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Dennis Waterman RIP
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Sedly he has died at the age of 74. I always loved The Sweeney. What are your memories of him? "
Staying up late as a kid to watch the sweeney. Brilliant drama, amazing actor. Rip |
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Sweeney 2 film is in my top ten British films (Long good Friday, is at number 1). Dennis Waterman played Carter brilliantly next to John Thaw Regan.
Minder showed he could play another likeable character.
I’ll miss him. RIP |
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"What about his admissions he beat his wife? what about them ?
Is it right to celebrate someone who has that in their history?"
well judging by the tributes I’d say many people have forgave him he himself admitted it and said he was ashamed the problem people had was he said she wasn’t a beaten wife she was hit which I took as a one off yes one to many and I kind of got what he was getting at |
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"Blimey some privileged people casting shade on a generation they literally know nothing about . In no way condoning violence towards women but button it . Its fucking embarrassing "
Gosh, domestic violence is ok as long as it happened in the past  |
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"Blimey some privileged people casting shade on a generation they literally know nothing about . In no way condoning violence towards women but button it . Its fucking embarrassing "
Not casting shade on a whole generation, just on domestic abusers |
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"Blimey some privileged people casting shade on a generation they literally know nothing about . In no way condoning violence towards women but button it . Its fucking embarrassing "
I know nothing about Gary glitter other than what I've read , should we still button it. ?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Sweeney 2 film is in my top ten British films (Long good Friday, is at number 1). Dennis Waterman played Carter brilliantly next to John Thaw Regan.
Minder showed he could play another likeable character.
I’ll miss him. RIP"
Long Good Friday with bob hoskins is top draw gangster movie |
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"Blimey some privileged people casting shade on a generation they literally know nothing about . In no way condoning violence towards women but button it . Its fucking embarrassing
Gosh, domestic violence is ok as long as it happened in the past "
no its never OK. That's what I said In my initial post.
My problem is the uneducated over simplified labeling of people and lack of space for contrition. Look back in your life and if you have never made a mistake you are a liar. |
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"Blimey some privileged people casting shade on a generation they literally know nothing about . In no way condoning violence towards women but button it . Its fucking embarrassing
I know nothing about Gary glitter other than what I've read , should we still button it. ? "
Well the original post asked what's your memories of him and someone mentioned their memories of him was as a wife beater. Someone else didn't like that memory so told that person to button it. I mentioned Gary glitter as another person with an unsavoury past and asked if they felt the same way about supporting him too. Hope this clears up your confusion bud. It's all part of the thread if you read through. 
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By (user no longer on site)
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My memory is his interview saying he punched Rula Lenska "but she wasn't a beaten wife". People can change and they can regret what they did, of course. But he trivialised what he did to her and never spoke about it again. |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
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The Sweeney was his old program and Minder was his new one. That's how I remember him. Bad lads' Army was the las thing I watched, with him doing the voice over.
As his questionable superiors might say...
"Na night George, don't be late"
"Night Tel" |
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The Sweeney was iconic. It did everything that British TV had never done before. In the early 70's it really was ground breaking stuff and Denis Waterman was a perfect fit as George Carter, as was the late great John Thaw as Regan.
Much preferred the slower version of the theme on the end credits.
I still watch the occasional rerun on ITV4.
The Minder series was supposed to be a vehicle to further his career but to be fair George Cole as Arthur and Patrick Malahide as "Cheerful Charlie" Chisholm stole the show (for me anyway) But the later series without Dennis as Terry just wasn't the same.
Dennis was also an accomplished theatre actor and played many diverse roles.
Yes there were some negatives in his life but at this time I think we should concentrate on the positives.
RIP. |
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"My memory is his interview saying he punched Rula Lenska "but she wasn't a beaten wife". People can change and they can regret what they did, of course. But he trivialised what he did to her and never spoke about it again. "
Plus, he only spoke about it because she did first!
He was a bully & a wife beater. I'm not glad he's dead - his body of work entertained millions - but it certainly changed my opinion of him. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My memory is his interview saying he punched Rula Lenska "but she wasn't a beaten wife". People can change and they can regret what they did, of course. But he trivialised what he did to her and never spoke about it again.
Plus, he only spoke about it because she did first!
He was a bully & a wife beater. I'm not glad he's dead - his body of work entertained millions - but it certainly changed my opinion of him. "
Yes, I feel the same way. I can't eulogise a man who took years to acknowledge what he did and then minimised it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Loved Minder.
Re the other posts I read 1000s of people calling Gazza a Legend when he brutally beat his wife but nobody says anything about that"
Start a thread about him and I'm pretty sure there will be comments for and against him. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Loved Minder.
Re the other posts I read 1000s of people calling Gazza a Legend when he brutally beat his wife but nobody says anything about that"
I would. Has he died this week though? |
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"Loved Minder.
