Leslie Grantham - Crime files. Eastenders Tv Star Killer
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Leslie Michael Grantham was an English actor, best known for his role as "Dirty" Den Watts in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He was a convicted murderer, having served 10 years for the killing of a West German taxi driver, and had significant press coverage resulting from an online sex scandal in 2004
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BBC made him a star but then again they supported and covered up for Jimmy Savile so what would you expect.
With all the revelations that have come out about the BBC in recent years, is it any wonder that the BBC would hire the likes of Leslie Grantham?
gd point tbh
Den was great. King of The Square.
He made a mistake he was a human being 😏
Yuck 🤮 🤮
One of the worst human beings. The BBC has a track record for hiring the worst of them. Credit where it's due though, he did portray a villain well. He was acting to type.
The most shocking thing is he only did ten years for robbery and murder, that’s not right regardless of any second chance in life and al the other sick things he did afterwards.
There's many reasons why you wouldn't get a job on TV or lose your job on TV but apparently murder isn't a vile enough reason.
I know it’s mad isn’t it
well not at the bbc
@Alex M1973 Jimmy Saville just the tip of the iceberg..i bet most actors on TV have extremely dark secrets but it is all covered up because the earth is run by nonces.
Also dont forget , they liked jimmy saville
Very true but it is the BBC and they covered up for Saville ,so no
surprise there
Once saw him in a cafe in Raynes Park with his son, who I am told is now in television (downs syndrome). From what I observed he was fully engaged with his son and was disinterested in any one else. Full credit to him for that. 👏
Never knew Leslie murdered someone. Very confused he was allowed to become an actor in a top soap opera given this fact. Great vid Paul.
Well, it is the BBC we're talking about. They have produced some big stars who have turned out to be scum. eg. Savile etc. And they have the audacity to charge us a tv licence fee which helps paid the wages to all those scummy people. Makes me sick!
I never knew Leslie killed someone he was always a good actress maybe he had his reasons on killing someone I'm surprised great information Paul must have been hard as a kid living right next door to a prison and an escaped prisoner on your roof scary moment
I know
I'm not sure what you mean by 'he shouldn't have been allowed to become an actor '? What a strange thing to say, why not? He was in it from the very first episode so nobody would have known at that stage that it was going to be s "top soap opera' not that that makes any difference anyway, it was still a ridiculous statement.
Yes, it was disclosed when he got the part in Eastenders. I dont think he deserved that part as he was a cold bloodied killer shooting a man in the back of the head.
I served with the Royal Military Police ( RMP ) in Osnabrück , Germany. The taxi driver was murdered at the taxi rank on Sedan Str near Belfast barracks.
Grantham was housed in Scarborough Barracks nearby. The taxi drivers skull was kept at the Royal Military Police Training Centre, Rousillion Barracks, Chichester. In 1986 the skull was returned to the family were it was buried with the taxi drivers remains. Great posting . Thank you for sharing
Thanks for the info Paul, that’s so interesting to hear. It’s great when people pass on information afterwards it makes it all worth while. Thanks 🙏
@@UnusualThings1 great videos Paul. Keep up the good work and thank you
@@paulsidaway4014 Thank you Paul appreciate the kind words
Keeping the poor guys head was a bit sick, did the family know at the time or find out later when it was returned to be with the rest of his body.
Les G being a Royal Fusilier was actually based in Belfast Barracks but after his initial arrest he was moved to the neighbouring Barracks guard room for his own safety.
It is one thing being given a second chance in life, it is another when a plum job lands in someone's lap. Couldn't the production team find someone more deserving and decent. How horrible for the family of the guy he murdered to know that he only served ten years and then he lands himself a nice little job while decent people work their fingers to the bone.
Have never understood why this killer was allowed to be free after a lousy few yrs then allowed to make his name and money on TV and i have always found this sickening about him
He was a deeply unpleasant individual. Peter Dean who worked with him on Eastenders was scathing of his behaviour on set.
He was insensitive enough also to take the role of a soldier in a televised version of the murder board game Cluedo.
