Minder: It's a Sorry Lorry Morrie
5:55 pm - 7:00 pm, Thursday, April 16 on ITV4 (26)
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It's a Sorry Lorry Morrie
Season 7, Episode 1
Terry panics after putting himself in an incriminating position by leaving his fingerprints on a stolen lorry full of electrical items he has collected for Arthur. George Cole and Dennis Waterman star
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Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
George Cole
(Actor)
.. Arthur Daley
Dennis Waterman
(Actor)
.. Terry McCann
Glynn Edwards
(Actor)
.. Dave
Ronald Fraser
(Actor)
.. Self-Inflicted Sid
Roy Kinnear
(Actor)
.. Fat Charlie
Peter Childs
(Actor)
.. Rycott
Michael Povey
(Actor)
.. Jones
Mark Farmer
(Actor)
.. Justin
Garfield Morgan
(Actor)
.. Supt Mason
Steve McFadden
(Actor)
.. Mickey
Roy Ward Baker
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
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
Ronald Fraser
(Actor)
.. Self-Inflicted Sid
Roy Kinnear
(Actor)
.. Fat Charlie
Peter Childs
(Actor)
.. Rycott
Michael Povey
(Actor)
.. Jones
Mark Farmer
(Actor)
.. Justin
Garfield Morgan
(Actor)
.. Supt Mason
Steve McFadden
(Actor)
.. Mickey
Born:
March 20, 1959
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Phil Mitchell.
Early-life:
Born Steve Robert Reid on March 20, 1959, in London. His parents split up when he was two, and he took his stepfather's surname, McFadden. He admits to not being particularly academic and after leaving school, he worked as a builder's labourer, but eventually decided he wanted to do something he found more fulfilling. He got a job working with blind people, and went back to college to study for his A-levels. He won a place studying economics at university, but dropped out after seven weeks when he realised he wanted to be an actor.
Career:
After graduating from Rada in 1987, he made his screen debut in TV film The Firm. He followed this with small roles in the movie Buster and TV series The Bill and Bergerac, before joining the cast of EastEnders as Phil Mitchell in 1990. Along with his on-screen brother Ross Kemp, he made a huge impression on soap fans, and quickly became a household name. Away from EastEnders, he's appeared in Murder in Mind, Kevin & Perry Go Large, and a number of pantomimes. He took a break from Walford in 2003 but returned in 2005; he's remained there ever since.
Quote:
On some of his less plausible storylines: 'It's the writers' job to throw stuff at you and it's your job to go 'watch this, I will make it work.''
Trivia:
McFadden supports Manchester United and is a keen sailor.
Roy Ward Baker
(Director)
