He released three albums - Down Wind Of Angels, Waterman and So Good For You - in the 1970s and 1980s and performed around the UK on a tour, dubbed Friends On Tour, with Sheena Easton and Gerard Kenny. The actor’s departure from the show, however, was announced following the conclusion of the eleventh season of New Tricks. By Waterman also appeared in an advert by the National Blood Service in the UK, their sixth TV advert which also features Carol Smillie and Will Carling. He followed with the television series Just William, and spent a year in the West End playing Winthrop Parroo in The Music Man. Peter Waterman lived between 8 December 1934 to 16 January 1986, he was an English welterweight boxer who won British and European titles. Peter Waterman (8 December 1934 - 16 January 1986) was an English boxer and a British and European welterweight champion. ': Girls Aloud's Kimberley Walsh shares a glimpse of her stunning garden as she takes delivery of a brand new jacuzzi - so big it has to be lifted by a crane! The news presenter, 61, made the embarrassing error when she paid. Another icon from my childhood gone. Waterman married his fourth wife Pam Flint in 2011 after being friends for many years and they remained together until his death. RIP. His passion for singing led Waterman to release music with record companies EMI and DJM. During that time, his versatility as an actor was stretched in productions ranging from Edward Bond's Saved, through to Twelfth Night and Sergeant Musgrave's Dance. Loved Minder more.'. ', Actor and writer Reece Shearsmith added: 'RIP Dennis Waterman. They dont make em like that anymore. [62], Waterman was banned from driving for three years in January 1991, following his second drink-driving conviction in four years. What a fantastic talent and lovely man. In 2023, Pete Waterman (and his group of other enthusiasts nicknamed the 'Railnuts' group) will again produce a model railway, this time focusing on Milton Keynes Central railway station. Forecasters and meteorologists at the forecaster have issued a snow and ice warning til midday on Wednesday. He followed with the television series Just William, and spent a year in the West End playing Winthrop Parroo in The Music Man. Waterman became a household name after playing the role of DS George Carter in crime series The Sweeney, in which he co-starred with John Thaw. In more recent years, he starred as Gerry Standing in the BBC's New Tricks, and throughout his career other TV roles included ITV's Where The Heart Is, The Canterbury Tales and Moses Jones, both for the BBC. [1], Waterman was born on 24 February 1948,[2] as the youngest of nine children to Rose Juliana (ne Saunders) and Harry Frank Waterman in Clapham,[3][4][5] then in the County of London. And presenter and comedian Paddy McGuinness said he had always wanted to be the character of Waterman's Terry McCann. Jacq replied: "Why do they bother a) trying to pretend they understand modern ish culture or b) why the f dont they Google before posting?." After leaving Minder, Waterman returned to the stage for several years, starring in shows including Jeffrey Bernard in Unwell in Australia, Ireland and the UK, and My Fair Lady in the West End. He continues to retain an interest in the company and regularly accompanies its sales stand to model railway exhibitions. Kay Burley has apologised afterconfusing Dennis Waterman with another TV star after his death aged 74 was announced on Sunday. He later reflected fondly on his time in the show, stating in his Life And Times documentary: 'We knew we were doing something really quite special and very different from British television. Waterman has built up a substantial fortune through his numerous sources of income, yet he prefers to lead a modest life. The squalor was unreal, but the camaraderie was phenomenal. Kay Burley has apologised after confusing Dennis Waterman with another TV star after his death aged 74 was announced on Sunday. His extensive career also included numerous stints on the stage and he played Alfred Doolittle in a Royal National Theatre production of My Fair Lady, as well as starring in a tour production of Don't Dress For Dinner. The latter saw him become manager of the winning boy band One True Voice, who then lost the race to Christmas number 1 to the same show's winning girl group, Louis Walsh's Girls Aloud. From tough cop George Carter in The Sweeney to good-hearted detective sergeant Gerry Standing in New Tricks, he was known for playing action-packed characters who had more than meets the eye. There was no great panic about whether it was going to be a success in the ratings. [33] He is also a rugby league fan and is president of League 1 side Coventry Bears. [34], In 2004, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in music by University College Chester.