072. The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Entrepreneur - Written by David A. Yallop #8.1
Directed by Diarmuid Lawrence

First Broadcast in the UK: 5th September 1991

Cast: Glynn Edwards as Dave, Nicholas Day as D.S. Morley, Stephen Tompkinson as D.C. Park, Vania Vilers as Pierre, Lill Roughley as Doreen Daley, Sidney Livingstone as Bert Daley, Allie Byrne as Lucy, Roberta Taylor as Pat Norris (Terry's mother-in-law), Raymond Brody as Morry, Albie Woodington as Ginger Blythe, Tim Parker as Wilf, Phillipe Smolikowski as Anton

Story: Arthur is shocked to learn that Terry has moved out of his flat for good, got married and gone to live in Australia. With Terry gone, Arthur is now under threat from a local protection firm and is in desperate need of a new Minder. To add to his problems, Arthur is troubled at the thought that the imported car that he has just sold D.S. Morley isn't all it is made out to be. Arthur enlists the help of his young nephew Ray.

Facts: In this episode we learn that Ray understands a considerable amount of French and we also first meet Arthur's brother Bert and his wife Doreen. We are also introduced to the character of Morry and his daughter Lucy, both of whom reappear in #8.4 'Three Cons Make A Mountain' - an episode also written by David A.Yallop. A few links exist between this episode and the final episode of 'The Terry McCann Years' - again both episodes written by David A. Yallop - these include mention of Arthur's Yorkshire contact Billy, who in #7.6 'The Wrong Goodbye' is from Leeds and in this episode is now from Bradford. Billy from Bradford would later appear in person in #8.3 'Whatever Happened to Her Indoors?' and #8.7 'A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In Shepherd's Bush'. Another link to series 7 is that Arthur's car lot location was 

Double Take: Sidney Livingstone who plays Arthur's brother Bert Daley, previously appeared as casino bouncer George in #2.3 'You Lose Some, You Win Some'. He would reappear in a further 7 episodes (total of 8) as Bert Daley between series 8 and 10. Lill Roughley, who plays Ray's mum Doreen would reappear in a further 5 episodes (total of 6) between series 8 and 10.

Bloopers: None found.

Title: 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner' - a short story written by Alan Sillitoe about a teenager who turns to long distance running as a method of escaping the few prospects he has in Nottingham. The story was made into a film in 1962 and starred Tom Courtenay.

073. A Bouquet Of Barbed Wine - Written by Kevin Sperring and Bernard Dempsey #8.2
Directed by Diarmuid Lawrence

First Broadcast in the UK: 12th September 1991

Cast: Glynn Edwards as Dave, Nicholas Day as D.S. Morley, Stephen Tompkinson as D.C. Park, Philip McGough as Herbie Collins, Emma Cunningham as Gloria, Charlie Roe as Parnham, Dimitri Andreas as Artemis, Julia St. John as Miss Fuller, Helena Lymbery as Dental Receptionist, Martyn Read as Policeman, Sophie Heyman as Model, Peter Godwin as Theo

Story: Arthur is convinced that British wine will be the new seller and agrees to purchase several crate loads of what he believes is the genuine article from wine merchant Herbie Collins. Little does he know he only tried the sample bottle. After Arthur has agreed a sale of 25 cases to 'Arte the Greek' before Herbie has delivered and with the launch of his new venture 'Bulldog Wines PLC' fast approaching, Herbie is arrested and Arthur & Ray are forced to break into Herbie's warehouse at night in order to get hold of what Arthur is owed.

At the opening launch of 'Bulldog Wines PLC' at the Winchester, Arthur soons discovers that the wine is badly oxidised - leaving him in an extremely embarrassing situation with the local wine tasting community. When Ray tells Arthur he would be able to get back some of what he has paid out if the stock was still as Herbie's warehouse, Arthur & Ray return for a second time to the warehouse, only for them to get stuck a faulty lift. To make matters worse, Ray's girlfriend Gloria is also expecting him to show up for a photo shoot at the same time.

