The passing of George Cole
was announced this morning; he worked with Honeycomb in the late eighties
during the height of his fame as Minder’s Arthur Daley.
When we were developing Tube Mice, our first series for ITV, voices for two loveable rouge
mice, Vernon and Toaster, were needed. Originally, they were to be secondary
characters, but Minder’s George Cole and Dennis Waterman came to mind. Amazingly,
they both agreed to work on the project, promoting Vernon and Toaster to become
the main characters.
I remember a kind and
professional man, who was very encouraging to the young actors, directors and
writers who were beginning their careers in television.
Although Tube Mice was a
very minor part in the life of George Cole, he mentioned his time on the show
in his recent autobiography.
