Public Face of a Private Bath Actor ; This Month Sees the Publication of Actor Arnold Ridley's Biography Written by His Son Nicolas. Here Nicolas Shares Some Previously Unpublished Stories About His Father's Days in Bath

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Of all the famous people who, over the centuries, have been born and raised in Bath, one man is remembered with particular affection in the city.

Even if the name of actor Arnold Ridley doesn't strike an immediate chord then Private Godfrey from TV's Dads' Army almost certainly will.

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Public Face of a Private Bath Actor ; This Month Sees the Publication of Actor Arnold Ridley's Biography Written by His Son Nicolas. Here Nicolas Shares Some Previously Unpublished Stories About His Father's Days in Bath

Arnold a real life soldier in the First World War, famous West End playwright and finally much loved television actor was born in Bath, was a student at Beechen Cliff School and was finally laid to rest in Bath Abbey Cemetery.

His parents kept a shoe shop at 14 Manvers Street, Bath and a...

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