Facts: The first appearance in the series by Ray Daley's would-be girlfriend Gloria, played by the lovely Emma Cunningham.

Double Take: Dimitri Andreas previously appeared in #1.6 'Aces High & Sometimes Very Low' and #6.6 'Waiting For Goddard'.

Bloopers: None found.

074. Whatever Happened To Her Indoors - Written by David A. Yallop #8.3
Directed by Roger Bamford

First Broadcast in the UK: 19th September 1991

Cast: Glynn Edwards as Dave, Nicholas Day as D.S. Morley, Stephen Tompkinson as D.C. Park, Kevin McNally as Richards, George Costigan as Billy, Lill Roughley as Doreen Daley, Sidney Livingstone as Bert Daley, Cherry Gillespie as Lynn, Michael Garner as Andrew Shanks, Richard Syms as Drummond, Geraldine Newman as Magistrate, Philip Glenister as Greg Hunter, Phillip Reader as Photographer, Wilfred Grove as Neighbour, Jonathan Donne as Traffic Cop

Story: Arthur is convinced that the way to sell a few more cars is to appeal to British patriotism by erecting a flagpole of the union flag at the car lot. The council, in the form of Mr. Richards, promptly disagrees and Arthur finds himself up in court attempting to justify why he has done it. In the meantime, Morley is informed of the disappearance of Arthur's wife by hairdresser. Convinced that Arthur has murdered her because he is suffering from a severe cash crisis, Morley pulls out all the stops to find her.

Facts: Unfortunately, very little information about 'er Indoors comes forward in this episode, not even her first name, despite the fact that the plot is based around her disappearance. In Leon Griffiths' 1979 book 'Minder - A Novel By Leon Griffiths' Arthur's wife's first name is Sarah and she is described at that time as "45 but looks older" and is never referred to as 'er indoors at any point in the book.

In this episode Ray's mother Doreen shows considerable dislike for 'er indoors. This is the first time in the Ray Daley Years that we meet Arthur's Yorkshire contact 'Billy from Bradford', who had first been mentioned in #8.1 'The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Entrepreneur' and would later reappear in #8.7 'A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In Shepherd's Bush' again played by actor George Costigan. The character of Billy first featured in #7.6 'The Wrong Goodbye', referred to then as 'Billy from Leeds'. In this episode, we hear Morley refer to DC Park by his first name 'Johnny'.

Bloopers: At 16m20s as newspaper reporter Greg Hunter (Philip Glenister) is telling Arthur that his story will be in the newspaper that same day, a girl in the background is clearly looking into the car lot to see what is going on.

075. Three Cons Make A Mountain - Written by David A. Yallop #8.4
Directed by Mike Vardy

First Broadcast in the UK: 26th September 1991

Cast: Glynn Edwards as Dave, Nicholas Day as D.S. Morley, Stephen Tompkinson as D.C. Park, David Ryall as Ashley Brown, Nick Rutherford as Dermot Crowley, Allie Byrne as Lucy, Geoffrey Greenhill as Big Mike, Terence Harvey as Auctioneer, Raymond Brody as Morry, Peter Craze as Middleton, Barry McCarthy as Steve, Gary Powell as Roger, Howard Ward as Mark, Nick Kemp as Frank Wilson, David Jackson as Mr. Fletcher, Jonny Lee Miller as Auctioneer's Assistant

Story: This episode begins with Arthur in a round of late poker with some of his pals. When his mate Nick runs out of cash with the perfect hand he turns to Arthur to provide him some extra cash so he can win the hand. He does this by offering Arthur a 'collectable German car' which Arthur can buy off him for 2000 pounds and when Nick wins the pot, he will buy it back from Arthur for 3000. Nick subsequently loses the pot and within a few days Arthur realises he has been dumped on, when an old Trabant turns up at the car lot.

