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His mother took little notice of him, leaving his oldest sister Joy to bring him up. Most neighbours assumed she was his mum, he said. Harding remembers Rutherford telling a room of DJs at the DMC convention that “We don’t need you any more, we’ve got Kylie”, while SAW themselves got a barrage of abuse from the dance fraternity while receiving an award at the Royal Albert Hall.In 2009, he starred in the BBC's hard-hitting drama Moses Jones, a role which he said at the time he had enjoyed because it cast him in a different light.

Tearful' headteacher Ruth Perry told Ofsted inspectors 'it's not looking good is it' and said she 'couldn't show her face again' before taking her own life after inspection, inquest hearsHis character Gerry was part of the cold case squad, who were often at odds with their detective boss, played by Amanda Redman.

In 1957, he was on the move again to the Wimbledon Dons. After six appearances for the Dons he was dropped from the team in July and as a result announced his retirement from speedway. [18] He returned, however, in 1958, riding in five meetings for the Southampton Saints. [19] Waterman did not ride at all in 1959 but made a surprising return in 1960 for the New Cross Rangers. In January 1961, he took out a writ alleging misrepresentation against Premier Promotions, who had billed the wrestler Bert "Split" Waterman as "Split Waterman, ex-speedway star" in an advertisement for one of their wrestling events, which reportedly attracted hundreds of New Cross speedway fans as a result. [20] He rode for the Rangers again in 1961 before finally ending his career after a couple of short spells with the Ipswich Witches and the Belle Vue Aces in 1962. [21]His Sweeney success was later topped with critically acclaimed television series The Minder, where Waterman played bodyguard, or 'minder', Terry McCann for 10 years from 1979. He demonstrated his vocal talents by singing the theme song, I Could Be So Good for You, which peaked at number three in the UK charts in 1980. His talents did not end with acting and he had a keen interest in music, having recorded albums and singles, including songs which charted in Australia, New Zealand and Britain. And Lucas was among many sharing tributes to the actor today, tweeting: 'I grew up watching Dennis Waterman's iconic performances in The Sweeney and Minder. During that time, his versatility as an actor was stretched in productions ranging from Edward Bond's Saved, through to Twelfth Night and Sergeant Musgrave's Dance. Throughout 1985 SAW composition/production work consisted largely in this vein of neon-lit electro-R&B. None of them matched the commercial success of Say I’m Your Number One, but The Three Degrees’ The Heaven I Need, Haywood’s Getting Closer and O’Chi Brown’s original Whenever You Need Somebody showcased an oft-overlooked sophisticated streak in SAW.

After speedway, Waterman went into business in sheet metal working and plastic injection moulding, making plastic goods for companies such as Woolworth and Airfix. [5] Their first release that year, The Upstroke, based on a fictitious Sloane Ranger dance and recorded by a sister act called Agents Aren’t Aeroplanes, failed to ignite the charts. In both its sleeve and its sound, The Upstroke offered a female twist on Frankie’s mega-hit Relax. a b "Success Story". The Daily Mirror. 25 March 1949 . Retrieved 19 October 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.Waterman married actress Rula Lenska (left) in 1987, but their relationship fell apart ten years later following claims of abuse Four teenagers found in overturned car that veered off the road in Snowdonia died from drowning, inquest hears The show’s success was followed, in 1979, with Minder – the programme that made Waterman famous for the rest of his life. Dennis Waterman died with fourth wife Pam by his side at his home in Spain: Wave of tributes flood in for beloved TV hardman, 74, who retired to the sun seven years ago joking 'I'm really good at doing f***-all'