Answer Save. Image caption Waterman has been in the show since 2003 Waterman is due to begin filming the 12th series of the show later this year, but will only appear in the early episodes. Lv 7.

Waterman had just finished the show The Sweeney which ran for 53 episodes from 1975-1979 and ended the same year Minder started. 0 … George Cole's wheeler-dealer character is almost secondary, with Arthur assigning Terry a new "minding" job in each episode. ? Dennis Waterman, 56, grew up on a council estate in south-west London, the youngest of nine children. A number of early episodes focus on Terry in such assignments, with Arthur remaining in the background. He was in all 109 episodes of Minder that ran from 1979-1994. He didn't appear in the show when it came back for an 11th series in 2009.

He was educated at the Corona Theatre School and, aged 12, joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. Relevance. What series did dennis waterman leave? Favorite Answer. With George Cole, Glynn Edwards, Dennis Waterman, Gary Webster. 8 years ago.

1 Answer. TB. Minder was devised by writer Leon Griffiths as a vehicle for Dennis Waterman after his success in The Sweeney. Created by Leon Griffiths. Arthur Daley (George Cole), a small-time conman, hires former boxer Terry McCann (Dennis Waterman) to be his "minder", so Terry can protect him (Arthur) from other small-time crooks.