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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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 Prayer Book The Trial Of Lord Byron Miss Mable	_ _ Golf club steward Second Voice Cobbler _ _ _ _ _ _ _	episode ‘Know Your Country’ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _	BBC _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _	1946 1948 15 Nov 1948 29 Dec 1948 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949 1949
The Young And Ancient Man G-Men No. 4 F.E.B. F.E.B. The Mounties BBC Schools PC 49 Men Apart The Orange In The Tree Caveman Of Whitty Murder In Three Acts Mr Muddlecombe, JP Deep Sea Towage Wilfred Owen Brontë Country Henry Hall’s Guest Night Capetown Riot BBC Schools BBC Schools BBC Schools Children’s Hour BBC Schools BBC Schools Looking For Trouble Mrs Easter’s Parasol Five To Ten Auntie Rides Again Sovereign Lords 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 Five To Ten BBC Schools Q Theatre The Silent Brothers		_ _ episode ‘Plain English’ episode ‘Citizenship’ _ episodes ‘For The Fourteens’ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ episode ‘History 1’ episode ‘History 2’ episode ‘Jennings At School’ _ episode ‘Current Affairs’ episode ‘Talks’ _ _ _ _ _ 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 ‘Test Of Truth’ _	_ _ _ _ _ BBC _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BBC BBC BBC _ BBC BBC _ _ _ _ _ BBC _ _ BBC _ BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC _ _ _ _ _ _ BBC _ _	1951 1952 1952 1952 1952 1952 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1953 1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 1954 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1955 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1956 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1957 1958 1958 1958 1959
Tumbledow n Dick BBC Schools Spycatcher BBC Schools Five To Ten Children’s Hour Five To Ten Inspector Scott Investigates BBC Schools Five To Ten BBC Schools BBC Schools BBC Schools The Weavers 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 I Want To Be An Engine Driver Bosom Of The Family Wednesday Play BBC Schools BBC Schools Late Night Extra The Government Inspector Open House Today	_	_ episode ‘Geography’ _ episode ‘Senior English’ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ episode ‘Current Affairs’ episode ‘Science In The Community’ episode ‘Adventures In Music’ _ _ _ _ episode ‘The Bible And Life’ __ _ episode ‘Science’ episode ‘People And Places’ _ _ episode ‘A Meeting In Middle Age’ episode ‘The Bible’ episode ‘Books, Poems and Plays’ With James Beck episode ‘Saturday People’	_ BBC _ BBC _ _ _ _ BBC _ BBC BBC BBC _ _ _ _ _ BBC _ _ BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC Leeds	1960 1960 1960 1960 1960 1961 1961 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962 1962 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1963 1965 1966 1968 1968 1968 1969 1969 1969 1969
Second Time Around Desert Island Discs Woman’s Hour Press Cuttings Parsley Sidings _ Charlie Chester Children’s Interview Late Night Extra Sounds Familiar _ Junior Choice Open House 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 _ The Story of a Penny Suit It Gives Me Great Pleasure Open House Diary Of A Nobody Start The Week Open House Interview Interview Jack de Manio Presents Woman’s Hour Open House It’s Patently Obvious	_ himself himself General Mitchener Horace Hepplewhite _ _ _ himself _ _ _ _ _ himself _ _ himself _ _ _ _ Captain Mainwaring _ _ Captain Mainwaring Captain Mainwaring _ himself _ _ _ Captain Mainwaring _ Mr Massenbird himself _ Mr Pooter _ _ himself himself himself himself _ _	_ as a guest choosing music & interviewed _ a George Bernard Shaw comedy play 21 episodes, with Ian Lavender - SEE HERE _ _ _ With John Laurie, John le Mesurier & Bill Pertwee _ _ _ _ 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 _ _ reading poetry and prose he’d chosen _ Reading the diary in five parts_ _ _ interviewed interviewed interviewed I believe reading from the A.J. Wentworth books _ _	_ BBC BBC BBC BBC _ _ _ _ BBC _ _ _ _ _ BBC _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BBC _ _ BBC BBC _ BBC BBC R4 BBC _ BBC _ _ _ _ BBC BBC _ _	1970/ 71 12 Dec 1970 1970/ 71 6 Jan 1971 5 Dec 71 - 1 Dec 73 1971 1971 1972 19 Oct 1972 _ 1972 1972 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 76 1976 1976 1977 1977 1977 1977 1977 1979 1979 1979
The Dock Brief Woman’s Hour The Soldier’s Fortune Birmingham Symphony Xmas Concert Interview Children’s Programmes It Sticks Out Half A Mile	_ _ _ _ himself _ George Mainwaring	episode ‘Bumble Bees’ pilot of Dad’s Army sequel, not transmitted	_ BBC _ _ _ _ BBC	1980 1980 1980 1980 1981 1981 1982
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