Twin Peaks: David Bowie was set to appear in revival of David Lynch classic

The legendary musician was set to reprise his role from 1992's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me before his death

It's only a testament to the incredible strength of David Bowie's legacy that his work in David Lynch's 1992 film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is considered merely a minor work from the artist.

There, he played Phillip Jeffries, the long-lost FBI agent returning with visions of a meeting between the strange likes of the Man From Another Place and Killer Bob; characters well-known from the original Twin Peaks TV series.

With so many of the original cast returning to Showtime's revival of the show, it's perhaps not entirely surprising to learn Bowie himself was set to reprise his role of Jeffries. Indeed, actor Harry Goaz revealed to The Dallas Morning News that the musician was set to return for a brief cameo in the series, before his death on 10 January of this year.

Bowie would have joined the returning likes of Kyle MacLachlan (as FBI Agent Dale Cooper), Sheryl Lee (Laura Palmer), Sherilyn Fenn (Audrey Horne), Mädchen Amick (Shelly Johnson), Dana Ashbrook (Bobby Briggs), and David Lynch himself, who previously starred as the hard of hearing FBI chief Gordon Cole.

Catherine Coulson's name is also on the list, confirming she filmed several scenes as fan-favourite Margaret "Log Lady" Lanterman before her death last year. New additions include Amanda Seyfried, Ashley Judd, Michael Cera, Tim Roth and Oscar nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Principal photography is now confirmed to have been completed, with Lynch himself directing every episode set to be aired; with the series both written and produced by Lynch and co-creator Mark Frost.

Twin Peaks is set to premiere on Sky Atlantic in the UK in early 2017.