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Aces High and Sometimes Very Low
Season 1, Episode 6
A gambler is robbed of his winnings and calls on Arthur and Terry to help him track the money down. Comedy drama, guest starring Anthony Valentine and featuring an early appearance by Marina Sirtis (Star Trek: The Next Generation). With George Cole and Dennis Waterman
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Cast & Crew
George Cole
(Actor)
.. Arthur Daley
Dennis Waterman
(Actor)
.. Terry McCann
Anthony Valentine
(Actor)
.. Maurice Michaelson
Dimitri Andreas
(Actor)
.. Zardinidis
Kevork Malikyan
(Actor)
.. Chris
Marc Zuber
(Actor)
.. Nick
Antony Scott
(Actor)
.. Ari
Marina Sirtis
(Actor)
.. Stella
Roy Ward Baker
(Director)
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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.
Anthony Valentine
(Actor)
.. Maurice Michaelson
Dimitri Andreas
(Actor)
.. Zardinidis
Kevork Malikyan
(Actor)
.. Chris
Marc Zuber
(Actor)
.. Nick
Antony Scott
(Actor)
.. Ari
Marina Sirtis
(Actor)
.. Stella
Born:
March 29, 1955
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Deanna Troi in the Star Trek franchise.
Early-life:
Born on March 29, 1955 in London. Marina's parents did not want her to pursue acting so she applied for drama school secretly. She graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1976 and joined the Connaught Theatre. In 1986, she moved to Los Angeles to boost her career.
Career:
Sirtis had supporting roles in a number of films and guest-starring roles on many British TV series before she landed the role of Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation. She played the character during all seven seasons and also for episodes of other series in the Star Trek franchise, as well as the feature films Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). Her first role after she finished Star Trek: The Next Generation was in the TV series Heaven Help Us. She also voiced Demona in the Disney series Gargoyles. Sirtis went on to appear in several films and such TV series as Diagnosis: Murder, The Outer Limits, Earth: Final Conflict, Stargate SG-1, Casualty, Holby City and Grey's Anatomy. She lent her voice to the video game Mass Effect, as well as animated series The Cleveland Show and Adventure Time. More recently, she has appeared in NCIS and voiced the Enterprise's computer in Star Trek Continues.
Quote:
"The thing about Star Trek is that it is not judgemental. You can do whatever you want, within reason."
Trivia:
She supports Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and has a tattoo of the team's logo.
Roy Ward Baker
(Director)