When Arthur accidentally purchases a what seems to be a homosexual greyhound at an auction in the country and Ray mistakenly purchases a piano, Arthur's luck begins to turn from bad to worse as it seems three of his oldest business pals, all of whom have been ripped off by Arthur in the past, have set out to destroy his reputation on the manor. With some serious ingenuity, Ray sets about righting the wrongs for his uncle Arthur.

Facts: A great line in this episode from Arthur, 'Antique dealers are never friends Ray, just acquaintances'. At the end of this episode we see one of the very few times that Arthur Daley sings without being drunk. As well as Morry and Lucy appearing again (see below) in this episode, this episode also refers to the 'Doppelgängers' snacks available at the Winchester Club previously heard in #8.1 , 'The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Entrepreneur'. In this episode we learn Morry's surname is 'Stevens'.

Double Take: Raymond Brody who appears as Morry and his daughter Lucy, played by Allie Byrne both appeared in #8.1 'The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Entrepreneur'. David Jackson who plays Lucy's uncle Mr. Fletcher, previously appeared as different characters in #1.3 'The Smaller They Are' and #6.1 'Give Us This Day Arthur Daley's Bread'.

Bloopers: None found.

076. Guess Who's Coming To Pinner - Written by David A. Yallop #8.5
Directed by Diarmuid Lawrence

First Broadcast in the UK: 3rd October 1991

Cast: Glynn Edwards as Dave, Nicholas Day as D.S. Morley, Stephen Tompkinson as D.C. Park, Susan Tracy as The Widow Johnson, Michael Gambon as Tommy Hambury, John Rowe as Superintendent Copeland, Dorian Healy as D.S. Cody, Gina McKee as Joanna, Hugh Dickson as Melville, Toby Salaman as Alan Kelross, Shaun Curry as Jeff, Robert Hamilton as Landlord, Hugh Armstrong as Station Officer, Neville Phillips as Vicar, Brendan O'Hea as CID Officer, Luke Sibley as CID Officer, Daniel Mitchell as Reporter, Mark Hopkins as Man in Pub, Michael Pallant as Delivery Driver

Story: When Arthur and Ray pay their respects to the late Charlie Johnson, Tommy Hanbury who is an old friend of Arthur's, persuades him to help with a 'job' bigger than the great train robbery. With the lock up under police surveillance, Ray sets out to discover exactly what Tommy has planned as Arthur keeps receiving merchandise at the lockup, all part of Tommy's big job. Meanwhile Charlie's widow has plans of a more romantic nature for Arthur.

Facts: On the hunt for Tommy Hambury, Ray receives his first major beating of the series, though this is not seen on screen, only the aftermath. On the Australian Umbrella DVD release of Minder series one, George Cole states that this is his favourite episode title.

Double Take: Shaun Curry had previously appeared as Sprott in #4.4 'Sorry Pal, Wrong Number'.

Bloopers: None found.

077. The Last Temptation Of Daley - Written by William Ivory #8.6
Directed by Diarmuid Lawrence

First Broadcast in the UK: 10th October 1991

Cast: Glynn Edwards as Dave, Nicholas Day as D.S. Morley, Stephen Tompkinson as D.C. Park, Roger Brierley as Donald, Terrence Hardiman as Dr. Hardman, Andrew McCulloch as Benny McLeish, Christopher Mitchell as Customer in Winchester, Joanna Wake as Receptionist, Michael Watkins as Man in Cafe, Arthur Whybrow as Landlord

Story: Arthur visits the doctor only to be told to cut down on the booze and cigars. Doing as the doctor suggests, Arthur experiences serious side effects, only made worse by a local builder called Benny McLeish threatening Arthur as a result of a dodgy blue paint deal.

Facts: Arthur seems to be behaving very strangely in this episode, suffering from cold turkey as a result of cutting down. This is not a typical Minder type story.

