Dad's Army - Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe

Born: 22 September 1915, at Hayfield, Derbyshire, England, as Arthur Lowe

Died: 15 April 1982, at Birmingham, England, after suffering a stroke, aged 66

Parents: Arthur Lowe (senior) (died 12th August 1971, aged 82 and Mary Lowe (nee Ford, known as Nan)

Married: Joan Cooper, 10 January 1948, at Robert Adam Registry Office, The Strand, London (actress, born 23 August 1922 – died 1989)

Children: Stepson - David Gatehouse (Joan’s son from a previous marriage) and Son - Stephen Lowe (born 1953 at Hammersmith, London, UK)

Biographies:
Arthur Lowe - A Life by Stephen Lowe
Arthur Lowe - by Graham Lord

Acknowledgements: British Academy Award 1973 for his three roles in ‘O Lucky Man’ won for Best Supporting Actor

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The following information has been compiled over many years by Dave Homewood and has been presented here for your interest and for reference. It was originaly based upon and has been expanded from the listing in Stephen Lowe's book Arthur Lowe - A Life, with Stephen Lowe's permission. Please do not copy the information without express permission of the compiler. Though this listing is comprehensive there are still gaps and undoubtedly a few errors. If you can help with further information please contact Dave Homewood by clicking HERE

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Key:
BBC LP = BBC Light Programme
BBC HS = BBC Home Service
BBC TP = BBC Third Programme
BBC R1 to R4 = BBC Radio 1 to BBC Radio 4
BBC N3 = BBC Network Three

