He is very public about his battle with Heroin addiction between the ages of 19 and 24. He is now 28 years clean but still is heavily involved in trying to help other addicts and share his experience in battling addiction. Several friends have died from drugs.

Cole was called “Old King” by the press, and it was said that the Queen and especially the Prince Consort were very close to him. When the Prince Consort needed help with one of his pet projects, he was heard to say, “We must have steam, get Cole.”

Janie Cole is Henry Cole’s wife

His best-remembered television role was as the crafty wheeler-dealer Arthur Daley in the popular and successful Thames Television series Minder, which he played from 1979 to the show's conclusion in 1994. Prior to this, he had played a struggling writer in the BBC sitcom Don't Forget To Write! (1977–79). When Gladstone came along, it was the first bespoke British manufacturer to be established since 1984. Henry and Guy had developed, designed and built a restyling of Norton’s Commando 961 Street with a limited edition run of 50 models – every one of which sold out before the launch. Enjoying this kind of success, did Henry think Gladstone fares as a classic British marque?

HC: The most memorable was breaking the world land speed record for a pre-1955, 750cc motorcycle on the Bonneville Salt Flats. Getting a tank slapper at over 100mph on salt, on a 1927 Brought Superior, and thinking, I can’t drop this. And actually, somehow coming out of it and setting the record, that was great. HC: The Lake District is amazing, but my favourite road is my local road from Burford to Bibury. It’s 12-miles of hilarity. Speaking about his family life, Henry is descended from William Ewart Gladstone, former Prime Minister of Great Britain. As to his upbringings, he quoted, Furthermore, Henry has produced and directed TV and theatrical movies like Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1995), Dead Funny, and Princess in Love. He also rings appearances in several TV series like Howards’ Way (1987), The Brittas Empire (1994), and Call Red (1996). His Net Worth, House, & Earnings In his hard-hitting memoir – A Biker’s Life: Misadventures on (and off) Two Wheels, Henry discusses his life:

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George Cole: Arthur Daley was a 'dreadful character' – News – TV News – What's on TV". What's on TV. 23 September 2013 . Retrieved 28 April 2019. Founded by Cole in 1995, HCA Entertainment is an independent television production company, specialising in factual entertainment programmes that have appeared on ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Discovery and Quest in the UK. [6] World Records [ edit ] We are creating what we believe to be beautiful bobbers. What we are desperately trying to do is our microscopic part of continuing that passion for British engineering, British styling. We love it. We live for designing a bike that is aesthetically pleasing.” Henry Cole is proud to be British:

As well as television presenting, Henry runs the production company that makes allthe shows he fronts ... and a whole lot more he doesn’t. It came about out of duress, out of a total flop of a movie. I became a biker way before my career in TV, but I never thought for one moment I could marry motorcycling and television. Even though they are obviously bits of metal, you have an affinity with a motorcycle. It is strange but I do talk to my bikes and I will continue to do so.” His ancestry is very posh:ABR: Motorcycling has a habit of doing that to you. Are there any moments from your travels that stand-out above all others? Cole’s family might be getting along well, and he might be showing his boys how much he loves motorcycles and other things he’s passionate about, like fishing and cycling.