Leon Griffiths

Leon Griffiths (15 February 1928 – 10 June 1992) was a British writer who worked in television and film. He is best known for being the creator of the ITV comedy-drama Minder, which followed the exploits of a salesman Arthur Daley, played by George Cole and his two minders, Terry McCann (Dennis Waterman) from Series 1 to Series 7 and Ray Daley (Gary Webster) from Series 8 to Series 10. The inspiration for the show came from the stories he heard while frequenting drinking clubs in north London.