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Post by jno on Aug 22, 2022 2:56:38 GMT
A passing we all managed to miss apart from wayne2467 who brought it to my attention today. Very sad to read that Cousin Tel left is at the start of July at the age of 84. amp.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jul/11/desmond-mcnamara-obituaryOne of a few actors to appear in three episodes of 'Minder', most of us on here will know him as Cousin Tel on 'Hazell'. To be fair, he's been in a absolute ton of shows we all loved: Bergerac, Only Fools & Horses, King & Castle, The Gentle Touch, Tucker's Luck, Dempsey & Makepeace, Charles Endell Esq amongst many others. Beat that! Superb screen presence and memorable in everything he appeared in. What a great actor. RIP Desmond McNamara
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Post by wayne2467 on Aug 22, 2022 14:09:22 GMT
I was watching hazel last night and recognising him from minder looked him up to stumble on a recent obituary 🥵
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Post by Albert Wendell on Aug 23, 2022 10:11:38 GMT
Sad to hear this as I always liked him, as well as enjoying his appearances in Minder and Hazell I fondly remember him playing a character called Desmond in 'Birds Of A Feather' (an earlier series episode when it was good) who was according to Darryl "the worst wheels man in the business, when you nick a getaway car you nick something tasty, there's Desmond turning up outside the bank in a T reg Lada" his character was central to the story line and his performance was excellent, well worth watching for him even if you don't like the series much. Looks like he had a semi regular role in The Bill in the late 80's early 90's I'd also like to mention that he was in 'Running Scared' the hard hitting BBC children's drama from 1986.
RIP
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Post by wayne2467 on Aug 23, 2022 12:43:30 GMT
I remember him in the episode with the porno mags in the car. Which other episodes of minder was he in?
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Post by milo on Aug 23, 2022 17:58:47 GMT
Recognisable face. Good actor who appeared in numerous TV shows over the years. Sad to hear of his demise. RIP Desmond.
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Post by McCann on Aug 23, 2022 22:51:48 GMT
I remember him in the episode with the porno mags in the car. Which other episodes of minder was he in? As well as being in series 3 in 'Another Bride another Groom' , he was also in the Ray Daley series 9 episode 'No way to treat A.Daley' helping Ray to find Arthur. Off the top of my head, I'd need to look up the third episode. It must be in the Channel 5 Minder. He was a natural fit for Minder. Edit: the third appearance was soon afterwards in series 10, 'Bring me the head of Arthur Daley'
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Post by ltd on Aug 24, 2022 14:38:25 GMT
Enjoyed his appearances as Cousin Tel. As I mentioned on the Hazell thread I thought he'd nailed the character's speech patterns exactly as they are in the books. Fine list of stage credits too in the obit, plainly far more to the man than playing cockney geezers (good at it though he was).
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Post by daz on Sept 4, 2022 11:01:25 GMT
Just come across this, very sad news. As posted in the Hazell thread, I found him excellent as Cousin Tel and was a good sidekick for the Hazell character and brought a lot to the episodes he appeared in.
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Post by gustav on Sept 26, 2022 23:25:03 GMT
Hadn't heard this, very sad. Mostly knew him from Hazell but saw him in something just the other day.
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Post by westldner on Oct 12, 2022 12:14:38 GMT
RIP Desmond McNamara
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