This brought up the case he was convicted of with the drivers family and caused them more pain at the time, he couldn't care less though.
@@jonsmith20766 Well said!
@@jonsmith20766 Is the family of Felix still around ?
@@bouncingbluesoul5270 Of his immediate family I'm not sure. I recall them quoted in a newspaper after the "Cluedo" broadcast as being upset by it, that was probably in the 90s though.
I found out many many years ago that there were far more "Ex Cons" in the acting profession world wide than anyone could imagine, and especially in the U.K!
I have worked in the film and television industry and theatre, it's not unusual for celebrities to have shady backgrounds, Grantham wasn't alone you would be surprised at how many .
Spill
@@jamesjameson4566 Sorry can’t do that breach of contract
@@albaproductions9602 SPILL!!
@@jamesjameson4566 What and be sued for everything I have.
@@albaproductions9602 OK sorry, yes, don't spill.
He became a star of television, he didn't serve the 'life' tariff, when you think about it, it's quite sickening, but another quality story Paul, you are a natural!
Wow never new that what a sick story .How come that was not front page news when he started Eastenders I bett 80% of people didn't know that. Well done for those true sick facts . Getting that starring role after only 10 years for blatant murder should never have happened
It later came to light. I think he did express remorse about his crime in interviews.
Absolute quality videos Paul. Good to have a Brit doing decent content. Thanks for the time and effort 👏👏
My pleasure Simon, thank you for watching and the great support. 🙏
I'm really awear that we have to hold back and be careful of what we really think and say about some people!! It's so sad the boy he shot was cut down in his youth, over petty change in a cab!!! I think it's wrong Graham went on to be a Celebrity while the victim never had the chance to do all the things he was put on this earth to do!!! Just terrible!!! what a punk!!!😠. Thank you for this most interesting vlog!! WoW!! just wow!!!....
Hi Joanne yes it’s a shame that some man had to die and Grantham continued to go on and have a celebrity lead life. Thank you for watching
Just to say , you present this channel very professionally, keep up the good work.
Thanks for this. Did not know that Leslie Grantham had died. I lived in England when Eastenders began and loved the antics of 'Den and Angie". Knew very little of his private life though. Heart goes out to family and friends of the taxi driver who lost his life because of this mans actions.
I didn't know he'd died either x
Never been a soaps watcher, But came across this just by chance, I thought your presentation was excellent !
Before getting the part of Den In Eastenders Leslie Grantham actually had appeared in Doctor Who in February 1984. He played a character called 'Kiston' in a Peter Davison story " Resurrection of the Daleks".
Wow that's insane! Never heard that he was a criminal in real life aswell.
Really I thought everyone knew.
Me too, I've just found this out on this amazing channel I've just discovered. Well as they say "you learn something new everyday"☺️
@@angelapietras1235 No, never knew the history of him or ever got told. Thought he was just an ordinary soap actor.
I think the public only loved his den character not the real person, yes its mad that the casting crew even gave him an interview in the first place. May be he showed his real colours after leaving the show with horrid web cams and other nasty words towards his former cast mates . Great content as always Paul.
Surprising how many commenters seem to be unaware he killed someone. I've always assumed that it was fairly common knowledge to those around at the time as the story was evidently widely reported during his original run in Eastenders. I remember my Dad telling me when I was about 9 or 10 and to my knowledge he never watched one episode but he still knew about him.
I never knew that either
It was always well known
When he was in
East Enders and when he was in other shows over the years that he served time for murder well robbing a taxi driver when
He was in the Army based in Germany
Once a wrongun always a wrongun if you ask me
Those that work hard the right way get no where . Those that are horrible or do stuff wrong in the past seem to make it far really unfair.
Because the world is run by satanic criminals that protect eachother.
I have to agree 100% with you..There's no such thing as " karma" -Bad things happen to good people and good things seems to happen to rotten ones..😔
So true.
That's why gangstalking is possible.
