Gary Webster
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Gary Webster is an English actor.
He first found fame in EastEnders
playing Graham Clark from 1987 until 1988. He later became better known for playing Ray Daley in the television
series Minder
, replacing Dennis Waterman
as George Cole's on-screen sparring partner in the series. Webster joined the series in 1991 and remained until its conclusion in 1994.
Subsequent to this he took roles in soap operas. He made a brief appearance in Hollyoaks
as Dion in 2001, and in Crossroads as Richard Mason the same year. He was later a regular in serial Family Affairs
, playing Gary Costello
from 2003 until the series ended at the end of 2005. He played tough drug dealer and businessman, Paul Haskew in ITV
drama series The Bill
.
, former host of Pet Rescue
, making him brother-in-law
of Anthea Turner
. The couple have two sons, Jack and Freddie Webster and currently live in Surrey.
He was interviewed on BBC Breakfast
on 27 May 2008 about his forthcoming book, Debt Rescue: How to Get Through a Year of Financial Ruin...and Survive! The book follows Webster’s debt problems, which began in his first series of Minder and included repossession of his property.
He first found fame in EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
playing Graham Clark from 1987 until 1988. He later became better known for playing Ray Daley in the television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series Minder
Minder (TV series)
Minder is a British comedy-drama about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television and shown on ITV...
, replacing Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman is a British actor and singer, best known for his tough-guy roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks.-Early life:...
as George Cole's on-screen sparring partner in the series. Webster joined the series in 1991 and remained until its conclusion in 1994.
Subsequent to this he took roles in soap operas. He made a brief appearance in Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
as Dion in 2001, and in Crossroads as Richard Mason the same year. He was later a regular in serial Family Affairs
Family Affairs
Family Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
, playing Gary Costello
Gary Costello
Gary Costello was a fictional character in UK soap opera Family Affairs, played by Gary Webster from 2003 until the final episode of the series 2005.-Character information:...
from 2003 until the series ended at the end of 2005. He played tough drug dealer and businessman, Paul Haskew in ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
drama series The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
.
Personal life
He is married to the television presenter Wendy Turner WebsterWendy Turner Webster
Wendy Turner-Webster is an English journalist, television presenter and animal rights campaigner.-Biography:...
, former host of Pet Rescue
Pet Rescue (TV series)
Pet Rescue was a British daytime TV series broadcast on Channel 4. Launched in January 1997, it chronicled various pets and animals being rescued, cared for, and then either rehoused or returned to the wild....
, making him brother-in-law
Brother-in-law
A brother-in-law is the brother of one's spouse, the husband of one's sibling, or the husband of one's spouse's sibling.-See also:*Affinity *Sister-in-law*Brothers in Law , a 1955 British comedy novel...
of Anthea Turner
Anthea Turner
Anthea Millicent Turner is an English television presenter and media personality.-Education:Turner was educated at the independent St. Dominic's High School in Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent....
. The couple have two sons, Jack and Freddie Webster and currently live in Surrey.
He was interviewed on BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items...
on 27 May 2008 about his forthcoming book, Debt Rescue: How to Get Through a Year of Financial Ruin...and Survive! The book follows Webster’s debt problems, which began in his first series of Minder and included repossession of his property.