Double Take: Arthur Whybrow, who plays the landlord at the end of this episode also appeared as Paddy Hurley in #5.9 'Around The Corner' and 'Bozz' Boswell in #6.7 'Minder On The Orient Express'.

Bloopers: None found.

078. A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In Shepherd's Bush - Written by David A. Yallop #8.7
Directed by Roger Bamford

First Broadcast in the UK: 17th October 1991

Cast: Glynn Edwards as Dave, George Costigan as Billy, Nick Reding as Nostalgic, Gabrielle Cowburn as Donna, Stephen Churchett as Hotel Waiter, Lill Roughley as Doreen Daley, Sydney Livingstone as Bert Daley, Willie Ross as Stan Sorrell, Johnny Allan as Club Secretary, Duggie Brown and Gordon Wharmby as Club Members, Joe Belcher as Operator, Bev Willis as Night Club Manager, Frank Rozelaar-Green as Italian Waiter

Story: On a special mission for Billy from Bradford, Ray travels to Bradford to bring a pigeon back to London, as part of a race between Billy and Billy's pigeon racing rival Stan Sorrell. The race is to take place between London and Bradford. While in Bradford, Ray falls for Sorrell's daughter Donna, who just happens to be accompanying Sorrell's pigeon back to London. After arriving in London, Ray and Donna disappear and Arthur is left answering to Billy and Stan in Bradford.

After Ray tells Arthur it's the real thing between him and Donna, Arthur does whatever he can to ensure that Ray and Donna don't have a future, with Arthur asking memorabilia dealer 'Nostalgic' to look after Donna while Ray is away.

Facts: A second appearance of Billy from Bradford in this series, who has previously appeared in episode #8.3 'Whatever Happened To Her Indoors?'. The great character of 'Nostalgic' played by Nick Reding in this episode is remembered by many from the Minder generation for his role as PC Pete Ramsay in the early series of 'The Bill'. Duggie Brown who appears in this episode is probably best known for his appearances on The Comedians in the early 1970s and was also an original co-host of 3-2-1 with Ted Rogers.

In this episode we see that Arthur hasn't changed much from his previous self in earlier series where he does everything he can to ensure his minder stays loyal and most importantly working for him - his actions with Ray, Donna and Nostalgic reminiscent perhaps of Terry & Sarah in #6.2 'Life In The Fast Food Lane'. In Arthur's lockup we see Arthur has a system of delegating work on a whiteboard, with Arthur's column of course being empty. On this whiteboard we see 'Dresses to Morry' which is a reference to Morry, a character seen in both #8.1 'The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Entrepreneur' and #8.3 'Three Cons Make A Mountain' - Arthur referring to this at the end of the episode. The whiteboard also tells us that Nostalgic's name is 'Norman'.

Bloopers: None found.

079. Him Indoors - Written by Iain Roy and Chris Kelly #8.8
Directed by Roger Bamford

First Broadcast in the UK: 24th October 1991

Cast: Glynn Edwards as Dave, Nicholas Day as D.S. Morley, Stephen Tompkinson as D.C. Park, Kenneth Colley as Ron, Simon Rouse as Inspector York, Alex Lowe as P.C. Corman, Gareth Marks as P.C. Howard, Tariq Alibai as Imran, John Atkinson as Vagrant, Joanna Bacon as Barmaid, Kim Teoh as Mr. Fong, Adrian McLoughlin as Cabbie, Joseph Hutton as Liam

Story: Seeing an opportunity in selling and fitting burglar alarms, Arthur employs the services of ex-burglar, turned herbal tea enthusiast Ron. As a result of Ron's handy work, Arthur ends up trapped in the lock up with a titanium aluminium roll-up door that doesn't work quite as it should. While Arthur is stuck at the lock up, Ray is unavailable and Ron decides that he has another use for Arthur's list of customers that need burglar alarms. With a jumped-up PC, Morley and an over-enthusiastic rottweiler on Arthur's case, this all spells trouble for Arthur & Ray.

