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The Minder Episode Guide
This episode guide is an informative guide to The
Terry McCann Years and
The
Ray Daley Years
or click here information about A Little Bit Of Give & Take, the one off 1986 anti-drugs episode for schools. 1st Series 1979 ITV NOTE: The programme's premiere was delayed due to a strike at ITV. 002. Bury My Half at Waltham Green - 05-Nov-79 - Written by Paul Wheeler
003. The Smaller They Are - 12-Nov-79 - Written by Leon Griffiths Phil McCall as Scotch Harry, Hans Mayer as Maurice Bonnet, Dave Jackson as Big Stan, Peter Childs as Rycott, Osmund Bullock as Brian, Susan Vanner as Kim, Glynn Edwards as Dave, Chris Jenkinson as Eric, Hilary Ryan as Airline Receptionist, Michael Segal as Hotel Manager, George Tovey as Pub Landlord When Scotch Harry successfully steals a suitcase full of cash at an airport terminal, Rycott is hot on his tail. Arthur offers for help to Scotch Harry return the cash to its owner minus some expenses (of course). Things start to turn nasty when it turns out that the suitcase was taken from a gang smuggling forged money across Europe.
Here we see The Winchester Club for the first time
and are introduced to DC Rycott played by Peter Childs. Interestingly in this
episode Arthur is seen passing comment about women other than 'er indoors -
firstly in the Winchester Club at the start of the episode and secondly at the
airport terminal with the check-in attendant. This is something that disappears
as the series continues. Arthur also mentions that Terry is unfamiliar with
Rycott, who is definitely portrayed as a bent copper in this episode.
005. The Bounty Hunter - 26-Nov-79 - Written by Bernie Cooper & Francis Megahy Derek Jacobi as Freddie Fenton, June Ritchie as Jo, George Layton as Des, James Aubrey as Graham Hurst, Tony Steedman as Ralph Hurst, Kathleen Byron as Mrs Hurst, Christopher Biggins as Harold, Brian Godfrey as Young Man "Mr Booze", Keith Alexander as Andy, Peter Dean as John, Paul Satvender as Garage Attendant, Rikki Howard as Val Arthur and Terry come to the aid of Jo, a young widow and former acquaintance of Arthur's who has been swindled out of all her money by a dodgy real estate dealer called Freddie Fenton. Fenton sells Terry a line that he is too poor and unable to return the money, but when Terry investigates the activities of Fenton a little deeper, he soon discovers that all is not as it seems. Terry plans his own revenge on Fenton using Des to steal Fenton's Rolls-Royce and use this to bargain the return of Jo's money. This is the first episode to introduce the character of Des the mechanic. Two minor bloopers in this episode - keep an eye open on Terry's white Capri, it is the same car as in the opening titles. Notice the condition it is in when he visits Fenton at his house and then examine it in the next scene when he visits Des. In the second scene it is covered in dirt and the front number plate is being held on with a piece of string! No clear explanation is ever given as to why Terry goes to visit Des at this point or whether Terry went stock-car racing in-between! The second minor blooper is when Terry
hands back the connector for the ignition, Fenton's hand is seen one moment and
in the next scene his arms are held tightly against his body so there is no way
he could have taken the part back. The location of Terry's flat has mysteriously
changed in this episode and different to that in episode 2. Fenton's driver and
minder is played by Peter Dean, who went on to play Pete Beale in Eastenders
during the 1980s. Another small Eastenders connection is one of Fenton's heavies
who jumps out of the back of the "Sheer Rover" Range Rover, if you look very
closely it is the actor Derek Martin in an uncredited role here. Anthony Valentine as Maurice Michaelson, Dmitri
Andreas as Zardinidis, Kevork Malikyan as Chris, Marc Zuber as Nick, Antony Scott
as Ari, Marina Sirtis as Stella, Glynn Edwards as Dave, Andy Pantelidou
as Andy, Harry Tardios as Doxiadis, Andreas Markos as George, David
Baron as Casino Manager Professional gambler Maurice Michaelson comes to Arthur and
Terry asking them for help as he needs a minder for an underground Greek card
club. Terry later discovers that Maurice is skint and accompanies him to the
club for a second time as Maurice is convinced he now has the upper hand.. Watch out for a brief appearance by Marina
Sirtis in this episode, better known to Star Trek fans as Counselor Deanna Troi
in The Next Generation. Originally from London, she moved to the United
States in 1986. This episode also features the first of two appearances in
Minder by the late Clive Hornby, better known for his role as Jack
Sugden in the long-running British soap Emmerdale. His character Norman
Gibbons is uncredited in this episode despite him having one speaking
line.