I can honestly say I never watched EastEnders and still don't today,give me comedy every time,very interesting regarding Lesley Grantham,thank you 😊 Paul stay safe xxx❤️😊
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Leslie informed the creators of eastenders at the very start about the murder. When the cast found out he offered to resign if anyone had a problem with him.
He’s one of our own he’s one of our own, he isn’t useless he’s one of our own!
Noseybonk born and bred in Pompey, a stone throw away from you
Love your films, engrossed and very informative paul
Well done
Played football in Kingston prison too that was an experience!
I did not realise Reggie in Call the MIdwife is Grantham's son, thank you♥️👍
Love your channel and the research you do is brilliant. You give lots of interesting information.
Hi Paul met Leslie Grantham at our local theatre some years ago when he was in a play called "write me a murder" he was standing outside the stage door on a Saturday afternoon having a cigarette and my wife and I said "hello Leslie we are coming to see the play later" he was very polite and thanked us for that so I suppose with all his past history he did have a good side or maybe it was all for show given that we were the paying public but alas we shall never know
Thanks for that Neil, yes it's always hard to tell isn't it...
His acting career wasn't quite over after Eastenders, when he left Eastenders he did a mini series for STV called 'Winners and Losers' set in Glasgow (he played a gangster). He did also return to Eastenders some years later for a month or 2 where he was finally killed off in the show.
He was also in Fort Boyard for many years
@@Jimbobthon Oh aye, i'd forgot about that.
Thanks for the info, I just shorten it down for the timings.
@@Jimbobthon What was that?
@@missmuffet3874 Similar to Crystal Maze (combines it with Fear Factor in a way), where you have a team of contestants (usually physically fit) competing in tasks to earn keys to unlock the treasure room. Then afterwards doing more tasks to earn clues to solve the password to unlock said treasure. However, unlike Crystal Maze where you can "buy out" a locked in contestant with a crystal, this time they're in jail until either the end of the key tasks or until the treasure is collected or lost.
Was on Channel 5, but episodes are on RUclips
Great video, and a little into your background, I didn't know he had died, or just don't remember, but I definitely didn't know about his past, well done mate.. another smasher.. 👍
Sounds like you’ve spent as much as I have on searching for Mr Grantham. It’s annoying when you can’t track their resting places. Good work 💙.
A despicable bloke and not even a good actor , always thought that before I knew his past and could never understand how he got his fame .
It always amazed me that he could kill a taxi driver and carry on with a good life
I know it’s crazy isn’t it🤷🏻♂️
Meanwhile some of us who actually worked hard at school, did honest labour and stay out of a trouble are just muddling by…
Look at nelson mandela.....got out after life sentence made president or something.
He served his time though.
@@coveralljohn lol, true.
I’ve looked for Leslie Grantham grave before it states that it’s unknown , family don’t want fans to know location which is sad . Great video 😀
Thank you, yes I understand why. It’s always worth trying though lol 🙏
St Mary's cray ..
It just proves that you can't always know ppl onscreen how they hide things in real life.
On find a grave it says burial details unknown!
Many thanks for the videos keep em coming Paul, we have a few famous ppl in Norfolk where I live if interested?
thank you Paul for well explained video on aka dirty den Leslie Grantham keep up the good work.
Cheers Kenneth glad you enjoyed it
Another great video Paul brilliant editing 🙏🏼
Glad you enjoyed it....... :-)
Great videos Paul really enjoy them keep up the good work 👏🏻
Thank you Robert Appreciate that 🙏
Just found crime files/ unusual Things Loving it, Paul, knowledge, facts and back ground work of all your videos keeps me coming back for more! Well done 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼x
Great video Paul thank you for making and sharing your videos with us .. appreciate it . I know what a pain editing is so it's appreciated mate
Ha ha thanks buddy I appreciate that…. 🙏
I will get around to watching some of yours soon. I’ve just been snowed under with really trying to get this off the ground after several failed attempts with different channels lol….. but I’ve found something I’m really passionate about and seems to work for me. So I’m slowly getting there 🙌
Crazy to think that people had gone to see him in pantomimes and not knowing that he was a murderer. I only found it out after he died while I was reading up on him. Theres no way you'd have a murderer headlining a show now. Seems like he was given a free pass due to him have been one of the biggest characters on British tv. Anyone who murder's someone doesn't deserve to live.
