By Caroline Prosser
Published: 14:47 EST, 11 May 2014 | Updated: 16:08 EST, 11 May 2014
He's filming one of Roald Dahl's most beloved children's stories.
And James Corden certainly seemed to be having fun on the set of a new BBC adaptation of the classic tortoise story Esio Trot.
The TV comic, 35, was seen filming the TV series in London's Primrose Hill on Sunday.
Comic role: James Corden films a BBC adaptation of Roald Dahl's Esio Trot in London's Primrose Hill
He was spotted filming scenes at a pet shop alongside the show's creator Richard Curtis.
It is unknown what role James will play in the series, which co-stars Judi Dench as Ms. Silver and Dustin Hoffman as Mr. Hoppy.
The story, directed by Dearbhla Walsh, follows Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor who has a secret love for his neighbour Mrs Silver.
Animal lover: The TV comic poses outside a pet shop with a hutch outside containing a tortoise
Attentive: James chats to the show's creator Richard Curtis outside a bookshop
Fascinated: James peers at a tortoise resting in a hutch
But with her pet tortoise Alfie taking up all her attention, shy Mr Hoppy's attempts to talk to Mrs Silver usually end in disaster.
He devises a plot to win her affections, after he learns of her wish for Alfie to be bigger.
The series was announced at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in August, with producer Hilary Bevan Jones saying: 'To bring together two of the world's favourite actors in Dame Judi and Dustin is a dream come true.
Hilarity: Ricky Gervais has a laugh with Richard Curtis on set
At work: Richard Curtis and Ricky Gervais have a chat in as they film in Primrose Hill
Preening: James gets his hair attended to by a stylist during breaks from filming
Idyllic: The children's TV series is being filmed in the affluent Primrose Hill
'Richard and Paul have captured the magic of Roald Dahl's wonderful tale and and I am thrilled that Dearbhla is to direct it.'
Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning, added: 'An amazing cast and production team have come together to dramatise Roald Dahl's wonderful, evergreen story. This film is a class act with a roll call of talent that only the BBC could assemble.'
Roald Dahl is one of the most successful children's authors of all time, with over 100 million copies of his books sold worldwide.
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