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Michael Aldridge was born in Glastonbury, Somerset, England in 1920. Educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk, Aldridge started his acting career in August 1939 at the Palace Theatre, Watford, appearing in Terence Rattigan's play French Without Tears. A few days later, World War II broke out. He joined the RAF and served in Africa, the United States, the Middle East and the Mediterranean. It was not until 1954 that his career started to gain him recognition when he accepted a role in Salad Days at the Vaudeville Theatre, where he remained until 1957. He played many roles in musicals throughout his career, usually in supporting roles in which he was highly reliable and professional. Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry spot on the Somerset Levels, 50km (31 miles) south of Bristol. ... This article is about the county of Somerset in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Gresham’s School is an independent coeducational boarding school at Holt in North Norfolk, England, founded in the year 1555, a member of the HMC. // Big School, 1903, architect Sir John Simpson Greshams School was established at Holt by Sir John Gresham in 1555, during the reign of Queen... Holt is a market town in the county of Norfolk, England. ... Watford is a town and district in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, situated 34 km (21 miles) northwest of London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. ... Terence Rattigan — British Playwright Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (June 10, 1911 – November 30, 1977) was one of Englands most important 20th century dramatists. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... “RAF” redirects here. ... Salad Days is a romantic Shounen Manga created by Shinobu Inokuma, which is a collection of romance stories occuring in a High School/college setting Salad Days is different as compared to other mainstream manga which usually have plotlines relating to super heroes/super heroines, adventures or in contrary, mushy... The Vaudeville Theatre is a West End theatre on The Strand in the City of Westminster. ...

On television, an early significant role was as criminologist Ian Dimmock in the Granada TV series The Man in Room 17 and its sequel The Fellows (1965-67). His screen work included playing Pistol in Orson Welles' movie Chimes at Midnight in 1967. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Man in Room 17 was a British television series which ran for two seasons in the mid-1960s, produced by the Northern ITV franchise, Granada TV. Key to the series success was the involvement of writer/producer Robin Chapman. ... The Man in Room 17 was a British television series which ran for two seasons in the mid-1960s, produced by the Northern ITV franchise, Granada TV. Key to the series success was the involvement of writer/producer Robin Chapman. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

In 1975 Aldridge appeared in the title role of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alan Ayckbourn's musical Jeeves, based on the stories by P. G. Wodehouse. Unfortunately the show was a rare flop for Webber, and the negative critical reaction led to Aldridge giving up his stage career to concentrate on television and film roles. He was Percy Alleline in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy on BBC TV in 1979, and appeared in the sitcom Yes, Prime Minister amongst numerous other appearances. Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is a highly successful English composer of musical theatre, and also the elder brother of Julian Lloyd Webber. ... Sir Alan Ayckbourn CBE (born April 12, 1939) is a popular and prolific English playwright. ... Jeeves (1975) a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alan Ayckbourn, based on the novels of P.G. Wodehouse. ... Pelham Grenville Wodehouse KBE (October 15, 1881 – February 14, 1975) (IPA: ) was an English comic writer who has enjoyed enormous popular success for more than seventy years. ... Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is a spy novel by John le Carré, first published in 1974. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Yes Minister is a satirical British sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn that was first transmitted by BBC television and radio between 1980 and 1984, split over three seven-episode series. ...

Between 1985 and 1990, he starred as Seymour Utterthwaite in Last of the Summer Wine. The character was an inventor, designed to replace the Foggy Dewhurst character played by Brian Wilde, who had left the series. However, Aldridge wanted to retire to nurse his sick wife, and this coincided with Wilde deciding to return to the show, so Aldridge's character was dropped. Last of the Summer Wine, written by Roy Clarke, is a British television sitcom. ... Last of the Summer Wine, written by Roy Clarke, is a British television sitcom. ... Brian Wilde as prison warden Mr Barrowclough Brian Wilde (b. ...

References

• Who's Who 1993 (A. & C. Black, London, 1993) page 19
• Michael Aldridge at the Internet Movie Database
• Stout-hearted Men - Michael Aldridge
• icHuddersfield Obituary - Michael Aldridge