Repeat: Hero: Arnold Ridley, who was 72 when he first played Godfrey, pictured, was a man who had fought in both world wars and who, like his character, had gone ‘over the top’ on the Somme .
Hero: Arnold Ridley, who was 72 when he first played Godfrey, pictured, was a man who had fought in both world wars and who, like his character, had gone ‘over the top’ on the Somme .