I saw George Cole in an episode of Midsomer Murders recently. He's looking very old. Terry would be a bit long in the tooth now to be a minder.
I agree, it was a great show.
Agree BW,it was never the same,after Dennis Waterman left and Gary Webster
took over the part.
I think George Cole is just a bit too old now to play that sort of character.
Dennis is a darling .Loved him in Minder and love New Tricks ,but he's 63 ..my age ..lol..
They said last night there'll be a new series Of New Tricks next year but it must be the final one surely .James Bolam is knocking on to eighty .
And dear old George Cole must be well into his eighties .
I can't see it somehow .)
I kept thinking about the original , when watching an episode of the remake .
It just was not the same as the original .
This is a problem with remakes of some classic series .
The characters have become so associated with the original actors , that it is difficult for someone else to sucessfully take on that role .
Can you imagine another actor playing Del Boy or Basil Fawlty ?