Churchill dog to star in pantos, Ohhh Yes

The dog puppet from the Churchill Insurance adverts is set to star in more than 20 pantomimes this Christmas.

Churchie will appear in pantos from Birmingham to Cardiff, next to stars including John Barrowman, Joe Pasquale and Leslie Joseph.

The move is part of a deal done with panto organisers Qdos entertainment who will receive an undisclosed sum in return.

The roles are not set to be too taxing and involve jumping out of the genie's lamp and acting as a chaperone to Cinderella.

Unsurprisingly the only lines Churchill will need to memorise are the ones from his TV adverts "oh yes" and "oh no".