Chewbacca actor has double knee surgery

Peter Mayhew, who portrayed Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, has had double knee-replacement surgery at a Texas hospital.

British-born actor Mayhew, who is 7ft 3ins, is recovering at Plaza Medical Centre in Fort Worth. His wife Angie said her 69-year-old husband had the operation on Monday and hoped to walk again. She said he had been using a wheelchair for two years.