Minder: Opportunity Knocks and Bruises
7:55 pm - 9:00 pm, Friday, March 27 on That's TV (56)
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Opportunity Knocks and Bruises
Season 9, Episode 5
Arthur swaps the contents of his lock-up for a slot-machine full of stolen money during a trip to the fair. Unfortunately the incriminating item is passed to Morley, who uses it at a charity event, and a showdown between cops and robbers ensues. Vintage comedy drama, starring George Cole, Nicholas Day and Gary Webster
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
George Cole
(Actor)
.. Arthur Daley
Gary Webster
(Actor)
.. Ray Daley
Glynn Edwards
(Actor)
.. Dave
Nicholas Day
(Actor)
.. DS Morley
Jonty Stephens
(Actor)
.. DC Field
Sean McGinley
(Actor)
.. Alexie Nolan
Natalie Roles
(Actor)
.. Amanda
Eliza Buckingham
(Actor)
.. Mrs Mitchell
Robert Blythe
(Actor)
.. Cllr Griffiths
Brian McGrath
(Actor)
.. Mr Fairchild
Diarmuid Lawrence
(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.
Gary Webster
(Actor)
.. Ray Daley
Glynn Edwards
(Actor)
.. Dave
Nicholas Day
(Actor)
.. DS Morley
Jonty Stephens
(Actor)
.. DC Field
Sean McGinley
(Actor)
.. Alexie Nolan
Best Known For:
Playing MacClannough in Braveheart.
Early-life:
Born in 1956 in County Donegal, Ireland, where his father was working as a customs officer. Sean graduated from University College Galway and was also a member of the Druid Theatre Company from 1977 to 1989.
Career:
McGinley's earliest on screen roles include appearances in the films The Field (1990), Fools of Fortune (1990) and Who Bombed Birmingham (1990). He then had a handful of guest roles in TV series before landing the role of MacClannough in Braveheart (1995). He then went on to appear in such TV series as Safe and Sound, DDU, Midsommer Murders and Waking the Dead, as well as the films Gangs of New York (2002), Freeze Frame (2004) and Man About Dog (2004). He played Snagsby in period drama series Bleak House in 2005 and Malachy in Canadian comedy-drama Republic of Doyle from 2010 until 2014. More recently, he played Terry in TV thriller Paula.
Quote:
'An actor's life can be precarious at times, whether you are doing theatre, TV or film, and you sometimes might wish you were in a job with a pension.'
Trivia:
He has two daughters, who are called Roisin and Mairead.
Natalie Roles
(Actor)
.. Amanda
Eliza Buckingham
(Actor)
.. Mrs Mitchell
Robert Blythe
(Actor)
.. Cllr Griffiths
Brian McGrath
(Actor)
.. Mr Fairchild
Diarmuid Lawrence
(Director)
