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DARK SECRETS: John thaw - The Real Truth

Ian Kennedy Martin obituary

TV writer who created the 1970s police drama The Sweeney and later worked on Juliet Bravo and The Chinese Detective

The Guardian - UK

Surreal, erudite and always experimenting: Tom Stoppard was a playwright never likely to stand still

TRIBUTE: David Lister remembers the brilliant, complicated man whose work explored politics, science, love, Shakespeare, and even rock’n’roll

The Independent UK

'I am left with a gaping loss' - Sheila Hancock on loneliness after the death of her husband

Sheila Hancock opened up on the grief of losing her husband - and the loneliness that has come after

Woman & Home

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Sheila Hancock admits she’s overwhelmed with loneliness after husband John Thaw’s death

‘Who is there now to wipe my tears and make me laugh?’ actor asked

The Independent UK

Dame Sheila Hancock still talks to late husband John Thaw

Veteran actress Dame Sheila Hancock still talks to her late husband John Thaw more than 23 years after his death.

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Judy Loe obituary

Actor who started in the West End in Hair, and went on to TV dramas including Casualty, Holby City and Inspector Morse

The Guardian - UK

The Sweeney at 50: How a brash, brutal police drama transformed British television

FLASHBACKS: Half a century ago, John Thaw’s flawed and fallible detective Jack Regan introduced the antihero to mainstream British TV audiences. Decades later, the show’s influence is still visible all over our modern drama series, writes Jonathan Wells

The Independent UK

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Inspector Morse star Kevin Whately made OBE in New Year Honours

The actor is recognised for services to drama and to charity.

Evening Standard

Exclusive: Frances Barber on Whitstable Pearl season 2 and a very special Inspector Morse memory

An exclusive interview with Frances Barber on season 2 of Whitstable Pearl sailing into uncharted waters…

WhatToWatch

Dame Sheila Hancock offers £500 for return of ‘treasured’ necklace and wedding rings

The veteran actor says she lost the precious items after seeing a play in London

The Independent UK

Dame Sheila Hancock sends ‘heartfelt thanks’ to fans searching for lost necklace

The British actress is offering a reward because she is ‘desperate to have this personal treasure back’.

The Independent UK

Farewell Endeavour – what a perfect finale to one of TV’s classic crime shows

This last episode of the Inspector Morse prequel had issues to wrap up – and did it with style. From brilliantly excruciating moments to its intriguing ending, it stayed true to itself

The Guardian - UK

Sheila Hancock, 90, admits she wants to 'leave the world a happy place, full of life'

Iconic actor Sheila Hancock has revealed that she is more determined than ever to be heard as she celebrates her 90th birthday, and still calls out injustice where she sees it

Daily Mirror

Celebrities we lost in 2022 including Robbie Coltrane, Meat Loaf, Olivia Newton-John and June Brown

This year we sadly said goodbye to The Wanted star Tom Parker, BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull, The Railway Children's Bernard Cribbins, and many more

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Salon

"Endeavour" dries out "the heroic drunk"

Salon talks to series creator Russell Lewis about this season's sober view of Morse's love of whiskey and ale

Salon

The alluring mystery of "Endeavour"

After 10 years as the youthful version of a great TV detective, have we taken Shaun Evans' Morse for granted?

Daily Mirror

Dame Sheila Hancock 'glad' as she no longer has to 'bother' having sex

Dame Sheila Hancock, 89, says she is 'quite glad' as she doesn't have to 'bother' having sex. She made the comments while speaking to Jo Brand who suggested that she might like to pay for a 'young one'

The Guardian - UK

Sheila Hancock: ‘Don’t let them tell you you’re old’

At 89, the beloved British actor is still striving. In fact, she’s just published a new memoir, Old Rage, in which she lays bare her anger and anxiety over work, life and love…

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The Independent UK

Dennis Waterman: Actor who starred in Minder and The Sweeney

Known for his tough-guy roles, Waterman made a name for himself in numerous detective shows

The Guardian - UK

Dennis Waterman obituary

Daily Mirror

Dennis Waterman's colourful life - Shakespeare, Hollywood and marriage shame

Actor and singer Dennis Waterman was renowned for his famous performances in The Sweeney and Minder, and had a reputation for starring in many hit shows - as well as singing the theme tunes for them

The Guardian - UK

Dennis Waterman: a streetwise natural in three great British TV series

The co-star of The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks was a born performer who brought working-class south London edge to the small screen

The Independent UK

Dennis Waterman: An actor and singer whose career spanned more than six decades

Waterman was an accomplished singer, stage actor, television and film star.

The Independent UK

Dennis Waterman death: The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks star dies, aged 74

Actor was one of Britain’s most popular TV stars in the 1970s and 1980s

Manchester Evening News

Minder and The Sweeney actor Dennis Waterman dies aged 74

His family said he died with his wife by his side at his home in Spain

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