They didn't know he was having a hand shandy in that costume either.. He should never have got out of prison.
According to Find A Grave they list his burial place as being unknown. The only way you might be able to find out is through the UK version of Birth Deaths and Marriages.
He was buried under queen vic cellar at one point
He should never have been allowed to progress to fame and fortune, on the back of being a convicted murderer, im sure the victims friends and family would agree
I heard Leslie Grantham was visited in prison by actress Louise Jameson and she talked to him about becoming an actor.
Grantham once appeared on Give Us a Clue, and he had to act out something that involved holding a gun.
I wonder now whether the producers put that in there intentionally, for whatever reason.
Damn that’s kind of fucked up!
I never knew that he accidentally murdered anyone nor faced a prison sentence. I always knew him as Den Watts .
I don't think anyone who murdered anyone deserves a second chance. The victim doesn't get a second chance.
I remember reading that the taxi drivers family were shocked to discover he had become a star in Britain,that's the BBC for you....bunch of sick people running it.
He used to live Wimbledon, I used to see him walk his dog every day after school, I really think he's barried in Merton cemetery you should look into that. Great video, I'm new to your channel
Just came across your channel, have subbed and very good content. Never knew that about him, seems he didn’t have to act in eastenders, great content
well done Paul,i never skip your vids,always interesting viewing.I think this is one you wanted to get out of the way and move on.Again, well done.
Just subscribed your videos are awesome your knowledge on all the videos you do is awesome keep it up mate
What a horrible man he was. They say never speak ill of the dead but he was given too many chances IMO.
Hello I'm a new subscriber. I live in Tennessee in the US. I'm enjoying your content. Thank you for the videos.
Hey Bobbie,
Thank you for subscribing and for watching my videos I hope you continue to enjoy them. 🙏
I'm sure I definitely will.
Hi Paul,
Your the British version of Lamont at Large!
I have been waiting for someone like you to come along and visit the late and great talents we have sadly lost over the years!
Keep up the good work! 👍🏻
Hi Charlie thank you for your kind words he is great at what he does so I’m honoured that you said that. 🙏
@@UnusualThings1 keep up the good work and you never know one day you might both do a video together if there was links across the pond on a chosen person or subject?
@@charlieboy259 cheers mate, yeh that would be cool. I also watch The Grimm life collective and Scott on tape, another pair of cool channels…. 🙌🙌
@@UnusualThings1 thanks for the recommendations, I will have to check out them channels too! 😀
@@charlieboy259 yes, go for it… they’re both great channels….
To be honest I didn't know he had died I used to watch Eastenders a lot ...
I definitely must of missed that on the news 😕
Ha ha, it’s easy to miss these things
Paul, Very interesting episode, especially learning who is son is! I see from the comments that understandably there is not a lot of lice for him. Thanks, Bob
Been watching you now for a few weeks, fantastic Chanel and very interesting too, keep up the Good work , will look into spending you a Donation soon 👍👍👍
I remember that escape as I lived in Cuthburt road when I was younger , I used to love playing in the Rec park opposite the cemetery.
Same here, I used to play there too.
Changing the subject : how about the final resting place of Kathy Kirby ?
You have to ask yourself what makes people's brains tick, they still like this guy even though they knew what he had done, yet another celeb can make a small mistake and be made to look seriously bad
Difficult question re second chances. We either follow punishment and rehabilitation or we don't. Hard to say yes, you can be a call centre operator; no, you can't be an actor. Proper sentencing would solve some of the dilemma.
What he did was very serious. Hopefully he gave something back to society. When Profumo resigned for lying in parliament about sleeping with Christine Keeler he devoted the rest of his life to charity work.