A few minor points of interest in this episode -
Terry and (particularly) Arthur are given very little screen time and
the majority of time is spent covering Maurice's card games. When the
white Ford Cortina hits the shed, the workman jumps with his cup of tea,
yet moments later he is still drinking it. The taxi that drives Terry
and Maurice to reclaim Maurice's car at the end of the episode is
exactly the same cab that features at the end of the episode 1 "Gunfight
at the OK Laundrette", registration SYR180N. Anthony Valentine would go
on to appear again as Maurice in the series 2 episode You Lose Some You
Win Some. Saeed Jaffrey as Mukerjee, Graham Stark as The Car Owner, Shireen Anwar as Indira, Ahmed Khalil as Aslam, Stanley Lebor as Wilson, Roy Evans as Elderly Man, Edwin Brown as Harry, Christopher Scoular as Young Diner, Mike Grady as Kev, Michael Fleming as Immigration Officer, Eamonn Boyce as Barman, Clive Hornby as Norman Gibbons, Spencer Banks as Keith, Tony London as Drunken Youth Indian newsagent Mr Mukerjee is persuaded by Arthur that he needs protection when his shop is damaged. Terry is called in to take care of the newsagent, but as usual, not everything goes smoothly and the problem seems to stem from Mr Mukerjee himself, who has promised his daughter to more than one family in order to raise cash for his shop.
A second appearance (with credit this time) for Clive
Hornby as Norman Gibbons. The opening scenes of this episode are filmed in the
surrounding streets of Arthur's original car lot in Blythe Road. This episode
shows Terry's despair at working for Arthur and at several times he considers
what else he could be doing. This comes to a head at the end of the episode when
the vacuum cleaner assembler who is out of work at the start mocks Terry and
what he does for a living and the issue of double standards for Arthur and Terry
runs throughout this episode. Alfred Burke as Kevin, George Layton as Des, Michael Bruce as Barry, Charlie Hawkins as Greg, Darryl Read as Billy, Oscar James as Dave, Morgan Sheppard as John, Eric Mason, Michael Hughes, Diana Malin as Debbie, Daphne Anderson as Katie, Eric Mason as Paddy, Michael Hughes as Mini-cab Driver, Vicki Woolf as Woman in Flat Terry is asked by Arthur to look into why the mini cab firm he has half ownership of, is being subjected to violent attacks. What Arthur fails to tell Terry is that to do this he has to put up with the worst car in the firm. Arthur soon discovers that there is more to the attacks than meets the eye. This is the first of four episodes to feature the lovely Diana Malin
as Debbie Mitchell. This is also the second time that Des appears in the series
and it becomes apparent throughout this episode that even Des is from the same
breed as Arthur when it comes to telling the truth to Terry. One slight blooper
in this episode, watch closely as Terry walks towards Des saying that he
recognises the wheels Des is replacing, in the close up shot of Terry you see
the infamous orange VW transporter behind him, but as we walks towards and later
away from the car it is a red VW transporter behind him. Sheila White as Sharon Dobbs, Eric Deacon as Chris Lambert, Brian Croucher as Big John, Anthony Heaton as Vic Piner, Glynn Edwards as Dave, Patrick Malahide as Chisolm, Gennie Nevinson as Penny, Peter Blake as Barry, Aaron Shirley as Sammy, Tommy Wright as Henry Piner, Richard Hunter as Alan, Michael Melia as Freddie, Flint as Disco Group
There is a blooper to watch out for in this episode: at 17m 14s Arthur and Sharon stop suddenly in Arthur's Jag with a dark green MG behind them. Look carefully out the back window when it pans to the shot of the two of them in the car. A red car can be seen approaching from behind. In the next shot there is a green MG there! A great line in this episode when Sharon asks Arthur "Are you in the business then?" only for him to reply "I'm Arthur Daley". If you look closely the name of the band "Flint" is shown many times around the club. 010. The Dessert Song - 14-Jan-80 - Written by Andrew Payne Diane Keen as Christina, Peter Bland as Charlie, Daniel Hill as Johnny, Godfrey James as Omar, Michael Angelis as Nick, Glynn Edwards as Dave, Ian Barritt as Hildritch, Bruno Barnabe as Mario, David Sinclair as Harry, Jonathan Hackett as Drunk in Pub
011. You Gotta Have Friends - 21-Jan-80 - Written by Leon Griffiths George Baker as Altman, Deborah Grant as Lady Ingrave, David Buck as Billy Gilpin, Brian Hall as Alan, Allan Surtees as D.I. Barnett, Prentis Hancock as Stuart, Gary Whelan as George, Terence Budd as 1st Detective, Denise Distel as Valerie and Roy Kinnear as Whaley.
