Poster for a play called The Ghost Train written by Arnold Ridley. As well as being a writer, Arnold Ridley was also the actor who portrayed Private Godfrey in Dad's Army.
Edward is now played by Phillip Batty who was in quite a number of shows. He was in this in 1968, Emmerdale Farm in 1972, The Brother's McGregor in 1985 and Red Dwarf in 1988 and Coronation Street in 1985 as the second ventriloquist in a talent contest.