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George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley,
has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( |
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On 06/08/2015 15:10, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley, has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( A pint down The Winchester is in order I think |
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On 06/08/2015 19:10, stuart noble wrote:
On 06/08/2015 15:10, Arfa Daily wrote: George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley, has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( A pint down The Winchester is in order I think No, a large scotch! Pints were for the workers. |
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In message , stuart noble
writes On 06/08/2015 15:10, Arfa Daily wrote: George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley, has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( A pint down The Winchester is in order I think Wouldn't a vodka and tonic be more in keeping ? Adrian -- To Reply : replace "diy" with "news" and reverse the domain If you are reading this from a web interface eg DIY Banter, DIY Forum or Google Groups, please be aware this is NOT a forum, and you are merely using a web portal to a USENET group. Many people block posters coming from web portals due to perceieved SPAM or inaneness. For a better method of access, please see: http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Usenet |
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"MJC" wrote in message ... In article , says... A pint down The Winchester is in order I think I think the Winchester closed when the actor playing the much put-upon proprietor died years ago. Mike. Glyn Edwards is still very much alive - at least according to Wiki. And he fared rather better in "Minder" than he did in "Get Carter" where he was stabbed to death by Michael Caine. michael adams .... |
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"newshound" wrote in message ... On 06/08/2015 19:10, stuart noble wrote: On 06/08/2015 15:10, Arfa Daily wrote: George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley, has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( A pint down The Winchester is in order I think No, a large scotch! Pints were for the workers. It was a VAT, wasn't it ? Arfa |
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On 7/08/2015 12:10 AM, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley, has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( **I think I'll watch a few St Trinians movies this weekend. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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newshound wrote: On 06/08/2015 19:10, stuart noble wrote: On 06/08/2015 15:10, Arfa Daily wrote: George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley, has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( A pint down The Winchester is in order I think No, a large scotch! Pints were for the workers. Obviously no Minder fans here. It was a large VAT. -- *I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"Trevor Wilson" wrote in message ... On 7/08/2015 12:10 AM, Arfa Daily wrote: George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley, has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( **I think I'll watch a few St Trinians movies this weekend. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au One of the cable channels up here is sure to be showing back to back Minder episodes in tribute over the weekend ... :-) Arfa |
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"Arfa Daily" wrote in message ... "Trevor Wilson" wrote in message ... On 7/08/2015 12:10 AM, Arfa Daily wrote: George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley, has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( **I think I'll watch a few St Trinians movies this weekend. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au One of the cable channels up here is sure to be showing back to back Minder episodes in tribute over the weekend ... :-) Arfa A Life of Bliss 34 episodes available as Mp3's https://archive.org/details/ALifeOfBlissBbc michael adams .... |
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On 7/08/2015 6:21 PM, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 01:32:39 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote: "Trevor Wilson" wrote in message ... On 7/08/2015 12:10 AM, Arfa Daily wrote: George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley, has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( **I think I'll watch a few St Trinians movies this weekend. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au One of the cable channels up here is sure to be showing back to back Minder episodes in tribute over the weekend ... :-) Arfa Although, SWMBO and I caught one a couple of years ago. Despite both being massive (childhood) fans, we had to admit, it hadn't aged well Best left as a memory. **I rather liked the one where Arfur purchased some hearses. Said the funeral director, about the cars: "....silent as an angel's fart." -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 7/08/2015 8:34 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 7/08/2015 6:21 PM, Jethro_uk wrote: On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 01:32:39 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote: "Trevor Wilson" wrote in message ... On 7/08/2015 12:10 AM, Arfa Daily wrote: George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley, has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( **I think I'll watch a few St Trinians movies this weekend. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au One of the cable channels up here is sure to be showing back to back Minder episodes in tribute over the weekend ... :-) Arfa Although, SWMBO and I caught one a couple of years ago. Despite both being massive (childhood) fans, we had to admit, it hadn't aged well Best left as a memory. **I rather liked the one where Arfur purchased some hearses. Said the funeral director, about the cars: "....silent as an angel's fart." **A Scottish accent, I recall? -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 7/08/2015 8:42 PM, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 20:35:03 +1000, Trevor Wilson wrote: On 7/08/2015 8:34 PM, Trevor Wilson wrote: On 7/08/2015 6:21 PM, Jethro_uk wrote: On Fri, 07 Aug 2015 01:32:39 +0100, Arfa Daily wrote: "Trevor Wilson" wrote in message ... On 7/08/2015 12:10 AM, Arfa Daily wrote: George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley, has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( **I think I'll watch a few St Trinians movies this weekend. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au One of the cable channels up here is sure to be showing back to back Minder episodes in tribute over the weekend ... :-) Arfa Although, SWMBO and I caught one a couple of years ago. Despite both being massive (childhood) fans, we had to admit, it hadn't aged well Best left as a memory. **I rather liked the one where Arfur purchased some hearses. Said the funeral director, about the cars: "....silent as an angel's fart." **A Scottish accent, I recall? I recall Welsh, and the joke being his name was Mr. De'ath **YES! LOL. Funny how some things can last for 30 years, beyond my recall of LaPlace transforms and Fourier analysis. **So true. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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"Arfa Daily" wrote in message
... George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley, has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( A disturbance in the force... mz |
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Trevor Wilson wrote:
**I rather liked the one where Arfur purchased some hearses. Said the funeral director, about the cars: "....silent as an angel's fart." **A Scottish accent, I recall? ** Welsh, I believe, Mr De Ath. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhOhTb4OnRg See 18 minutes into this U-tube. Looks like every episode of Minder made is on U-tube. .... Phil |
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On 7/08/2015 11:21 PM, Phil Allison wrote:
Trevor Wilson wrote: **I rather liked the one where Arfur purchased some hearses. Said the funeral director, about the cars: "....silent as an angel's fart." **A Scottish accent, I recall? ** Welsh, I believe, Mr De Ath. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhOhTb4OnRg See 18 minutes into this U-tube. Looks like every episode of Minder made is on U-tube. **LOL! Thanks for that. Arfur: "...bereavement, very dodgy thing to handle. (without a pause and kicks one tyre) New tyres?" Brilliant stuff. -- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 10:42:40 AM UTC-4, Arfa Daily wrote:
George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley, has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( No one has mentioned his role as young Ebenezer in Scrooge 1951! |
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"John-Del" wrote in message ... On Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 10:42:40 AM UTC-4, Arfa Daily wrote: George Cole, brilliant British actor, my hero, and the 'real' Arthur Daley, has died. RIP, old mate ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33803144 Arfa :-( No one has mentioned his role as young Ebenezer in Scrooge 1951! He was also in an episode of UFO. A rather cheesy series about aliens who visit Earth and take people for organ harvesting. |
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