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Arthur Lowe's Radio Credits ________ _1940's_____1950's______1960's______1970's______1980's__
Programe or Series	Role	Notes	Maker	Date
Various wartime shows	Various	Forces Broadcasting Unit and Egyptian State Broadcasting, Cairo, Egypt in WWII		1944 - 45
Children’s Hour Adventure Unlimited Mrs Dale’s Diary Mrs Dale’s Diary Return To The Black Country Father Brown The Digger Experiment Evacuation From Dunkirk The Fool’s Saga _ The Father Brown Stories The Prayer Book Miss Mable	_ _ Golf club steward Second Voice Cobbler _ _ _ _ V John Green _ _	episode ‘Know Your Country’ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ episode 1, 'The Story in the Shield', with John Laurie episode 2, 'The Mirror of the Magistrate' _ _	BBC _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BBC Third _ BBC HS _ _	1946 1948 15 Nov 1948 29 Dec 1948 1949 1949 1949 1949 27 Jun 1949 25 Jul 1949 1949 1949
The Trial of Lord Byron The Young And Ancient Men First House: G-Men F.E.B. F.E.B. BBC Schools	Fletcher _ _ _ _ _	an experiment in biography a chronical of the Pilgrim Fathers episode 4 'The Case That Made The F.B.I.' episode ‘Plain English’ episode ‘Citizenship’ _	BBC HS BBC Third BBC HS BBC BBC BBC	13 Jun 1950 6 Nov 1951 4 Mar 1952 1952 1952 1952
First House: The Mounties First House: The Mounties First House: The Mounties First House: The Mounties The Adventures of P.C. 49 First House: The Mounties Tow Wire Connected Men Apart The Orange In The Tree Caveman Of Whitty Murder In Three Acts Mr Muddlecombe, JP Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) The Good Tidings	_ _ _ _ Mr. Blessington _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _	adventure about Canadian Mounted Police further adventures of Mounted Police further adventures of Mounted Police further adventures of Mounted Police episode 5, 'The Case of the Catchy Tune' further adventures of Mounted Police drama of life aboard a rescue tug boat _ _ _ _ _ a drama of Wilfred Owen's life and work desperate flight over the Falklands at Xmas	BBC HS BBC HS BBC HS BBC HS BBC LP BBC HS BBC HS BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC TP BBC HS	5 Feb 1953 19 Feb 1953 26 Feb 1953 12 Mar 1953 31 Mar 1953 9 Apr 1953 4 Aug 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 17 Aug 1953 20 Dec 1953
Brontë Country Henry Hall’s Guest Night Capetown Riot BBC Schools BBC Schools Children's Hour (BBC Schools) Children’s Hour Children’s Hour	_ _ _ _ _ _ Fireman Gaoler	_ _ _ episode ‘History 1’ episode ‘History 2’ episode ‘Jennings At School’ 'Women of Courage, 3 - Elizabeth Fry' How Santa Claus Came To Simpson's Bar	BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC HS BBC HS	1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 28 Oct 1954 12 Dec 1954 26 Dec 1954
Captain Warner's Inventions BBC Schools BBC Schools Looking For Trouble Mrs Easter’s Parasol Five To Ten Sovereign Lords Auntie Rides Again BBC Schools Q Theatre Travel Talks BBC Schools Daily Telegraph Centenary BBC Schools BBC Schools BBC Schools BBC Schools Return To The Black Country BBC Schools Five To Ten BBC Schools BBC Schools BBC Schools BBC Schools Five To Ten Intrigue This I Believe You’re Confidential Children’s Hour 'Captain of Dragoons' Children’s Hour 'Captain of Dragoons' Children's Hour Five To Ten BBC Schools Q Theatre The Silent Brothers	_ _ _ _ Mr. Green _ A Saxon Thane Gas-man _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sergeant Martin Sergeant Martin _ _ _ _ _	drama about an MP and inventor episode ‘Current Affairs’ episode ‘Talks’ Warriss and Jewel comedy _ _ _ a Leslie Dwyer comedy _ episode ‘Current Affairs’ episode ‘The New Romans’ _ episode ‘World History 2’ _ episode ‘Looking At Things’ episode ‘Geography’ episode ‘Current Affairs’ ‘Science In The Community’ _ episode ‘Country Schools’ _ ‘Science In The Community’ episode ‘The Jacksons’ ‘People, Places and Things’ episode ‘History 1’ _ _ _ episode 1 'Swords and Pistols for Two' episode 4 'The Traitor' episode 'Sweet Thames, Run Softly' _ _ episode ‘Test Of Truth’	BBC HSC HS BBC BBC BBC HS BBC HS BBC BBC HS BBC HS BBC _ _ BBC _ BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC _ _ _ _ BBC HS BBC HS BBC HS _ _ BBC _ _	15 Mar 1955 1955 1955 30 May 1955 11 Apr 1955 1955 24 Apr 1955 29 Jun 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 2 Oct 1957 23 Oct 1957 17 May 1958 1958 1958 1958 1959
Tumbledown Dick The Silent Brothers BBC Schools Spycatcher BBC Schools Five To Ten Children’s Hour - The Lantern Bearers Children’s Hour - The Lantern Bearers Five To Ten Inspector Scott Investigates Strike-Pay BBC Schools Five To Ten BBC Schools BBC Schools BBC Schools The Weavers The Vodi Where The Difference Begins Five To Ten BBC Schools The Day Dumb-founded Got His Pylon Nothing On The Clock The Desperadoes We’ll Think Of Something Yet BBC Schools BBC Schools Dark Pastures The Day Dumbfounded Got His Pylon We'll Thnk of Something Yet The Place of Deliverance I Want To Be An Engine Driver Afternoon Theatre - The Desperadoes Bosom Of The Family Billy's Last Stand The Crucible Wednesday Play BBC Schools BBC Schools Late Night Extra The Government Inspector Open House Today	_ _ _ Pieter Van Yelsen _ _ Aemilius Wulfnothi _ Rev John Castle_ Chris, and Union Agent _ _ __ _ _ Old Henshaw Mr. Corvey Wilf _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Jack Wilson Dumbfounded Harry Syd_ Man in the Audience A Black Country