{"product_id":"book-bbrm","title":"Godfrey’s Ghost","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGodfrey’s Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e is, at its heart, the story of a father written by his son. As a young man, Arnold Ridley was chiefly known as the author of the long running comedy thriller,\u003ci\u003e The Ghost Train.\u003c\/i\u003e Today he is remembered for his television performances as Private Godfrey, the oldest member of the \u003ci\u003eDad’s Army \u003c\/i\u003eplatoon. But \u003ci\u003eDad’s Army \u003c\/i\u003ecame towards the close of a long life, and although Arnold Ridley was Private Godfrey, Private Godfrey was not Arnold Ridley. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom humble beginnings living above the family boot-shop in Bath through the horrors of the Great War to the life of a celebrated playwright in London’s West End; from unprecedented success and sudden wealth to unforeseen disaster and financial ruin; from the nightmare of another war through painful years of struggle and obscurity to a new, late-flowering fame in a television classic, this is the story of Arnold Ridley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Anecdotal, engaging, and truthful, \u003ci\u003eGodfrey’s Ghost \u003c\/i\u003eis an affectionate—and often moving—portrait of a remarkable man who, faced with more than his fair share of life’s vicissitudes, through love, courage, and the kind of well-grounded philosophy that doesn’t recognize itself as such, lived his life valiantly and well. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Copyright Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49388041863472,"sku":"BDbbrm","price":21.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/274307-bbrm-Square.jpg?v=1735209641","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bbrm","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}