012. National Pelmet - 11-Sep-80 - Written by Willis Hall Liza Goddard as Jocelyn Maxwell-Saunders, Jane Garr as Rita, Ken Hutchison as Brickett, Jim Norton as O'Brady, Robert Swann as Jeremy Burnham-Jones, Jeremy Young as Everett, Billy Kerry as Georgie Gumm, Raymond Young as Clerk of the Scales, John Fahey as Point to Point Bookie. Terry joins Arthur on a little seaside trip to Brighton. When he gets there the last thing Arthur surprises him by asking him to look after a race horse for his business associate Jeremy Burnham-Jones. The last thing Terry expects is to sleep in the barn with the horse itself and only agrees to it when he meets the lovely Jocelyn Maxwell-Saunders. Meanwhile Arthur is thinking he is on to a right winner with Jeremy selling miniature statues that as usual they both end up discovering there is more to Jeremy than they first thought. This is one of the rare episodes of Minder where the cast are taken outside their London setting to Brighton. The late Robert Swann was a familiar face on TV at the time and is instantly recognisable at the man who tried to sell you Churchill Car Insurance. Ken Hutchison who also appeared in this episode had previously appeared alongside Dennis Waterman in The Sweeney TV series and Sweeney 2 film. Throughout this episode we are led to believe he is in fact the person looking to destroy the horse, but we soon learn he has other reasons for hanging around the horse.013. Whose Wife is it Anyway? - 18-Sep-80 - Written by Tony Hoare Janet Key as Gloria, David Daker as Alex, Alun Lewis as Jim, John Forgeham as George, Peter Cheevers as Charlie, Molly Veness as Grandma (Terry's Nan), Dave Auker as Chas, Glynn Edwards as Dave, Victoria Fenton as Sister, Stuart St. Paul as Garry, Brian Jameson as Ronald, Charles Pemberton as Policeman Terry gets to mind an antique shop belonging to a Arthur's friend Alex who is in hospital after getting beaten up. When Terry gets there he seems a little concerned as he is surprised to find that Jim is gay - Arthur on the other hand thinks Terry's wrong and looks for some answers from Alex's wife Gloria. When Jim doesn't seem bothered by Terry's presence at the shop, Terry begins to wonder if there is more to the situation than he first thought. Janet Key had previously played Jack Regan's wife in The Sweeney pilot "Regan" and the episode "Abduction". David Daker also appears in episode 60 "Life In The Fast Food Lane".014. You Lose Some, You Win Some - 25-Sep-80 - Written by Jeremy Burnham Anthony Valentine as Maurice Michaelson, Gennie Nevinson as Penny, Beth Morris as Jackie, Peggy Thorpe-Bates as Mrs. Beecham, Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Major Lampson, Clifford Parrish as Alnutt, Angela Easterling as Miss Carr, Kenneth Midwood as Jackson, Lesley Joseph as Maureen, Leslie Schofield as Parsons, Lynda Baron as Sadie, Michael Watkins as Tony, Sidney Livingstone as George, Toni Palmer & Pamela Manson as Women at Health Farm When Arthur bumps into Maurice at a the New Beaumont
casino, Arthur decides that Maurice's new gambling school needs protection. When
Arthur goes around to ask Terry, he receives a frosty reception from Terry's
girlfriend Penny. When Arthur tells Terry there is 600 quid in it for him, Terry
decides that Penny could join them and he would give her a cut of his earnings.
Casino owner Parsons is soon on to Maurice and his system and Arthur & Terry
decide the only way to protect the entire team is if they stay at Terry's drum.
When Maurice's wife Maureen believes Maurice is cheating on her she promptly
disappears and the situation soon goes from bad to worse.
