To celebrate the British Film Institute’s amazing new exhibition ‘On-Set – Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope’ we’ve been given a set of exclusive shots from behind-the-scenes of the sci-fi classic.

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Taken from script supervisor Ann Skinner’s personal collection – which has never before been made public – the superb stash includes Skinner's own notated script pages, details of a deleted scene alongside photos of characters that failed to make it into the finished film, and pictures of stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Peter Cushing relaxing between takes.They offer a fascinating glimpse into the making of one of the most influential films in celluloid history, and feature some pretty unique images for fans of the franchise, including Darth Vader sporting a massive pair of sideburns, and Grand Moff Tarkin with a big smile on his face.The exclusive gallery can be viewed below, while BFI archive curator Nathalie Morris talks us through this amazing collection in the video at the top of this page.On Set – Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is part of the Institute’s amazing Sci-Fi Season Days of Fear and Wonder , and housed in the BFI’s Atrium until January 4. As an added bonus the BFI will also be celebrating Star Wars Day on December 13, playing the special editions of Episodes IV-VI back-to-back followed by a Star Wars-themed after-party.

Chris Tilly is the Entertainment Editor for IGN in the UK and urges you to all head down to the exhibition, if only to see the awesome behind-the-scenes pic of Greedo. He can be found talking nonsense on Twitter