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Lena Headey is set to provide the super-smart tones of US Secret Agent Jeopardy Mouse in the CBBC reboot of Danger Mouse, with Last Week Tonight’s Jon Oliver breathing life into mad scientist wolf Dr Augustus P Crumhorn III., it was announced at Comic Con on July 12th.

Villainous vampire duck and original Danger Mouse spin-off character Count Duckula will appear in the new series, testing Danger Mouse’s resolve with his traditionally dark and dangerous ways.

The new cast members will appear alongside Alexander Armstrong who stars as the voice of the world’s smallest secret agent Danger Mouse, Kevin Eldon who stars as Danger Mouse’s trusty sidekick Penfold, Stephen Fry who plays Colonel K and Dave Lamb who voices the narrator.

Lena Headey said: “I wanted to do it [Danger Mouse] because it was pure nostalgia for me. I have children now and it’s just a treat to be involved in something that you loved as a kid and be able to share it. Those moments as an actor that come a long once in while are not to be missed.”

Last Week Tonight star John Oliver said: “I’ve loved Danger Mouse my whole life. Danger Mouse was a significant part of my childhood. So to get a chance to do it is like getting a chance to step into your childhood, which is both a magical and a potentially hazardous thing! It will be awesome, I can’t wait to see it, let alone hear myself in it!”

Sassy and stealthy, Jeopardy Mouse is a super-proficient American, female version of Danger Mouse. The unseen star of the US Secret Service, she performs her missions with the minimum of fuss. Meanwhile, long-time Danger Mouse adversary, Dr Augustus P Crumhorn III, continues to cause trouble for Danger Mouse and Penfold with his wolfish, wily scientific ways.

The new cast members will appear alongside Alexander Armstrong who stars as the voice of the world’s smallest secret agent Danger Mouse, Kevin Eldon who stars as Danger Mouse’s trusty sidekick Penfold, Stephen Fry who plays Colonel K and Dave Lamb who voices the narrator.