The author of this episode has a very similar name to Jeremy Burnham-Jones,
the name of character in episode 12 "National Pelmet". In this episode we
learn that Penny really doesn't have much time for Arthur due to his treatment
of Terry. We also
learn that Maurice has two children. Watch carefully in this episode when Terry
& Maurice arrive at the shopping centre. From the second they arrive the other
shoppers are watching them - as the go up the escalator you can see pretty much
the whole shopping centre looking at them! Lynda Baron previously appeared in an
uncredited role as Dave's barmaid in episode 1 Gunfight At The Ok Laundrette.
Paul Barber, Alfred Marks, Jackie Collins Terry helps train an undefeated boxing champion for
a comeback fight that he fears he may lose. Paul
Barber is better known for his role as Denzil in the BBC comedy
'Only Fools & Horses'. A special Daily Mirror newspaper (dated Friday,
May 16th 1980)
was produced for this episode which is seen in the show - click
the image on the left to enlarge a picture of this newspaper. This date
shows a five month gap between production and transmission. Warren O'Neil, Sharon Luce A young boy turns up at Terry's doorstep with a note from his mother which makes Terry believe he is his father. This episode contains a very bad end sequence where
flashbacks of Terry and his what might have been son are shown. Georgina Hale, Brian Glover, Barrie Rutter When an old friend of Arthur's arrives, Arthur accidentally loses him by dropping him off at the wrong place and promptly searches the whole of London to find him before his wife arrives from up North.
The late great Brian Glover guest stars in this episode. Possibly the
greatest actor ever to come from Barnsley, he appeared in many other roles over
the years and he is of course known by British viewers as being the voice of
Tetley tea bags.
Peter Jeffrey as Clive Stannard, Rachel Davies as Bettina, Lois Baxter as Sandra, Ron Pember as George, Pam St Clement as Mrs Baker (Sandra's Mum), Diana Berriman as Joan, Patrick Malahide as D.S. Chisolm, Davyd Harries as Policeman, Glynn Edwards as Dave, Donald Douglas as Scots Winetaster, Michael Logan as 1st Winetaster, James Griffiths as 2nd Winetaster, Burt Kwouk as Sojo. After doing a wine deal with Arthur, wine dealer Clive Stannard believes that Arthur has set him up after he is drugged and robbed when staying a night at a hotel. Terry is sent undercover as a wine entrepreneur to find out the culprit responsible before Arthur receives the kicking of his life. This episode was not repeated on UK television until re-runs of the series on the Granada Plus (later GPLUS) channel in 1999, quite why UK GOLD never showed this episode is a mystery. It features an appearance by Pam St Clement, aka Pat Evans from her pre-Eastenders days. Also appearing is the lovely Rachel Davies, who has appeared on many other UK shows over the years including Crossroads, Boon and Emmerdale. In this
episode we learn that Terry was in prison in 1971. Minor bloopers in this
episode - keep a close eye on each time when Arthur is in the phone (twice!).
Firstly, in the phone box he is speaking to his contact after drinking wine at
Terry's flat - his tie and handkerchief are different from that he was wearing
just moments before. He's seen wearing the same the next day when Clive
reappears at the Winchester. The same thing happens at around 25 minutes - when
Terry calls him he has different suit, shirt and tie on to when he is speaking
to his contact Leslie just moments later. Also, the scenes of the Rover driving
along the street are exactly the same at 16m 43s and at 34m 33s, just recycled
footage. Arthur's Car Lot contains more information about the Rover used in this
episode. Also when Joan (Bettina's flat mate) appears at the flat and attacks
Arthur her voice has obviously been redubbed afterwards. Toyah Wilcox, James Ottaway, Tony Osaba, Simon Cadell While Terry is trying to evict two squatters, Arthur decides to sell Terry's flat without his permission. Meanwhile, Terry gets a job minding at a local club and ends up getting into more trouble than he had planned for when he realises the club's manager is on the fiddle.
The episode marks the first of two appearances in Minder by the late Simon
Cadell. He also features in the last ever Dennis Waterman episode 'The Wrong
Goodbye' in series 7. He is possibly better
remembered for his role as site manager Jeffrey Fairbrother in the hit BBC
comedy "Hi-de-hi!". Tony Osaba is also famous for his TV roles as McClaren in
the BBC comedy 'Porridge' and as Sergeant Chas Jarvis in 'Dempsey & Makepeace'. Ann Lynn, Tony Selby A Mercedes that Terry has been hired to look after disappears along with the diamonds that were hidden inside.