Facts: Simon Rouse is probably best known by British viewers as Jack Meadows from 'The Bill'. In this episode we see both a wicked side to Dave, as he waits at The Winchester Club for Arthur to call next along with all the regulars - we also see his kind side as he sends a Winchester regular around to a stranded Arthur at the lockup with some vodka amd tonic to cheer him up.

Bloopers: None found.

080. The Greatest Show in Willesden - Written by Kevin Sperring and Bernard Dempsey #8.9
Directed by Derek Banham

First Broadcast in the UK: 31st October 1991

Cast: Glynn Edwards as Dave, John Cater as Tommy, Emma Cunningham as Gloria, Harry Landis as Monty, Pauline Letts as Mrs Gabadini, Steven O'Donnell as Barry, Mark Duffy as Trevor, Denis Quilligan as Diarmid, James Ottoway as Percy, Frank Mills as Len (Arthur's Barber), Larry Barnes as Vernon, John Rutland as Colin Stamp, Jenny Logan as Manageress, Andrew Frame as Heckler, Jimmy Lambert as Luigi Gabadini

Story: Arthur believes a that entertainment is the order of the day and together with old friend Monty, they locate a local entertainer and ventriloquist from a golden age, Tommy Pickford and his dummy Mystic Mickey. Arthur soons ends up in a spot of bother when a karaoke machine that he has borrowed (from vicious family leader Mrs Gabadini) is stolen from the back of the van. Ray discovers the person who stole it is none other than Barry, an old school pal of of Ray's who Ray has been moonlighting for. After causing a lot of aggravation for him and Arthur, Ray decides to get his own back on Barry and his mate Trevor, setting Barry up to sell the machine he has stolen back to Mrs Gabadini and her sons.

Facts: A second appearance in the series for Ray's girlfriend Gloria and in this episode they seem to go out together for the first time to a karaoke event at a pub. This is the first time in the series that Gloria and Ray seem to be a couple and Gloria is disappointed to see Ray's lack to commitment to their relationship.

Double Take: Frank Mills is one of few actors to have appeared in all three guises of Minder, appearing as Wendy's heavy in #4.10 'Get Daley' and #11.5 'Thank Your Lucky Stars', in The Archie Daley series. Frank Mills reappears as Arthur's barber for a second time in #9.6 'Gone With The Winchester'.

Bloopers: None found.

081. Too Many Crooks - Written by Tony Jordan #8.10
Directed by Alister Hallum

First Broadcast in the UK: 7th November 1991

Cast: Glynn Edwards as Dave, Nicholas Day as D.S. Morley, Stephen Tompkinson as D.C. Park, Trevor Byfield as Billy Meadows, David Sibley as Vinny Meadows, Suzannah Corbett as Sadie Meadows, David Marrick as Henri, Susan Watkins as Mandy, Godfrey James as Arnie, Dennis Blanch as Colin, Andy Rashleigh as Police Sergeant, Andrew Dunford as Dennis, David Harewood as Vinny's Minder

Story: After 15 years of not speaking to one another, Birmingham gangster Billy Meadows arrives in London to make contact with his London based gangster brother Vinny Meadows. When the pair finally meet again, it just happens to be in a pub that Arthur has asked Ray to be a minder in. Billy Meadows needs someone finding - a talented young French chef called Henri who Arthur has employed as part of Arthur's new business venture 'Daley Catering'. While providing the hospitality for a police leaving function without a proper chef, Arthur is abducted by Billy Meadows for information as to Henri's whereabouts.

Facts: In this episode we hear Morley referred to by his first name 'Michael'. Suzannah Corbett who plays Sadie Meadows is the daughter of Harry H. Corbett of Steptoe & Son fame - she does not have a single word to say in this episode, playing Billy's daughter Sadie. Godfrey James (who plays pub landlord Arnie in this episode) previously appeared as Omar #1.10 'The Dessert Song'. Trevor Byfield previously appeared in #2.11 'The Old School Tie' as Ziggy Byfield. David Sibley, who plays London based Vinny Meadows previously appeared as a juror in #3.11 'Poetic Justice, Innit?'. Dennis Blanch who plays Billy Meadows's heavy Colin is more recognisable to British viewers for his long running role as DC Willis in the TV series 'Strangers' (and later 'Bulman') where he starred alongside Don Henderson.