Den and Ange, the golden years of Eastenders, never been quite as good since they departed. Odd the real man was more dodgy than his character. Murder, that’s a bit more than dodgy though…
I grew up in Wymering Road, not far from there. Don’t remember anyone ever escaping from there but do remember being concerned that they might do!….. those walls are pretty high mind!
A lovely walk through Kingston Cemetary it is… my daughter when she was young always liked looking at the big Angel Statue on one of the graves.
Keep up the good work on the channel, very interesting.. subscribed !
I suspect Leslie Grantham was cremated and his ashes spread at a location that will never be disclosed. No memorial - No final resting place other than ashes that fluttered away in the wind.
Excellent Paul, really enjoy your RUclips videos and your open fair production, the Leslie Grantham Life History in particular !!! Keep up the quality work RUclips need more guys like yourself look forward to delve into more of your works ( funny you were more scared as a kid of the escapee prisoner than the neighbouring cemetery totally agreed cemeteries are fascinating especially if the deceased ⚰️ had an interesting colourful life 👍🏾)
Edwin Starr Motown singer is buried at southern cemetery and Wilford crematorium nottingham
You certainly have done your homework Paul xx
The acting community seem to believe that adoration means they can do whatever. He was always mouthy rude and entitled. It's not right that he got the job. But the fiasco with saville shows the BBC is a law unto themselves
He was a seriously disgusting human being
He should never have been let out of prison, a scumbag indeed
Really interesting, have to say I always felt uncomfortable that Grantham had a successful career. I wonder how the taxi drivers family felt about that.
I've always wondered about that, too.
Agreed. What he did was unforgivable.
It’s such a shame because I really did always have a soft spot for Den, perhaps because I was obsessed with winning the affection of my own violent narcissistic father and Den was actually a whole lot nicer. I wished I was my dad’s ‘princess’ but I go back and watch his death and remember he/the character we’re not very nice men and I need better role models. I do t speak to my father any more though I also resent the fact he’s never faced prison time for several serious assaults and attempted murder, not even after being allowed to work with disabled children and assaulting one of them!!!
@@SobrietyandSolace I hope life is good for you now ♥️
I believe in second chances for some people,but not for everyone,what about the second chance for the taxi driver,no second chance for him!!!!!!😳🙏🇬🇧
I think that the bad dark side of him is what he portrayed as Dirty Den in his acting role. Good casting.
Should have never been released from prison and of all the places to find work the BBC
Hi Paul . Thank you for your lovely informative vloggs . So interesting xx
Thank you Paul . Another great informative vlogg x
Hey Paul great vlog Cheers mate keep up the good work and thanku for giveing your time up for all of these wonderful vlogs you doing 😊💯
My pleasure
I met Leslie in prison back in the early 70's (before his acting career) he was a decent bloke and told me "Don't waste your life like I have , keep out of trouble" which I managed to do . He made a huge mistake as a young man , same as me .
Met him also in Camden Town where they were filming something and he was very nice to all the people who went up him for a chat or an autograph and he seemed very charismatic. He made a mistake and did his time and I'm glad you've kept on the straight and narrow well done.
Well done on staying on the straight John, thank you for your comment. And that’s why I left it as an open question for the audience to make up their own mind with regards second chances et cetera I was staying completely impartial. 🙏 Thank you for watching
@@UnusualThings1 I was actualy handcuffed to him as well , which is how we got chatting . We was on the 'Flyer' to Wormwood Scrubs . I was 17 , he was older . Years later when his past came to light the penny dropped who he was . He gave me great advice which I took . In my eyes a good man .... Just made a fatal mistake . 👍
@@patnevin4478 👍👍👍👍👍
@@johnbowkett80 thanks for sharing that John it’s really interesting to hear. 🙌🙌
Hi, just come acrossed your channel and I've lived in Portsmouth, born and bread and I remember when that guy escaped. Great video! 👍🏻
Hi Nicola thanks for watching… yes that was a few years ago now ha ha
@@UnusualThings1 No worries, I've subscribed....lol yeah just abit 🤣
Every time I think of Grantham, I think of 4 things...
