Minder: A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in Shepherd's Bush
9:00 pm - 10:05 pm, Monday, March 16 on That's TV 3 (71)
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A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in Shepherd's Bush
Season 8, Episode 7
While Arthur is away on business in Europe, Ray is given the task of guarding a valuable racing pigeon - but does not appear to have his mind on the job. Comedy drama, starring George Cole and Gary Webster
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
George Cole
(Actor)
.. Arthur Daley
Gary Webster
(Actor)
.. Ray Daley
Glynn Edwards
(Actor)
.. Dave
George Costigan
(Actor)
.. Billy
Sidney Livingstone
(Actor)
.. Bert Daley
Lill Roughley
(Actor)
.. Doreen Daley
Roger Bamford
(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
George Costigan
(Actor)
.. Billy
Sidney Livingstone
(Actor)
.. Bert Daley
Lill Roughley
(Actor)
.. Doreen Daley
Roger Bamford
(Director)
