Arthur Lowe always protested that he was not like the character he played in Dad's Army, and in at least one sense he was quite correct. In the sitcom, he played Captain Mainwaring, who wanted to be ...

Ian Lavender explores Arthur Lowe's BBC radio legacy: Dad's Army, With Great Pleasure, Billy's Last Stand and Desert Island Discs. The BBC radio legacy of iconic British comedy actor Arthur Lowe – ...

Arthur Lowe - Captain Mainwaring himself - would have celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday 22 September 2015. He died in April 1982, aged only 66. To mark his centenary, 4 Extra producer Peter ...

Almost 37 years after his death, Derbyshire-born Arthur Lowe remains one of the most recognisable and best-loved British television actors, thanks largely to his portrayal of Captain George Mainwaring ...

An episode of Dad's Army allegedly had to be rewritten after one of the main actors refused to do what was asked of him. Arthur Lowe, who took on the iconic role of Captain Mainwaring, apparently wasn ...

Dad's Army attracted more than 18 million viewers at the height of its popularity, making it one of the most-watched sitcoms on BBC One. The show followed the exploits of the Home Guard of a fictional ...

Dad’s Army star Arthur Lowe played on a sleeping condition to avoid the paparazzi and ‘over-zealous’ fans, his co-star Ian Lavender has revealed. Lowe, who played Captain Mainwaring, pretended to nod ...

NEARLY two years ago an author based thousands of miles away in the sun-soaked West Indies used the pages of the Reporter to appeal for information about the Dad's Army actor, Arthur Lowe. Now writer ...

It was not your typical classified ad: "Steam yacht, 83 years old, in need of renovation. £2,000 ono." Arthur Lowe, the actor famous for his portrayal of the pompous Capt Mainwaring in the classic ...

Ian Lavender celebrates the career of one of the most iconic of British comedy actors, Arthur Lowe. Ian Lavender, Arthur's friend, and co-star of Dad's Army (Private Pike), is our guide to Arthur Lowe ...