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- Waterman, who started acting as a child, became a household name playing Detective Sergeant George Carter in police series The Sweeney in the 1970s, followed by the role of Terry McCann in the hit comedy-drama Minder for a decade from 1979 and then, for 12 years until 2015, he was Gerry Standing in New Tricks.
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Jul 20, 2023 · The role was one of the legendary actor's most famous characters, which is why some fans may question why he left the show. 1. Dennis Waterman famously played Terry McCann in Minder...
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The first seven series starred Dennis Waterman as Terry McCann, an honest and likeable former boxer turned bodyguard (minder in London slang), and George Cole as Arthur Daley, an aging chancer and petty schemer, importer/exporter, wholesaler, used-car salesman and purveyor of anything else from which there was money to be made, legally or not.
As well as starring as Terry McCann in Minder, Waterman sang the theme song, "I Could Be So Good for You", [10] which was a top three UK hit in 1980 and a top ten hit in Australia. [24] [25] It was written by his then-wife Patricia along with Gerard Kenny. Waterman also wrote and recorded a song with George Cole: "What Are We Gonna Get For 'Er ...
May 8, 2022 · Before he was Terry McCann in Minder, Waterman had already made his name in TV, most notably in The Sweeney.
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May 10, 2022 · Thanks to George Carter, Terry McCann and Gerry Standing, Dennis Waterman, who has died at the age of 74, became such a familiar face on British television that audiences felt they knew him.
May 11, 2022 · During a long-spanning career, Waterman starred as bodyguard Terry McCann in Minder and he first found fame as tough nut cop George Carter in The Sweeney opposite John Thaw. Minder brought...
May 8, 2022 · Waterman’s second great screen partnership, came in the 1980s with Minder, in which he played Terry McCann, the loyal if somewhat boneheaded bodyguard to that prince of shiftiness Arthur...
