Farewell Arfur Daley

thecretinhop · 06-08-2015 01:56PM

Very sad rip one of my favourite shows ever. Classic episode was a friend he was meeting staying with terry went on the lash woke up with a slapper and no pants. He was from up north of england never had a curry before described it to arfur as like a "rabid rat right up my back passage" lol

cml387 · 06-08-2015 02:03PM

thecretinhop wrote: »

Very sad rip one of my favourite shows ever. Classic episode was a friend he was meeting staying with terry went on the lash woke up with a slapper and no pants. He was from up north of england never had a curry before described it to arfur as like a "rabid rat right up my back passage" lol

The Beerhunter, also starring (as the north of England Chap) the late great Brian Glover.

Excellent acting, excellent script (it was't the same when Dennis Waterman left though).
My particular favourite was the episode where Arfur was selected for jury duty and went to sterling efforts to persuade his fellow jury members of the defendant's innocence despite some pretty weighty evidence against him.

paconnors · 06-08-2015 02:13PM

And the ending words from that actual episode 'Arthur is dead, long live Arthur'

Arthur Daley, He Dealt, He Diddled, He Died,

RIP Arfur

Sam Kade · 06-08-2015 02:14PM

Arfur faked his death one time to avoid a huge tax bill, wouldn't work in the real world though

RIP George

KungPao · 06-08-2015 02:21PM

NachoBusiness wrote: »

He did a fair amount of TV stuff in the noughties (like Midsummer Murders, Heartbeat etc) but yeah, hadn't worked in a long enough time. Tragically, as fate would have it, he was due to make a movie this year but it was delayed.

Two years back he appeared in the following episode of BBC's One Show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpdU8D-Zg4Y

If I get to 88 and 1/2 I hope I am as sharp as George is here.

90 is some innings for a man, especially if he smoked and drank like Arthur!

Farewell, Mr. Daley.

NachoBusiness · 06-08-2015 02:57PM

Terrible he had to put up with this kind of crap at his stage of life.
Was seemingly still ongoing up until quite recently too.

Summer wind · 06-08-2015 03:10PM

Really sad to hear that Mr George Cole has died. We always used to joke at home that he must've been related to us because my dad was the image of him. Minder was always my favourite show and I still watch the box sets. Arthur and Terry together were pure magic. Hopefully 'er indoors won't let the VAT man take liberties.
Thanks for the laughter Mr Cole and may you Rest In Peace. A true legend.

NachoBusiness · 06-08-2015 03:13PM

Jaysus, the opening Thames jingle would take you right back.. (this was a feature length Christmas Day special back in '85):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX88JyrY_o4

wilhelm roentgen · 06-08-2015 03:16PM

Root in Europe was again George Cole at his brilliant best

He played a right-wing fish dealer who disapproves of the impending European Union. Declaring himself England’s ‘European regulator’ he goes on a tour of Europe with his wife Muriel..........
The episode in Amsterdam where he unwittingly eats some hash cake and then meets up with local chief of police is a fúcking joy to watch.

Summer wind · 06-08-2015 03:19PM

I've got "I could be so good for you" on my iPod. It always makes me think of Arthur and smile:)

sabat · 06-08-2015 03:22PM

Fact: The expression "er indoors" wasn't in any script for the show or even real life slang-he just made it up himself.

fancy pigeon · 06-08-2015 03:53PM

All up to Ray now to look after the business...

RIP to a fantastic actor

NachoBusiness · 06-08-2015 03:56PM

sabat wrote: »

Fact: The expression "er indoors" wasn't in any script for the show or even real life slang-he just made it up himself.

It caught on so much that they even released the following song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2vNzEEd59w

CaoimheSquee · 06-08-2015 03:58PM

Absolute hero

Mr_Spaceman · 06-08-2015 04:02PM

"One of the lance corporals of life". In the words of Arthur E Daley himself.

A genuine legend and a one-off. RIP George. VATs all round at the Winchester please, Dave.

Heisenberg1 · 06-08-2015 04:06PM

Mr_Spaceman wrote: »

"One of the lance corporals of life". In the words of Arthur E Daley himself.

