Only Fools and Horses icon Paul Barber looks unrecognisable in first look at Full Monty reboot

Paul Barber is unrecognisable in the first look at the Full Monty reboot.

The 72-year-old actor, who is famed for playing Denzil Tulser in Only Fools and Horses between 1983 and 2003, is returning to screens as ‘Horse’ in the new Full Monty series 25 years after the hit films release.

Peter Cattaneo’s 1997 cheeky comedy followed an unlikely group of men turning to stripping to earn a living after the steel mill they work in shuts down. It won an Oscar for best original musical or comedy score and was nominated for three other gongs, including best picture and best director.

While it is not clear from the trailer whether the gang will be reprising their famous full-monty routine, the group has reunited for a new Disney+ show of the same name.

Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle reprises his role as Gaz, while Game Of Thrones’ Mark Addy is back as Dave.

Tom Wilkinson returns as Gerald while Lesley Sharp, Hugo Speer, Paul Barber, Steve Huison and Wim Snape are among the cast reprising their roles.

The series follows the men after they put their kit back on and navigate the post-industrial city of Sheffield, and society’s crumbling healthcare, education, and employment sectors.

The new trailer shows Gaz attempting to bond with his estranged teenage daughter Destiny, played by Talitha Wing, as he suggests they “make up for lost time.”

Set to the tune of Hot Chocolate’s You Sexy Thing, which featured memorably in the original film, the trailer shows the gang back in the job centre, where they are recognised for their stripping antics.

When asked if they still dare to bare, Dave scathingly replies: “What do you think?”

Simon Beaufoy, who was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay, returns as a series writer, joined by co-writer Alice Nutter.