Minder: Dead Men Do Tell Tales


5:50 pm - 7:00 pm, Wednesday, February 11 on ITV4 (26)

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Dead Men Do Tell Tales
Season 3, Episode 1

Crooked travel agent Monty Wiseman persuades Arthur to agree to pick up a coffin at Heathrow airport and store it in the lock-up. However when a coroner's autopsy is ordered, Monty stashes it in a disgruntled Terry's bedroom for safekeeping leading to suspicions that there is more to the corpse than meets the eye. Suzi Quatro and Derek Fowlds guest star, with George Cole and Dennis Waterman


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General Movie/Drama

Cast & Crew

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George Cole (Actor) .. Arthur Daley
Dennis Waterman (Actor) .. Terry McCann
Glynn Edwards (Actor) .. Dave
Harry Fowler (Actor) .. Monty Wiseman
Patricia Maynard (Actor) .. Mrs Chambers
Derek Fowlds (Actor) .. Meadhurst
Harold Innocent (Actor) .. Incapable
Suzi Quatro (Actor) .. Nancy
Patrick Malahide (Actor) .. Chisholm
Michael Povey (Actor) .. DC Jones
Robert Young (Director)

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George Cole (Actor) .. Arthur Daley
Born: April 22, 1925 in London
Best Known For: Playing Arthur Daley in Minder.
Early-life: George Edward Cole was born in London on April 22, 1925. His mother, whom he never met, abandoned him at 10 days old, and he was adopted by the Cole family. George left school to be a butcher's boy, but won a part in a touring musical and opted for acting instead. At 15 he and his adoptive mother moved in with Alastair Sim's family after he appeared in a film with the thespian. They helped him lose his cockney accent, and he stayed with them until his first marriage at 27.
Career: Cole made his big-screen debut in 1941's Cottage to Let, but didn't achieve fame until he landed the part of Flash Harry in the classic St Trinian's films. He went on to have a successful career on stage, TV and in movies, often appearing opposite mentor Sim in such productions as Scrooge and The Green Man. TV credits include My Good Friend, Dad, An Independent Man, Blott on the Landscape and Minder, which ran for 15 years. In his later years, he appeared in Station Jim, Bodily Harm, Mary Reilly, A Class Apart, and Diamond Geezer. He died on August 6, 2015, after a long illness. He was 90.
Quote: "I made my first film in 1940. I can't think much has changed apart from the equipment and cost."
Trivia: In 2013, Cole published his autobiography, The World Was My Lobster.
Dennis Waterman (Actor) .. Terry McCann
Born: February 24, 1948 in Clapham
Best Known For: The Sweeney, Minder, and New Tricks.
Early-life: Born February 24, 1948, in Clapham, south London, the youngest of nine children, the son of a British Rail ticket collector. As a child he attended the Corona Theatre School and began his professional career with a role in Snowball, a 1960 Children's Film Foundation production. The same year he made Night Train to Inverness, and was asked to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. Playing William in a TV series based on the Just William books made him a star. He then tried to break into Hollywood.
Career: At 16, Waterman returned to Britain and concentrated on stage work until an acclaimed performance in 1968's Up the Junction led to more film roles. Low-budget movies (such as Scars of Dracula) and TV shows (including Colditz) followed until, in 1974, he co-starred with John Thaw in Regan, the pilot episode of iconic series The Sweeney, which became a major TV hit. A 10-year stint in comedy drama Minder followed. Other projects include TV shows On the Up, Stay Lucky, and Circles of Deceit. He's also worked on the stage, most notably in Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell, and My Fair Lady. As Gerry Standing, in BBC drama New Tricks, he has introduced himself to a new generation of fans.
Quote: "If I am not such a hell-raiser any more, it isn't because I've given up. It's just that my energy levels have fallen. I haven't stopped looking at women. I'm not blind."
Trivia: He has made several records, including, famously, the theme tunes of several of his TV shows.
Glynn Edwards (Actor) .. Dave
Harry Fowler (Actor) .. Monty Wiseman
Patricia Maynard (Actor) .. Mrs Chambers
Derek Fowlds (Actor) .. Meadhurst
Born: September 02, 1937 in London
Best Known For: Yes, Minister, Yes, Prime Minister and Heartbeat.
Early-life: Born in London on September 2, 1937, Derek left school at 15 and worked in a factory as an apprentice painter. It was during his national service that he was encouraged to take up acting. He went on to win a scholarship and grant for Rada.
Career: Fowlds made his stage debut in the West End in The Miracle Worker and continued to win stage work and small roles in films before he became known to millions as Mr Derek in children's series The Basil Brush Show, which ran from 1969 to 1973. His big break came in 1980 when he landed the role of Bernard Woolley in BBC sitcom Yes, Minister and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister. He went on to play Oscar Blaketon in long-running ITV police drama Heartbeat from 1992 until 2010.
Quote: "I'm still waiting to be discovered."
Trivia: He married Blue Peter presenter Lesley Judd in 1974. They divorced four years later.
Harold Innocent (Actor) .. Incapable
Suzi Quatro (Actor) .. Nancy
Born: June 03, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan
Best Known For: A string of 1970s hits
Early-life: Susan Kay Quatrocchio was born June 3, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan to an Italian American father and a Hungarian mother. She grew up in the nearby suburb of Grosse Pointe and developed a love of music from an early age. Her sisters Patty, Nancy and Arlene were also keen musicians and the siblings worked together in bands the Pleasure Seekers and Cradle.
Career: After being discovered by record producer Mickie Most, Suzi moved to England in 1971. Her first single, Rolling Stone, failed to set the charts on fire, although it was a number one in Portugal. However, her follow-up, Can the Can, turned her into a household name. It hit the top of the charts in England and Australia, and paved the way for three more hits, 48 Crash, Daytona Demon and Devil Gate Drive. After a spell in the pop wilderness, she returned to the charts in 1978 with If You Can't Give Me Love, and a year later scored a US number 4 hit with Stumblin' In. TV appearances have included episodes of Happy Days, Minder, Dempsey & Makepeace, Absolutely Fabulous and Rock School. Currently presents Suzi Quatro's Heroes Of Rock 'n' Roll on BBC Radio 2.
Quote: "When I'm annoyed I just scream. My ex-husband said he'd rather be hit by a truck than by my mouth when I'm mad."
Patrick Malahide (Actor) .. Chisholm
Born: March 24, 1945 in Reading
Best Known For: Playing Detective Sergeant Chisholm in Minder and a string of other roles.
Early-life: Born Patrick Gerald Duggan in Reading on March 24, 1945. In 1976, he made his TV acting debut in The Flight of the Heron. Since then, the prolific character actor has appeared in a number of TV shows.
Career: Perhaps best known for playing Detective Sergeant Chisholm in the hugely popular ITV comedy drama Minder, Malahide's credits also include The Singing Detective, Middlemarch, Alleyn Mysteries, Five Days, Law & Order: UK, The Paradise and Hunted. More recently, he has starred in Game of Thrones, Indian Summers and Luther. His film credits include The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The World is Not Enough (1999) and Billy Elliot (2000). Writing as PG Duggan, he created the BBC TV movie Reasonable Force and the miniseries The Writing on the Wall. Malahide's numerous stage credits include roles in The Crucible, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Beauty and the Beast, The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya and Mutabilitie.
Quote: "If I'm walking past a building site, I get `Oi, Chisholm" from Minder fans. But if I go to a library, a female librarian will flutter her eyelashes at me because she remembers Middlemarch."
Trivia: Malahide was nominated for a Bafta TV Award for his role in The Singing Detective.
Michael Povey (Actor) .. DC Jones
Robert Young (Director)

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