Find out all you need to know about Dick Strawbridge's army career before appearing on Channel 4's Escape to the Chateau…
December 18, 2022 - 17:58 GMT Nicky Morris Dick Strawbridge is best known for appearing alongside his wife, Angel, and two children, Arthur and Dorothy, on Channel 4's Escape to the Chateau. But did you know he spent several years in the army before embarking on a career in the media? In 1978, Dick joined the British Army and completed a degree in Electrical Engineering. A year later, he joined the Royal Corps of Signals.
"And I said, 'I can't actually say, Ma'am.' One of her aides whispered in her ear, and her eyes lit up. She instantly knew who I'd been working with and what I'd been doing." On his decision to leave the army, he told the publication:"I was on my way to becoming a general and knew I wouldn't be getting my boots dirty anymore.He then embarked on a career in TV, appearing as an engineering and environmental expert in several programmes, such as Scrapheap Challenge and BBC Two's Crafty Tricks of War.
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