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Season 5, Episode 9
Arthur is conned into buying a dodgy greyhound and lumbered with a pile of knocked-off videos, and it is up to Terry to save him from a fate worse than death. Vintage drama, starring Dennis Waterman, George Cole and Patrick Malahide
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
George Cole
(Actor)
.. Arthur Daley
Dennis Waterman
(Actor)
.. Terry McCann
Glynn Edwards
(Actor)
.. Dave
Patrick Malahide
(Actor)
.. Chisholm
Peter Childs
(Actor)
.. DC Rycott
Colin Farrell
(Actor)
.. Tasty Tim
Michael Povey
(Actor)
.. DC Jones
Michael Troughton
(Actor)
.. DC Melish
Tony Caunter
(Actor)
.. DI Norton
Brian Capron
(Actor)
.. Fred
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
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.
Peter Childs
(Actor)
.. DC Rycott
Colin Farrell
(Actor)
.. Tasty Tim
Born:
May 31, 1976
in
Dublin
Best Known For:
His partying lifestyle.
Early-life:
Born Colin James Farrell on May 31, 1976, in Castleknock, Dublin. He's the youngest of four children, and one of his sisters, Claudine, is now his personal assistant. His father, Eamon, was a professional footballer, and Farrell thought of following in his footsteps until he realised his love of drinking and girls got in the way of training. Instead, he concentrated on acting after being taken to a drama club by his brother.
Career:
Farrell dropped out of Gaeity Drama School in Dublin, but landed a part in Ballykissangel a few months later. Roles in The War Zone, and Ordinary Decent Criminal followed before Hollywood beckoned. An acclaimed performance in Tigerland in 2000 led to him being cast in Hart's War, and Minority Report. Phone Booth, his first lead role, was a hit and made him a force to be reckoned with. Since then, Farrell has starred in such films as The Recruit, Daredevil, Intermission, Alexander, Miami Vice, In Bruges (for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Crazy Heart and Ondien. He always has a number of films in the pipeline.
Quote:
'I'm in no hurry to get anywhere. I don't have any plans. If you did in this business, you'd destroy yourself.'
Trivia:
He failed an audition to become a member of Boyzone.
Michael Povey
(Actor)
.. DC Jones
Michael Troughton
(Actor)
.. DC Melish
Tony Caunter
(Actor)
.. DI Norton
Brian Capron
(Actor)
.. Fred
Born:
February 11, 1947
in
Eye, Suffolk
Best Known For:
Playing murderer Richard Hillman in Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Born February 11, 1949 in Woodbridge, Suffolk. His father, an Algerian pilot, died in a plane crash before he was born. Brian was expelled from school for being disruptive, but managed to turn that disruptive energy into a successful drama career. He started out on stage, eventually coming to the attention of casting agents who thought he would be ideal for TV comedy. He made his small-screen debut in 1973 sitcom Beryl's Lot. He also had small roles in Doctor on the Go, Carry On Laughing, The Sweeney and Shoestring.
Career:
In 1980 his regular appearances in Grange Hill as woodwork teacher Stuart Hopwood made him a cult star. A year later he played Donald Worthington in Coronation Street and returned to Weatherfield in 2001 as serial killer Richard Hillman. He picked up the award for Best Soap Villain Ever by readers of the TV Times and Best Storyline, Best Actor, Villain of the Year, Spectacular Scene of the Year and Best Exit at the British Soap Awards 2003. He has also appeared in Minder, The Bill, Doctors and EastEnders, as well as the films Still Crazy, 101 Dalmatians and Emma.
Quote:
'There was always a hint of melodrama with the gloves going on and the evil smile, yet even young kids who watch the show weren't really that scared of me.'
Trivia:
Beyond acting, Capron runs an entertainment company that specialises in murder-mystery weekends.
Roy Ward Baker
(Director)