[35]. A genuinely lovely guy. A brilliant actor who was a staple on our screens throughout the 70s and 80s. His film debut came in 1960 in the Night Train For Inverness. The Sweeney was everything great TV drama should be: gritty, honest, true. The final project of his acting career came in 2020 in the form of was Australian drama-comedy film Never Too Late. [14] He had a major role in the feature film version of Up the Junction (1968) in which he played Peter, boyfriend to Polly (Suzy Kendall). Waterman joined the Corona Theatre School in 1959 following a suggestion from another one of his sisters and soon got work in the industry. Not one to focus on a single role, Waterman was also an accomplished singer, stage actor and film star. The Met Office has warned snow will hit the UK at different times over the course of the coming days. He followed with the television series Just William, and spent a year in the West End playing Winthrop Parroo in The Music Man. Waterman was in the original cast of Saved, the play written by Edward Bond, and first produced at the Royal Court Theatre in November 1965. They dont make em like that anymore. He played golf on Christmas Day and he said he was fine. 'Bring on summer! During that time, his versatility as an actor was stretched in productions ranging from Edward Bond's Saved, through to Twelfth Night and Sergeant Musgrave's Dance. 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[34] Scenes were shot in County Durham pit villages and in Ashington, Northumberland, where goalposts and a grandstand were erected in a public park with a colliery headframe in the background. I loved him - my days will never be the same watching ITV4 Sweeney & Minder. A brilliant actor who was a staple on our screens throughout the 70s and 80s. In 2002 he said of his time working for British Railways, "I loved every minute of it. [69], This running joke is based on Waterman having sung the theme tunes for at least four of the programmes in which he starred, namely for Minder, Stay Lucky,[70] On the Up and New Tricks. He also starred in productions of Twelfth Night, Edward Bond's Saved at the Royal Court Theatre and Sergeant Musgrave's Dance. Amelia Wynne For Mailonline. A TOP 30 countdown of the nation's favourite 80s songs, as voted for by the British public. He starred as bodyguard Terry McCann in Minder after first finding fame as tough nut cop George Carter in The Sweeney. Minder was later revived by Channel 5 in 2009, but Waterman did not return for the new outing. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Most of the jokes in these sketches feature Waterman being extremely small, with common objects being made to appear massive in comparison. But on the afternoon I meet Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman, they are cock-a-hoop to learn they've been . 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Born in 1948 in Clapham, south-west London, as the youngest of nine children, he was surrounded by arts at a young age thanks to his older sister Joy, who ran her own amateur dramatics society and encouraged the rest of the Waterman children to join. [19] He was a member of the company of actors who featured in The Sextet (1972), a BBC 2 series which included the Dennis Potter drama Follow the Yellow Brick Road,[20] and Waterman later appeared in the same dramatist's Joe's Ark (Play for Today, 1974). The final project of his acting career came in 2020 in the form of was Australian drama-comedy film Never Too Late. His younger brother, Dennis Waterman, is a singer and actor. His film debut came in 1960 in the Night Train For Inverness. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Tributes have flooded in as news broke of Waterman's death. His character Gerry was part of the cold case squad, who were often at odds with their detective boss, played by Amanda Redman. [26] In January 2015, Waterman announced the sale of the bulk of his model railway collection, to fund the training of rail apprentices in restoring his steam locomotives 5224 and 5553, which in May 2015 were moved from Crewe to Peak Rail. Waterman took up a job as an A&R man, and worked in the Philadelphia scene, which included introducing the Three Degrees to the UK. By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Waterman was one of the most popular television actors of the 1970s in 80s. The new measures were first approved in 2021 and have now taken effect, with e-cigarettes and vapes also impacted. In a tweet, he wrote: 'Myself and my Phoenix Nights cast mates used to sing the theme tune to Minder on tour and on the Karaoke! ', Journalist John Sweeney tweeted: 'RIP Dennis Waterman. , in 2004, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in Music University... 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