? If they think it will in any way compare, I'd like to say, in the words of the theme song (which I expect they will also steal), who do you think you are kidding...