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Willesden Suite
Season 4, Episode 8
Arthur's prestige as a pillar of the community is boosted by an invitation to address a meeting of his local Rotary Club - which is being held in the very hotel where Terry is acting as temporary house detective. However, a pair of thieves posing as priests and a mangeress equally as crooked as Arthur threaten to ruin his grand moment. Drama, starring George Cole and Dennis Waterman
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
George Cole
(Actor)
.. Arthur Daley
Dennis Waterman
(Actor)
.. Terry McCann
Glynn Edwards
(Actor)
.. Dave
Susan Kyd
(Actor)
.. Sue
Toby Robins
(Actor)
.. Norma Bates
Michael Maloney
(Actor)
.. Fr Andrew
John Malcolm
(Actor)
.. Fr Michael
Bernard Kay
(Actor)
.. Charles Riding
Reece Dinsdale
(Actor)
.. Steve
Francis Megahy
(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
Susan Kyd
(Actor)
.. Sue
Toby Robins
(Actor)
.. Norma Bates
Michael Maloney
(Actor)
.. Fr Andrew
John Malcolm
(Actor)
.. Fr Michael
Bernard Kay
(Actor)
.. Charles Riding
Reece Dinsdale
(Actor)
.. Steve
Born:
August 06, 1959
in
Normanton, West Yorkshire
Best Known For:
Playing ill-fated Joe McIntyre in Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Reece Dinsdale was born on August 6, 1959, in Normanton, West Yorkshire. He trained at the Guildford School of Music and Drama from 1977 to 1980 then honed his craft on stage in Nottingham, Birmingham and at the Edinburgh Festival. He made his TV debut in 1981 thriller Knife Edge before landing a part in the series Partners in Crime in 1983. He was much in demand in 1984, appearing in an episode of Minder, apocalyptic drama Threads and acclaimed Michael Palin film A Private Function. In the years that followed he paid the rent with a string of projects, including Bergerac, Robin of Sherwood and The Storyteller.
Career:
In 1985 Dinsdale landed a key role in Eric Chappell's sitcom Home to Roost, starring alongside John Thaw. It ran for five years and paved the way for Haggard, ITV's answer to Blackadder, also penned by Chappell. In 1995, he starred in ID, a movie about football hooligans, and a year later landed the role of DI Charlie Scott in detective drama Thief Takers. Other notable projects have included Kenneth Branagh's film version of Hamlet, Conviction, Life on Mars, The Chase and Coronation Street; he appeared in 175 episodes of the Weatherfield soap. Recent offerings have included roles in Taggart and Waterloo Road.
Quote:
"I was more nervous coming on to the show [Corrie] than anything else I've done in my career."
Trivia:
In 2012, he directed the one-off drama The Crossing.
Francis Megahy
(Director)