A genuine legend and a one-off. RIP George. VATs all round at the Winchester please, Dave.

On the slate of course.

paconnors · 06-08-2015 05:16PM

A classic scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01dXHywMMyE

Nodster · 06-08-2015 05:31PM

RIP Arfur

Calibos · 06-08-2015 05:38PM

I'm someone else who thought he died 20 years ago.

paconnors · 06-08-2015 05:49PM

Another Classic Line from the Bold Arthur

Always take cash

Arthur spent his life chasing "nice little earners". In one episode he berated his nephew Ray for taking a cheque after delivering some dresses to a shady character called Morry. "You took a cheque? A bloody Gregory? Don't you realise why he's called Bouncing Morry?"

Means Of Escape · 06-08-2015 05:54PM

paconnors wrote: »

Another Classic Line from the Bold Arthur

Always take cash

Arthur spent his life chasing "nice little earners". In one episode he berated his nephew Ray for taking a cheque after delivering some dresses to a shady character called Morry. "You took a cheque? A bloody Gregory? Don't you realise why he's called Bouncing Morry?"

Scriptwriters for the series were Oscar quality.

cml387 · 06-08-2015 08:15PM

Arfur was only happy in his east end abode.

In one episode he had to go "up west". His sense of discomfiture was obvious all the time he was there. The look of panic on his face each time a jet flew over from nearby Heathrow was absolutely priceless.

Pure comedy gold.

Also let's praise the late Verity Lambert who commissioned the series, and who got her start in production with the BBC in the early sixties with a certain science fiction doctor.

Cold War Kid · 06-08-2015 08:44PM

anncoates wrote: »

He's up at the bar in heaven loosening his tie with Frank Butcher, wearing nice camel skin coats, nursing their scotches and waiting for Del Boy to hurry up and join them.

KungPao wrote: »

...who promptly asks the bar maid for a Caribbean Stallion or a large Tia Maria & Lucozade, and tells her to have a drink herself from the change.

Couple of cigars, planning a trip to the Canaries... Lahvleey!

My dad adored Minder, I love the song. Major childhood memory.

George also played young Ebeneezer in the 1951 A Christmas Carol.

Actually, "Lahvleey" features prominently in Ebeneezer Goode the song. Coincidence? Yes.

Arthur Daley · 06-08-2015 08:53PM

It's good that Dennis Waterman seemed to happen to call into George at home on Tuesday. One last meet, and they remained very close. George was looking for a bottle of whiskey. So it was a little bit of surprise even if he was 90.

A great thing about George was that he was so unlike the character he portrayed, and how most people view him through flash Harry or minder.George was a quiet, home bird who was very unassuming. He came across that way in interviews where he was quite introverted which didn't make for a dazzling interview maybe, but he was just a total pro who knew his art form. Different from so many attention seekers out there nowadays.

It's similar to John Thaw who was as unlike Regan in the sweeney as you could get. Sign of a great actor I reckon and those two were up with the greats. It feels like the day John Thaw died in 2002.

JONJO THE MISER · 06-08-2015 08:56PM

Great show great actor.

Means Of Escape · 06-08-2015 10:03PM

Loved Daleys silver tongue when he would know there was an angry customer arriving he would soften them with his words

"Ah lovely fresh morning air, if only we could bottle it sir"

Or upon being arrested

"Is this what our boys in green died for ?!"Harrasment of an upstanding senior citizen?"

NachoBusiness · 06-08-2015 10:51PM

For anyone that missed it..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxUz91fQiec

padd b1975 · 06-08-2015 10:52PM

Arthur Daley wrote: »

A great thing about George was that he was so unlike the character he portrayed, and how most people view him through flash Harry or minder.George was a quiet, home bird who was very unassuming. He came across that way in interviews where he was quite introverted which didn't make for a dazzling interview maybe, but he was just a total pro who knew his art form. Different from so many attention seekers out there nowadays.

That's very true.
In fact, George came very close to missing out on the role of Arthur Daley because those doing the casting simply couldn't visualise him as a shady east end wheeler dealer.

RIP to an effortless comedy actor.

Farewell Arfur Daley

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