He was best known for his roles in the early days of the long-running British radio drama The Archers, and as Under-Secretary, Sir Gregory Pitkin, CBE in the BBC comedy The Men from the Ministry.
[2][3] Baddiley voiced the character of Percy Hood in BBC radio drama The Archers[4] and first appeared on television in April 1956 playing the orchestra conductor in the TV short The Cobbler's Belle.
[10] Baddiley performed alongside Arthur Lowe in the BBC Radio Third Programme production of Billy's Last Stand, the first play written by English author Barry Hines.
[11][12] He featured in two BBC Radio 2 programmes on the same day in March 1968, appearing first in The Men from the Ministry and later alongside Clive Dunn, Deryck Guyler, Joan Sanderson, and Patricia Hayes in the Esmonde and Larbey comedy You're Only Old Once.
[4][19] Baddiley died suddenly on 29 November 1986; his funeral service and cremation were held five days later at Breakspear Crematorium, Ruislip, west London on Thursday 4 December.