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Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts) Sun May 8, 2022, 11:45 AM May 2022

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Dennis Waterman, Minder and New Tricks star, dies aged 74

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/may/08/dennis-waterman-minder-and-new-tricks-star-dies-aged-74

RIP

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Dennis Waterman, Minder and New Tricks star, dies aged 74 (Original Post) Ron Obvious May 2022 OP

Sorry to see this. Just watched him on New Tricks last night. Midnight Writer May 2022 #1

He'll always be Carter on The Sweeney to me... Ron Obvious May 2022 #2

He'll always be "Pete" to the British "government" The King of Prussia May 2022 #3

The best reply: muriel_volestrangler May 2022 #6

Dang! IrishAfricanAmerican May 2022 #4

We're losing so many of the great one ampm May 2022 #5

I did feel that he was more difficult to replace on "Minder"... T_i_B May 2022 #7

RIP rpannier May 2022 #8

RIP LeftishBrit May 2022 #9

Midnight Writer

(22,971 posts)

1. Sorry to see this. Just watched him on New Tricks last night.

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2022, 11:49 AM

May 2022

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

2. He'll always be Carter on The Sweeney to me...

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #1)

Sun May 8, 2022, 12:00 PM

May 2022

So he's still young in my mind's eye and I was mildly surprised he was 74 already.

Enjoyed the first few seasons of New Tricks too, though.

The King of Prussia

(744 posts)

3. He'll always be "Pete" to the British "government"

Reply to Ron Obvious (Reply #2)

Sun May 8, 2022, 12:30 PM

May 2022

Link to tweet

muriel_volestrangler

(102,476 posts)

6. The best reply:

Reply to The King of Prussia (Reply #3)

Sun May 8, 2022, 01:32 PM

May 2022

Link to tweet

Turns out it was Kay Burley who got it wrong first:

Kay Burley was left red-faced after accidentally paying tribute to "Pete Waterman" following the death of Dennis Waterman.

Minder and The Sweeney star Dennis passed away on Sunday at his home in Spain at the age of 74.

Kay, 61, marked his passing by sharing a black and white photo of the actor on Twitter, but wrote: "RIP Pete Waterman. Loved The Sweeney. Loved Minder even more. He was 74."

However, it seems she quickly realised her gaffe as the tweet was taken down not long afterwards.

The broadcaster then tweeted the image of Dennis once again, saying that she was sorry for her error.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/kay-burley-accidentally-pays-tribute-26906851

IrishAfricanAmerican

(4,170 posts)

4. Dang!

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2022, 12:39 PM

May 2022

RIP.

Watched him on Sweeney and New Tricks.

ampm

(342 posts)

5. We're losing so many of the great one

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2022, 12:48 PM

May 2022

I watched them, on Britbox, and Acorn. I use to watch them, on Pbs Sunday night mystery, and so many of them have gone

T_i_B

(14,800 posts)

7. I did feel that he was more difficult to replace on "Minder"...

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2022, 04:00 PM

May 2022

... Than George Cole's Arthur Daley.

RIP Dennis.

rpannier

(24,572 posts)

8. RIP

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Sun May 8, 2022, 10:14 PM

May 2022

Loved him on New Tricks
Very sad

LeftishBrit

(41,303 posts)

9. RIP

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Mon May 9, 2022, 12:37 PM

May 2022

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