Terribly sad news!

The London-born actor, who launched to fame with a BBC drama based on the Just William books in his teens, had a major role in the 1967 film Up the Junction. He then went on to become one of Britain’s most popular TV stars in the 1970s and 1980s. He went on to play Terry McCann in Minder from 1979 to 1989. His character was the bodyguard of Arthur Daley (George Cole).

In the 1990s, he appeared in TV shows Stay Lucky, On the Up and The Knock. In 2003, he made his debut as a detective in the long-running BBC drama New Tricks.
He was the only constant cast member to star in the series. His co-stars included Amanda Redman, Alun Armstrong, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Tamzin Outhwaite. The show came to an end in 2015. Waterman was also a singer who performed the theme tunes for both Minder and New Tricks.

Another icon of mine and no doubt some of our members here as well has relocated to a new cosmic address.

Thanks to you Dennis for all the viewing pleasure you and your fellow actors gave us over the years, your memories will survive as your memorial when we view your programmes.

R.I.P.