Bloopers: None found.

082. The Odds Couple - Written by Tony Jordan and Liane Aukin #8.11
Directed by Keith Washington

First Broadcast in the UK: 14th November 1991

Cast: Glynn Edwards as Dave, Lee Montague as Lewis Nelson, Hetty Baynes as Lorna Nelson, Sean Barry-Weske as Ted, Helen Adie as Receptionist, Neale Goodrum as Eric, Louis Hilyer as Joe, Piers Ibbotson as Billy, Delena Kidd as Betty, Joseph Long as Carlo Vincetti, Anthony May as Roger

Story: Arthur is asked by old friend, casino boss and local gangster Lewis Nelson for help with his wife Lorna. Lewis knows Lorna's gambling habits are spiralling out of control and Ray is assigned the job of keeping her away from the casino for a few days at Lewis's country retreat in Henley. When Arthur finds out that a VAT inspector called Jenkins is looking high and low for him, he decides a few days away in the country is also what he needs and decides to join Ray and Lorna. After a successful game of roulette at the house for Arthur, Lorna convinces him that he is on winning streak and asks him to use her special winning system back at the casino. Although Arthur feels some loyalty towards Lewis, he eventually decides to go along with Lorna's plan - especially as Lorna has decided to pay Arthur's stake and split any winnings 50/50.

After a successful night at the casino, Arthur and Lorna decide to improve their system for another attempt at the casino. As they are discussing what to do, Ray gets quite a shock when he opens a black bag of old playing cards that Arthur's worker Eric has picked up by mistake, only to find it contains the large sum £98,400 in cash. Meanwhile, Lewis and his heavies are trying to find out why cash has gone missing from his casino and why used playing cards are being repackaged into new packs, leading Lewis back to Arthur.

Facts: Lee Montague previously appeared in #1.4 'A Tethered Goat'.

Bloopers: Listen very carefully at 08m11s as the two girls walk down the stairs and Arthur enters the gym - it sounds very much like a camera man or one of the crew says "Blimey!" as the girls walk past.

083. The Coach That Came In From The Cold - Written by Kevin Clark #8.12
Directed by Richard Standeven

First Broadcast in the UK: 14th November 1991

Cast: Glynn Edwards as Dave, Trevor Peacock as Previous, Geoffrey Whitehead as Superintendent Roden, Rory Edwards as Denny Willis, Lisa Jacobs as Lorraine, Simon-Cowell Parker as Simon Perkins, Patrick Godfrey as Major Beatty, Brian Greene as Mr Corelli, Margaret Robertson as Mrs Correlli, Marton Milman as Hart, Clive Kneller as Rambo,

Story: Arthur is being chased by nasty local trader Denny Willis and his heavies, who claims Arthur owes him 20 grand for a sale that went badly wrong and left him out of pocket. Meanwhile Arthur takes Ray to the local golf club, where Arthur is desperately seeking full membership in order to improve his local contacts. In order to straighten out the Police accounts, Morley's Superintendent decides to offer to sell Arthur an old Police transport coach and sends Morley off to the golf club to find Arthur. After viewing the bus Arthur decides to buy the bus and seeing a quick earner decides to start 'Daley Tours' around London for unsuspecting foreign punters. When the bus breaks down on its maiden voyage, American tourist Mr Correlli demands a refund for both himself, his wife and the rest of the coach. In a desperate attempt to save face, Arthur tells all the tourists that that the tour is not over and continues with a trip to the Winchester Club, only for Denny Willis to appear.

