RIP Dennis Waterman

I liked him too. I did not know he died.

My husband gets news flashes on his phone. It's just come up.

Just seen it in the BBC app. ?

I wonder how old he was? I did enjoy New Tricks and Minder. It makes me feel old also when well loved folk like him die.

It says 74 Charley

He was 74 My husband was the ultimate Sweeny and Minder fan

Ohhhhhh, I didnt know ( until I just seen this )

You say he was 74! That is young.

I loved him in Minder with Arthur, wasnt Dennis married to Rula Lenska ( sorry about spelling)

Oh no. He really was an icon of the 1970s British TV.
Minder was created as vehicle for him following the success of The Sweeney, but he was unexpectedly overshadowed by George Cole.
He was an incredibly charismatic man

Noooooo ?

Yes, he was married to Lenska (it was a bit Taylor/ Burton I think)
And his daughter is Hannah Waterman

I am very sorry to hear this.

So sorry to read this. RIP Dennis.

but he was unexpectedly overshadowed by George Cole.

Not in my book, FannyCornforth, was he.

I believe Rula Lenski said she was the victim of domestic violence when she was married to him

You’re rightBlueBelle I saw the interview where he confessed it. I had a lot more sympathy for Rula Lenska after that.

Perhaps those who thought he was the bees knees need to read up ( he did admit to punching her on at least two occasions)
Dennis Waterman has been accused of trivialising domestic violence after he described hitting his former wife Rula Lenska but said she was not "a beaten wife”

The same goes for Sean Connery another woman’s icon who public ally said it was ok to give a woman a little slap

Oh yes I'd forgotten about that. I didn't think he was the bees knees, I just enjoyed some of the programmes. Not wishing to speak ill of the dead, my sister met him once and said he was unpleasant.

Sad news, the Sweeney & Minder were always a big favourite in our house.

I don’t see why you can’t be truthful about the dead as well as the living if it’s true

A lot of the girls in the office used to fancy him, when I was a teen.
He didn't appeal to me, though.
74 is pretty young to die, though.

I did not realise that Dennis, as well as Sean, slapped their wives. Charming.

Many many years ago I saw Dennis walking around the back streets of London, W1. We were fairly close on the pavement but I never said a word and neither did he. He was probably grateful to get some space for once.

Well I liked DW in Minder but I thought George Cole was great too.

I first saw him as William in Just William in the 1960s I’ve always enjoyed him in the roles he played.

But it seems he wasn’t always a nice person.