Dennis Waterman: a streetwise natural in three great British TV series

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The co-star of The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks was a born performer who brought working-class south London edge to the small screen

, resulting in close friendships and deep mourning of their deaths. This loyalty and generosity also informed New Tricks, where he was part of a rotating star ensemble with Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Denis Lawson and Nicholas Lyndhurst.Care is needed in reading an actor’s life into their performances but it seems reasonable to feel that Waterman’s portrayals of chancers and hustlers may have drawn on an edginess he personally possessed.

 

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& a very successful child actor!

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