Cobbler Billy Parris _ __ _ _ Tony Tundish, Mayor of Daisy Nook _ _	drama episode ‘Geography’ the true search for enemy spies in WWII episode ‘Senior English’ _ episode 1 'The Sea Wolves' episode 2 'The Dolphin' _ episode 'Fire At St. Stephens'_ D.H. Lawrence story _ _ episode ‘Current Affairs’ episode ‘Science In The Community’ episode ‘Adventures In Music’ from a Henry Livings play play _ _ _ _ episode ‘The Bible And Life’ __ _ episode ‘Science’ episode ‘People And Places’ Mid-Week Theatre play a Henry Livings story play religious programme produced by Alan Ayckbourne play episode 'Their Cousins' a play an Arthur Miller play episode ‘A Meeting In Middle Age’ episode ‘The Bible’ episode ‘Books, Poems and Plays’ With James Beck as Assistant Under- Secretary at the Home Office episode ‘Saturday People’	_ BBC BBC BBC LP BBC _ BBC HS BBC HS _ BBC LP BBC HS BBC _ BBC BBC BBC BBC TP BBC HS BBC HS _ _ _ BBC _ _ BBC BBC BBC LP BBC HS BBC HS BBC HS BBC HS BBC HS BBC N3 BBC N3 BBC R4 BBC BBC BBC R4	1960 16 Jan 1960 1960 9 Nov 1960 1960 1960 19 Feb 1961 26 Feb 1961 1961 12 Jul 1961 4 Oct 1961 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962 6 Nov 1962 19 Nov 1962 10 Jun 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 30 Oct 1963 21 May 1964 8 Sep 1964 13 Sep 1964 27 Jan 1965 24 Mar 1965 3 Aug 1965 12 Aug 1965 13 Mar 1968 1968 1968 1968 1969 29 Dec 1969 _ 1969 1969
Second Time Around Press Cuttings Sounds Familiar Film Time _ Desert Island Discs Weekend Woman’s Hour Comedy Parade - Parsley Sidings Week's Good Cause From Us To You Parsley Sidings _ Charlie Chester Children’s Interview Late Night Extra Sounds Familiar _ *Arthur Lowe Junior Choice Open House Christmas Morning Week's Good Cause Shindig Open House Interview BBC Schools Home Guard Interview The Impressionists Late Night Extra Kaleidoscope Dad’s Army _ Open House Dad’s Army Dad’s Army _ Interview Start The Week Forces Network A Christmas Carol Dad’s Army _ A Bunch of Fives With Great Pleasure Open House Story Time: Diary Of A Nobody Story Time: Diary Of A Nobody Story Time: Diary Of A Nobody Story Time: Diary Of A Nobody Story Time: Diary Of A Nobody Start The Week Open House Interview Interview Jack de Manio Presents Morning Story Woman’s Hour Open House It’s Patently Obvious	_ General Mitchener himself/Mainwaring _ himself himself himself Horace Hepplewhite himself _ Horace Hepplewhite _ _ _ himself _ himself _ _ himself/Mainwaring ? himself _ _ himself _ _ himself _ _ _ _ Captain Mainwaring _ _ Captain Mainwaring Captain Mainwaring _ himself _ _ _ Captain Mainwaring _ Mr Massenbird himself _ Mr Pooter Mr Pooter Mr Pooter Mr Pooter Mr Pooter _ _ himself himself himself himself himself _ _	Comedy Parade_ a George Bernard Shaw comedy play game show about the filming of the Dad's Army movie with John Le Mesurier and Clive Dunn as a guest choosing music & interviewed guest interview Pilot Show with Ian Lavender making appeal on behalf Spina Bifida Trust 'Speaking When They're Spoken To' 21 episodes, with Ian Lavender - SEE HERE _ _ _ With John Laurie, John Le Mesurier & Bill Pertwee Talking about the Royal British Legion _ _ With John Laurie, John Le Mesurier & Bill Pertwee making appeal on behalf St David's Home _ _ interviewed episode ‘Inventing A Poem’ probably Dad's Army related interview_ interviewed _ _ _ spin-off, 20 episodes in series made 1973 _ _ Christmas special episode ‘Present Arms’ 20 episodes in the series made in 1974 _ interviewed _ _ _ 26 episodes in series made in 1975 _ episode 2 'The Story of a Penny Suit' talking about his private and public life _ Reading the diary in five parts - Part 1_ Reading the diary in five parts - Part 2 Reading the diary in five parts - Part 3 Reading the diary in five parts - Part 4 Reading the diary in five parts - Part 5 _ _ interviewed interviewed interviewed I believe reading 'Just the Odd Bottle' reading from the A.J. Wentworth books _ _	BBC R2 BBC R4 BBC R4 BBC R4 _ BBC R4 BBC R4 BBC R2 BBC R4 BBC R4 BBC _ _ _ _ BBC _ BBC R4 _ _ BBC R4 _ BBC R4 _ _ BBC _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BBC _ _ BBC BBC _ BBC BBC R4 BBC R4 BBC R4 _ BBC R4 BBC R4 BBC R4 BBC R4 BBC R4 _ _ _ _ BBC BBC R4 BBC _ _	3 Jan 1970 6 Jan 1970 27 Jul 1970 10 Oct 1970 _ 12 Dec 1970 26 Dec 1970 28 Feb 1971 29 Aug 1971 3 Sep 1971 5 Dec 1971 - 1 Dec 1973 1971 1971 1972 19 Oct 1972 _ 30 Oct 1972 1972 1972 25 Dec 1972 _ 1 July 1973 1973 1974 1974 1974 1974 1974 1974 1974 1974 28 Jan 74 - 10 Jun 74 1975 24 Dec 74 11 Feb 75 - 24 Jun 75 1975 1975 1975 1975 16 Mar 76 - 7 Sep 76 25 Jun 1976 29 Aug 1976 1976 21 Jan 1977 25 Jan 1977 26 Jan 1977 27 Jan 1977 28 Jan 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 30 Sep 1977 1979 1979 1979
The Dock Brief Christmas Concert Woman’s Hour Woman’s Hour The Soldier’s Fortune Interview Children’s Programmes Be My Guest It Sticks Out Half A Mile	_ himself himself himself Sir Davy himself _ himself George Mainwaring	Athur introduced show from Birmingham reading from "A.J. Wentworth, BA" reading from "A.J. Wentworth, BA" a comedy set in 1678 episode ‘Bumble Bees’ words and music about yesterday pilot of Dad’s Army sequel, not transmitted	_ BBC R4 BBC R4 BBC R4 BBC R3 _ _ BBC R2 BBC	1980 18 Dec1980 29 Dec 1980 9 Jan 1981 24 May 1981 1981 1981 13 Jan 1982 1982
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Arthur Lowe's Radio Credits ________
_1940's_1950's1960's1970's1980's

TV Credits_Radio CreditsFilm CreditsStage Credits__Other Work