English playwright Arnold Ridley portrayed the elderly Private Godfrey in the British sitcom Dad's Army. During its prime, the long-standing BBC show pulled in at least 20 million viewers and ...

Arnold Ridley, OBE (7 January 1896 – 12 March 1984).Born in Bath – and always a proud West Countryman – Arnold Ridley is best known today for playing the part of Private Godfrey in Dad's Army.

Arnold Ridley joined the Army in 1915 and went on to experience the horrors of trench warfare As the film version of Dad's Army is released at cinemas across the country, BBC News looks at the ...

He was loved by millions as doddery Pte Godfrey in Dad’s Army but actor Arnold Ridley’s career was destroyed by the sacrifice he made in the First World War. He was the only member of the ...

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A NEW play focused on the life and career of Arnold Ridley, the actor who played the doddery, conscientious objector Pte Godfrey in hit 70s BBC television comedy Dad's Army, will be making its ...

Who'd a'thowt it? Arnold Ridley, who played bumbling Private Godfrey in Dad's Army, was a real-life hero. He fought in the trenches during the First World War and was wounded in the battle of the ...

As the film version of Dad's Army is released at cinemas across the country, BBC News looks at the life of Arnold Ridley, the only actor in the original television series to serve in both World ...