| MCCANN | Dennis Waterman in Minder, Terry ... (6) |
| TERRYMCCANN | Dennis Waterman in Minder (5,6) |
| TERRY | Dennis Waterman in Minder, ... McCann (5) |
| CHAPERONE | Minder - Terry initially absent from start of story (9) |
| GARYWEBSTER | Actor who succeeded Dennis Waterman in the title role in Minder |
| ESCORT | Car in Minder? (6) |
| MINDER | '80s series starring Dennis Waterman as Terry McCann (6) |
| GEORGE | Played Arthur Daley in Minder (------ Cole) |
| MCCAIN | Titular protagonist of the first seven series (1979-1989) of the ITV comedydrama series Minder, played by Dennis Waterman (6) |
| CARTER | Dennis Waterman played this character in The Sweeney (George ------) |
| TRICKS | Cold-case series with Dennis Waterman, New ---- -- (6) |
| WATERMAN | Terry McCann in Minder and Gerry Standing in New Tricks, Dennis ... (8) |
| ARTHURDALEY | Terry McCann's boss in Minder, played by George Cole (6,5) |
| DENNIS | (and 4 down) Actor who played the title role in Minder (6,8) |
| PATRICKMALAHIDE | British actor whose TV roles include Detective Sergeant Albert Chisholm in Minder and the Reverend Edward Casaubon in Middlemarch (7,8) |
| COLE | Arthur Daley in Minder, George ... (4) |
| DALEY | George Cole in Minder, Arthur ___ |
| HOMEGUARD | Walmington-on-Sea's finest in Minder? |
| BODYGUARD | Bad guy Rod played in Minder (9) |
| WORLD | "The ___'s your lobster", Arthur Daley in Minder (5) |