Just William, The Sweeney, Minder, New Tricks - just some of the TV shows in which Dennis Waterman, who died today at the age of 74, had roles in his long career. 74 - no age at all really, is it? R.I.P. Dennis.
Sunday, 8 May 2022
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Sad news indeed. I've recently watched the complete run of his comedy series On the Up with Joan Sims on forces tv. Never watched the show when it was originally on but thought it was very funny.. Talking pictures tv showed a 1960 film called Snowball in which he plays a schoolboy who tells a lie. Highly recommended.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever seen any episodes of On The Up, or even heard of it before seeing it mentioned as part of his career in online reports of his death. I've been watching New Tricks on Freeview recently, and he was very good in his role of Gerry Standing. Shame he's gone.
ReplyDeleteI just discovered Waterman when I got to watching New Tricks on Amazon. Then I found The Sweeny on Britbox (I think) and caught a couple of episodes. He was a talented singer and a charismatic actor.
ReplyDeleteYou should try to acquaint yourself with Minder, RJ. Dennis and George Cole were brilliant together. I'm sure you'd love the show.
ReplyDeleteI hate this sort of thing as you feel that part of you has just gone. I remember from the early 60s in Fair Exchange and from then on he would crop up as life progressed in various different programs. Now he's gone. I send his family my deepest condolences.
ReplyDeleteYes, he was such a familiar face down through the years that one couldn't help but feel you knew him. I saw him in New Tricks with Dennis Lawson a few nights ago (the episode where they both come to Glasgow) and the two of them were a treat to watch. Hard to believe he's no longer around. At least we'll have the repeats.
ReplyDeleteSad news indeed, Kid. Another individual who was a fixture in our lives and no longer with us. I believe that as a boy he starred as William Brown in a TV adaptation of Richmal Crompton's books, back in 1963. I have no recollection of it, myself. As I know you to be a fan of the William books, I wondered if you can recall the series?
ReplyDeleteI don't recall ever seeing any episodes, B, but I knew about it years later - which is why I mentioned it in the opening of my post as one of his roles.
ReplyDeleteYou ever get around to watching Bob Hope in The Ghost Breakers yet? You're missing a treat.
Sad news and another link with our collective entertainment past now gone, but as you say - we still have the repeats. And on that note I'll be watching an episode of The Sweeney tonight as a tribute. Toss up between that and Minder but I have more memories associated with The Sweeney so I'll be going with that one.
ReplyDeleteCondolences to his family.
These shows still seem relatively recent to me, PC - hard to believe they were first shown in the '70s. When I remember where I put it, I'll dig out my Minder On The Orient Express DVD and watch that. One of the better TV movies based on a TV show.
ReplyDeleteKid - re Ghost Breakers - thanks for the nudge. I have ordered the blu-ray from Amazon. I did enjoy The Cat and The Canary, and am looking forward to watching The Ghost Breakers with my youngest son (age 28) who I am sure will enjoy it also.
ReplyDeleteIt's a brilliant movie - even better than The 'Cat & The Canary'. Get the popcorn and hotdogs in!
ReplyDeleteHe’s immortalised on YouTube
ReplyDeleteAnd also in our memories, P.
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