What a career George Cole had: just look at the characters he played that people have taken to: he’s a bit of a Flash Harry, he’s a right Arthur Daley, a dodgy motor, Terence my son, oh my gawd it’s Chisholm and his dragon and so on.
His very occasional malapropisms in Minder crease me up...
Simply one of the finest TV shows ever made. Brilliant scripts and plots, tremendous acting from not just the main two but a stellar supporting cast of pretty big names: Billy Connolly, Richard Griffiths, Suzi Quattro etc.
I’m a bit surprised it’s not been exported to other countries: if they...