Born in 1948 to a sprawling South London family, Dennis Waterman failed his 11 plus, and went to drama school instead, with people like Francesca Annis and Susan George. Aged 12, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford. The Sweeney and Minder made him famous, but he has also starred in musicals and films, produced and starred in The Captain's Tale. and played football at Wembley with Bobby Moore and George Best. There were affairs with Suzy Kendall and Romy Schneider, and some failed marriages, the last being with Rula Lenska.
Now Waterman tells the story of his rumbustious, action-packed life.