1. Killed a taxi driver in Germany
2. Starred in Eastenders
3. Fort Boyard
4. Kwanertoo
I just about remember Leslie Grantham in Eastenders (Didn't like that program then, don't like it now). I learnt a lot from this one today about Leslie Grantham. I must say that I'm shocked, proper shocked. Thank you for the video Paul
Tell you what , you would make a brilliant person to do TV documentary. You have the voice and the talent . It should be called "facts of life" and you document all types of things . Well facts of life !! You would be great at TV documentary mate . Keep it up I hope more work comes your way through your RUclips channel.
Very kind of you to say, thank you 🙏
Wow Paul. Couldn't believe it about his past loved his acting tho. You do great video's. Thank you
My answer is yes... He's served his time as his punishment.. Why shouldn't he later become a successful actor?... His acting career is nothing to do with his private life.. I'm surprised Paul that you even asked that question
Exactly, I asked the question for viewers like yourself to have an opportunity to express your answer and you did which is great. Other people have said the opposite, hence why I left it as an open question, when I said who knows. ?
@@UnusualThings1 cool thanks for answering
@@petejones879 I try to answer when I can, but there’s so many I miss some… 🙌
@@UnusualThings1 after hearing what u said about Leslie's burial. I thought I would try be helpful and amaze you with the info.. But I know now why u couldn't find the location.. It appears the family have not disclosed the details.. All respect to them
Great video paul i love all of your videos i have watched them all and I can’t wait for the next one i also watch your friends videos scott on tape
Hi thank you for watching the videos I really appreciate it and yes Scott is an amazing guy and has been doing this for so long… 🙌🙏
Thanks Paul..very interesting..
Cheers james 🙏
Oh wow, it's great to hear the story of Leslie Grantham, he played well in Eastenders. ..thankyou for sharing this video
Great content and information about this individual : not a fan of EastEnders , however am not sure or how this man became famous after what he did in the past. Should you have been given a second chance in life [ [ after taking someone's life ], did the taxi driver get a second chance , I would say a big no, imagine the taxi drivers family and how they must have felt watching this man rise to fame , keep up the great work Paul.
Hello Paul, these are great films, they are so informative, but sad to see sometimes they are forgotten, but I understand it’s not always possible for family to care and tend for loved one’s graves far away etc.
maybe you could visit , Benny Hill’s ,
(Alfred Hawthorne Hill)
Hollybrook Cemetery,
Southampton.
He was a bad man really sad
Yes, I never really took to him he always had a sinister look about him. Thank you for watching🙏
@@UnusualThings1 I agree he did, a bit slimey
He was in his own house talking to an adult woman who was the instigator and he deserved his career to be ended? No, I don’t think so.
he was in a dressing room when he filmed a sex act not at home, also not an isolated incident as he also pleasured himself while dressed as Captain Hook (that wasn't at home either), nor was it at home when he was indecent with other cast members of East Enders.
Those poor old murderers didn't have enough electric sockets and some shadows, poor things.
Thank you that was very interesting I’m from the U.S. And my daughter and I visited England in 1985 we started watching East Enders when we were there now it’s ended and we never did get to the very end
The guy made my skin crawl 😖
Great video paul keep the good work up.You mentioned mike reid it would be nice to know where he is buried.
Thank you. I have a Mike Reid video on my channel.
I think because there was no internet around at the time Eastenders was first broadcast that he was allowed to become a famous actor as not many people knew about his past. Today i dont think people would allow it. There are many celebrities who have committed much less serious offences and get sacked. For instance the actor who originally played Todd Grimshaw in Coronation Street was sacked for touching a girls behind when he was in a club.
People can sometimes deserve a second chance. However, he did murder someone. So I would say, sure regret it, serve your sentence. However, no murderer deserves to be a star either on tv or cinema in my view. The BBC should be ashamed of the people they have hired over the years. A full background check should never have allowed a murderer to be on such a highly watched soap.
Brilliant channel Paul. I don’t think that Leslie Grantham would have got the job in this day and age.
I remember reading about it in the late 80s....Big exclusive for one of the Sunday newspapers.