Realising that another officer is trying stitch him up, Morley's Superintendent decides he wants the coach back and orders Morley off to retrieve it, only to discover that Arthur has sold it on to Rambo. Meanwhile back at the golf club, the head of the kitchen staff, Lorraine suspects that club captain Simon Perkins is attempting to sell the land for development and asks Ray if he can help out, which he does as Ray has become very fond of Lorraine.

Facts: This episode is probably one of the best remembered episodes of the Ray Daley era, with an excellent script that would have fitted perfectly in previous series also. In this episode we see Arthur on the side of the police for once as he helps Morley and his superintendent out of a very sticky situation explaining the whereabouts of the transport coach. Ray also shows complete loyalty to Arthur in this episode demonstrating he is willing to protect his Uncle Arthur at all costs against Denny Willis and his heavies, even when outnumbered six to one. Trevor Peacock who plays 'Previous' in this episode is probably more recognisable to most as Jim Trott from the BBC series 'The Vicar of Dibley'.

Bloopers: Watch carefully just after 38 minutes as Arthur goes to the swimming pool to find Rambo and is asked to take his shoes off - a lot of kids are clearly watching what is going on. Although 'Stephen Tompkinson as DC Park' features in the opening titles of this episode, DC Park does not actually appear.

084. The Cruel Canal - Written by Kevin Sperring and Bernard Dempsey #8.13
Directed by Keith Washington

First Broadcast in the UK: 25th December 1991

Cast: Glynn Edwards as Dave, Anthony O'Donnell as Big Dai, Neil Phillips as Two-Tone, Trevor Cooper as Derek, Emma Cunningham as Gloria, Michael Goldie as Freddie, Cathy Murphy as Vicky, Metin Marlow as Canal Policeman, Richard Heap as Traffic Policeman

Story: With traffic chock-a-block across London and the van playing up, Arthur is having trouble shifting a job lot of stolen videos across London. Arthur is under pressure to get shot of them quickly when a local Welsh hard man and former boxer 'Big Dai' comes sniffing around looking for clues as to why his stock of videos have been nicked. Arthur believes the only way to deliver the videos to his contact Two-Tone and keep out of the way from Dai is to do so by canal barge. Sadly Arthur's plans run into all sorts of trouble along the way, not least of all with Ray and when they finally do reach their destination to meet Two-Tone, Big Dai is waiting there for them with a surprise that nobody expected.

Facts: This episode was originally shown on Christmas Day 1991. There is a good scene in this episode where Dave is seen speeding up the canal in a motor boat ready to warn Arthur that he is in for major kicking if he arrives at his destination. Glynn Edwards is an experienced boating man and Dave unfortunately gets seen speeding, so it is assumed that he never reaches his final destination and never catches up with Arthur and Ray. Another interesting point to note about this is that Glynn Edwards starred in an episode of 'Dickson Of Dock Green' in 1971 entitled "Jigsaw" which is set entirely around the wharf where this episode's finale takes place.

 Watch out for the very good game of monopoly between Ray & Arthur on the boat too, where Arthur even does an impression of Dave! This majority of this episode was filmed along the Grand Union Canal between Greenford and Ladbroke Grove - the area where Kensal Gas Works previously existed.

Bloopers: Not strictly a blooper, but watch closely as Arthur & ray hit the bridge at around 43 minutes - there are some on-lookers from the bridge as the argument continues on the boat.

Last updated : 11th March 2013 by jno

DISCLAIMER : minder.org is in no way connected with Leon Griffiths, Thames Television, Euston Films or FremantleMedia. The views expressed here are in no way related to these or have they been endorsed as such. This is a non-profit making website and the views and opinions expressed here are only done so to compliment the work done in producing the British TV show Minder. Where as this site aims to ensure that information presented here is correct, we accept no responsibility for any mistakes made. Any audio or visual material downloaded as a result of visiting this site is done so under the strict agreement that this material is for sampling only and that it will be removed within a subsequent 24 hour period.