Minding

Once again, another part of my childhood has gone.
Yesterday (8/5/22, UK time), Dennis Waterman died. I remember watching “Minder” as a kid – back then, I would have seen the actors as quite old. It’s strange to look back from here and see that he was only in his early 30s when it started (so young!), and still seems too young at 74 to have died now. George Cole (Arthur) seemed impossibly ancient to me then, but was only a year older than I am now!
Dennis Waterman was one of those actors that I associate with longrunning series that I watched with the family. I also remember being impressed that he sang the theme tune, as he also did for “New Tricks“, which we watch now on catch up TV.
There’s a sadness in growing older and having to continually say goodbye to bits of the past – seeing the inevitable march of time going by…

RIP Dennis