TV's Ross Kemp joined South Thanet's Labour candidate Will Scobie on the campaign trail today.

Ross, who played Grant Mitchell in EastEnders before becoming a documentary maker, toured the area and met constituents in the latest of a series of big hitters from all parties to visit the target constituency.

Video: Ross Kemp meets reporter Graham Stothard in Thanet

Ross visited St Christopher's Church in Newington and addressed a crowd with candidate Will Scobie.

He also met resident Alice Shepherd, 89, of Ramsgate.

But Mr Scobie dismissed a recent Survation poll which put Ukip ahead in South Thanet.

He said that was not what they were finding on the doorstep.

But an election tour with a household name was never going to be run of the mill... when the bandwagon was joined by mice, a startrooper and Chewbacca.