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COMEDY

REWIND

60s

Still going strong (when this was written in 2026) DAD'S ARMY and other comedies from the 1960s are now timeless pieces! With amazing actors and performances in every episode. Sadly many on these lists below are no longer with us - but they left us with many memories.

Please note shows are in alphabetical order then by actors first name once again in alphabetical order. Have a look below and enjoy!

DAD'S ARMY

ARNOLD RIDLEY

as seen in DAD'S ARMY as PRIVATE GODFREY

1978/79: Jack and the Beanstalk - Watersmeet, Rickmansworth

Arnold passed away on 12th March 1984 aged 88

ARTHUR LOWE

as seen in DAD'S ARMY as CAPTAIN MAINWARING

1981/82: Mother Goose – Victoria Palace

Arthur Lowe passed away 15th April 1982 aged 66

1953/54: Cinderella – Theatre Royal Brighton
1973/74: Dick Whittington – Coventry Theatre
1976/77: Cinderella - Richmond Theatre
1979/80: Babes in the Wood - Bournemouth Pavilion
1985/86: Babes in the Wood – Richmond Theatre
1986/87: Dick Whittington – Churchill Theatre Bromley
1987/88: Babes in the Wood – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guldford
1990/91: Babes in the Wood – Ashcroft Theatre Croydon
1991/92: Cinderella – White Rock Theatre Hastings
1997/98: Dick Whittington – Wimbledon Theatre

Bill Pertwee passed away 27th May 2013 aged 86

BILL PERTWEE

as seen in DAD'S ARMY as WARDEN HODGES

1968/69: Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Brighton

1973/74: Cinderella - King's Theatre, Southsea
1977/78: Cinderella - Grand Theatre, Swansea
1980/81: Dick Whittington – London Palladium
1981/82: Cinderella – Bournemouth Pavilion
1983/84: Aladdin – Princes Theatre, Aldershot
1984/85: Babes in the Wood – Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells

Clive Dunn passed away 6th November 2012

CLIVE DUNN

as seen in DAD'S ARMY as LANCE CORPORAL JONES

1973/74: Babes in the Wood - Richmond Theatre
1978/79: Robinson Crusoe - Richmond Theatre
1981/82: Mother Goose – Victoria Palace
1982/83: Cinderella – Theatre Royal Plymouth
1983/84: Dick Whittington - Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
1986/87: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

– De Montfort Hall Leicester
1991/92: Goldilocks and the Three Bears – Blackpool Grand
1993/94: Dick Whittington – Marlowe Theatre Canterbury
1994/95: Babes in the Wood – Leeds City Varieties
1995/96: Mother Goose - Oxford Playhouse

1996/97: Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Winchester
1997/98: Cinderella - Basingstoke Anvil
1999/00: Jack and the Beanstalk - Basingstoke Anvil

IAN LAVENDER

as seen in DAD'S ARMY as PRIVATE PIKE

1973/74: Babes in the Wood - Richmond Theatre

1976/77: Mother Goose - Darlington Civic

1977/78: Cinderella - Birmingham Hippodrome
1979/80: Dick Whittington - New Theatre, Cardiff
1984/85: Cinderella - Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield
1990/91: Cinderella - Bristol Hippodrome

1991/92: Aladdin – Theatre Royal Hanley
1992/93: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

– Theatre Royal Hanley
1993/94: Cinderella – Brighton Dome
1994/95: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

- Kings Theatre Southsea
1995/96: Dick Whittington – Brighton Dome
1997/98: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

– Queens Hall Widnes
1999/00: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

– Grand Opera House York
2000/01: Aladdin – Tameside Hippodrome
2001/02: Aladdin - Princess Theatre, Torquay
2002/03: Aladdin - Grand Opera House York
2003/04: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

- Southport Theatre
2004/05: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

- White Rock Theatre, Hastings
2005/06: Aladdin – Princess Theatre Torquay
2006/07: Cinderella – White Rock Hastings

Frank passed away on 26th June 2022 aged 90

FRANK WILLIAMS

as seen in DAD'S ARMY as TIMOTHY FARTHING

ON THE BUSES

ANNA KAREN

as seen as Olive Rudge

1973: Cinderella - East Ham

1974: Cinderella - Streatham Odeon
1976: Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Kings Theatre, Southsea
1978: Mother Goose - Manchester Palace

1979: Dick Whittington - Princes Theatre, Aldershot

1982: Dick Whittington - Nell Gynne Theatre Hereford

1983: Puss in Boots - Alexandra Theatre, Bognor Regis

1984: Robin Hood - New Theatre, Cardiff

1985: Jack and the Beanstalk - Orchard Theatre, Dartford
1986: Aladdin - Shaw Theatre

1989: Cinderella - Darlington Civic

1990: Cinderella - Alban Arena, St Albans

1991: Cinderella - Lewisham

1992: Dick Whittington - Woodville Halls Gravesend

1993: Dick Whittington - Devonshire Park Theatre Eastbourne

1996: Cinderella - Princes Hall Aldershot

1999: Dick Whittington - Blackpool
2000: Cinderella - Mansfield Palace
2001: Dick Whittington - Bournemouth Pavilion
2002: Dick Whittington - Malvern Theatres

2003: Cinderella - Rhyl

2005: Dick Whittington - Basingstoke Anvil Theatre

2006: Dick Whittington - Rhyl

2008: Cinderella - Millfield Arts Centre

Anna passed away aged 85