Minder (TV series) 2008, it was announced that "Minder" would go into production for broadcast in 2009 (on Channel 5) for a new version, though none of the original cast would appear in the new episodes. The new show focused on Arthur's nephew Archie (created solely for this new version), played by Shane Richie. The series began broadcast on 4 February 2009. In 2010, it was announced that no further episodes would be made following lukewarm reception to the first series. The show starred Dennis Waterman as Terry McCann, an honest and likeable bodyguard ("minder" in London slang) and George Cole as Arthur
Characters in The Railway Series Characters in The Railway Series Many characters have appeared in the books of "The Railway Series" by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry and Christopher Awdry, and in the spin-off television series, "Thomas and Friends". Only characters who appear in the books have been profiled in this article and, in the case where a character has appeared in both series, only the book aspect has been addressed. These are the railway locomotives (known universally in the books as 'engines') of the Fat Controller's railway: the North Western Railway (NWR) on the Island of Sodor. Thomas the Tank Engine is an 0-6-0 tank