Re the other posts I read 1000s of people calling Gazza a Legend when he brutally beat his wife but nobody says anything about that"
I'm not a fan of him either. Or George Best. Sporting heroes to many but tarnished by their fondness for beating their partners. |
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"Blimey some privileged people casting shade on a generation they literally know nothing about . In no way condoning violence towards women but button it . Its fucking embarrassing
Gosh, domestic violence is ok as long as it happened in the past no its never OK. That's what I said In my initial post.
My problem is the uneducated over simplified labeling of people and lack of space for contrition. Look back in your life and if you have never made a mistake you are a liar. "
I am really confused now |
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"Loved Minder.
Re the other posts I read 1000s of people calling Gazza a Legend when he brutally beat his wife but nobody says anything about that"
I didn't know that about him either. In fact no one knows these things until we find out. |
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"My memory is his interview saying he punched Rula Lenska "but she wasn't a beaten wife". People can change and they can regret what they did, of course. But he trivialised what he did to her and never spoke about it again. "
After denying it for years and making rula lenska look like she was the one lying |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Blimey some privileged people casting shade on a generation they literally know nothing about . In no way condoning violence towards women but button it . Its fucking embarrassing
Gosh, domestic violence is ok as long as it happened in the past no its never OK. That's what I said In my initial post.
My problem is the uneducated over simplified labeling of people and lack of space for contrition. Look back in your life and if you have never made a mistake you are a liar. "
I have never beaten my partner and then denied it for years. Have you? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Blimey some privileged people casting shade on a generation they literally know nothing about . In no way condoning violence towards women but button it . Its fucking embarrassing
Gosh, domestic violence is ok as long as it happened in the past no its never OK. That's what I said In my initial post.
My problem is the uneducated over simplified labeling of people and lack of space for contrition. Look back in your life and if you have never made a mistake you are a liar.
I have never beaten my partner and then denied it for years. Have you? "
And he wasn't contrite. |
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By *os19Man
over a year ago
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RIP Dennis Waterman I grew up watching him in the Sweeney & Minder and later New Tricks.His daughter was also in Eastenders and I always thought that they may have created a part for him but it never happened. |
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Gary Webster didn’t quite cut it for me the Dennis waterman years where the best as well as George Cole it had fantastic characters like detective Chisholm and his side kick Jones and Dave the barman everyone’s confident and some of the others like scotch arry brilliant show with fantastic actors good old British comedy sadly lacking at the moment |
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By *os19Man
over a year ago
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"Gary Webster didn’t quite cut it for me the Dennis waterman years where the best as well as George Cole it had fantastic characters like detective Chisholm and his side kick Jones and Dave the barman everyone’s confident and some of the others like scotch arry brilliant show with fantastic actors good old British comedy sadly lacking at the moment "
. I agree the Dennis Waterman years were the best.Looking back on it now there was a character in the Dennis Waterman years young man Justin played by Mark Falmer who looked up to Arthur and I think if they had developed him together with Gary Webster perhaps may have worked better.
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"Gary Webster didn’t quite cut it for me the Dennis waterman years where the best as well as George Cole it had fantastic characters like detective Chisholm and his side kick Jones and Dave the barman everyone’s confident and some of the others like scotch arry brilliant show with fantastic actors good old British comedy sadly lacking at the moment . I agree the Dennis Waterman years were the best.Looking back on it now there was a character in the Dennis Waterman years young man Justin played by Mark Falmer who looked up to Arthur and I think if they had developed him together with Gary Webster perhaps may have worked better."
I didn’t realise mark falmer died  |
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By *os19Man
over a year ago
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"Gary Webster didn’t quite cut it for me the Dennis waterman years where the best as well as George Cole it had fantastic characters like detective Chisholm and his side kick Jones and Dave the barman everyone’s confident and some of the others like scotch arry brilliant show with fantastic actors good old British comedy sadly lacking at the moment . I agree the Dennis Waterman years were the best.Looking back on it now there was a character in the Dennis Waterman years young man Justin played by Mark Falmer who looked up to Arthur and I think if they had developed him together with Gary Webster perhaps may have worked better. I didn’t realise mark falmer died "
. Yeah he was only 53 also my mistake it’s Mark Farmer |
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"Gary Webster didn’t quite cut it for me the Dennis waterman years where the best as well as George Cole it had fantastic characters like detective Chisholm and his side kick Jones and Dave the barman everyone’s confident and some of the others like scotch arry brilliant show with fantastic actors good old British comedy sadly lacking at the moment . I agree the Dennis Waterman years were the best.Looking back on it now there was a character in the Dennis Waterman years young man Justin played by Mark Falmer who looked up to Arthur and I think if they had developed him together with Gary Webster perhaps may have worked better. I didn’t realise mark falmer died . Yeah he was only 53 also my mistake it’s Mark Farmer "
another actor in the series who was good that was probably what made minder so successful was the cast and support cast all brilliantly acted and always had good writers was a shame they tried a reboot with Shane Ritchie and it got panned |
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