A second appearance here for Rose Mellors and her bodyguard Jack. The pair
had previously appeared in series 1 episode 2 'Bury
My Half at Waltham Green'. Diana Malin as Debbie, Paul Copley as George Palmer, Sherie Hewson as Olive, Peter Childs as Rycott, Derek Thompson as Harry, Paul Moriarty as Kevin Wells, Glynn Edwards as Dave, Nick Stringer as Dave, Ziggy Byfield as Billy, Harold Berens as Jacobson Arthur falls out with Terry at the start of this episode,
after he discovers he has been doing work for someone else. A disgruntled Terry
returns to his flat to find old school friend George Palmer has broken in. Terry
soon learns that Palmer has escaped from prison, three months before he due to
be released in an attempt to clear his name. In return for a favour, Terry asks
Dave to put Palmer up at the Winchester while Terry attempts to help clear
Palmer's name with the help of their journalist friend, Kevin. With Rycott on
the look out for Palmer, Debbie lets slip to Arthur that Terry has had someone
around. As well as Rycott, it seems Palmer's brother-in-law Harry and his two
heavy mates Dave and Billy are after Palmer to ensure he keeps quiet. In their
hunt for Palmer, Dave and Billy beat up everyone close to Terry: Debbie, Arthur
and Dave, which leaves Terry with a score of his own to settle. When Arthur
discovers the real reason why Terry was working for someone else, he admits he
is sorry for the grief he has caused.
In this episode, we learn a little bit about Terry's school days. Due to
the argument at the beginning of this episode, Terry and Arthur have very little
screen time together. A great scene at the end of this episode as Terry is seen
jumping across cars at the scrap yard to catch Dave (played by Nick Stringer).
One point of interest in this episode is that faced with irreversible odds and
the fact that Terry might be killed, Arthur and Harry enlist the help of Rycott
to save the day. In the episode we learn that Dave the barman has a daughter
called Naomi, who has got pregnant at a training college in Newcastle. Karl Howman, Malcolm Hayes, Anthony Douse, Sean Caffrey, Forbes Collins, George Sweeney When Arthur accidentally answers a telephone call from runaway footballer Danny Varrow at the Winchester Club, he sets about tracking down Fleet Street reporter and full time alcoholic Ronnie Raikes in order to sell the story. Meanwhile, Terry is assigned as his minder and Varrow decides against staying a Terry's gaff, preferring a penthouse suite instead. Minding Varrow soon turns out to be more trouble than it is worth when Terry encounters a shot gun wound and they both Arthur discover the details of Varrow's past. This episode has a definite football theme, containing
clips of an actual football match between Chelsea and Preston in 1980. Angela Browne, Glynn Houston, James Marcus While Arthur is organising a scam to swap goldfish for old clothes, Des drops Terry in it by asking him to deliver a car that is later used in an armed robbery. Meanwhile Arthur has arranged for Terry to look after Lady Margaret Thompson. While accompanying her to Harrods, Terry gets arrested for shoplifting for which he later appears in court.
Listen carefully for when Chisolm phones Lady
Margaret Thompson in this episode - it is definitely not Chisolm's voice. In this episode
we learn that Arthur lives at 18 Arcadia Avenue and has known Terry for about seven
years. The character of DC Jones is played by Ken Sharrock in this episode. Great line from Arthur, "Terry, Ladyships are not birds!"
The ending of this episode seems to suggest that this episode might have been
originally intended to end the series. Leon Sidden, Ann Bruce, Diana Malin Arthur is approached by what he believes to be two local farmers and is asked to repossess a bull. Due the amount of money involved Arthur agrees to help. The following day the bull appears on the front page of the newspaper and as Terry was Arthur's accomplice, he's determined to give it back any way he can. Meanwhile, Terry is asked by Debbie to look out for threatening punter at the strip club. The second of four appearances here by Diana Malin as the lovely Debbie.
In this episode we learn that Debbie is extremely fond of Terry, and although he
likes Debbie as a friend, Terry's mind seems set on his air hostess girlfriend,
Penny. This episode has some very long scenes at the strip club! 025. Dead Men Do Tell Tales - 13-Jan-82 Harry Fowler, Patricia Maynard, Suzi Quattro Arthur is offered £1000 to take care of a coffin containing the body of a jewel thief who died after swallowing diamonds. Local travel agent and Arthur's business colleague Monty Wiseman decide the best place to store the body is round at Terry's flat after the wife of the jewel thief begins to wonder where it is. Suzi Quattro appears as Terry's rock singer girlfriend in this episode, though Terry becomes unsure of her when he discovers grass smoking habits. Due to the delicate nature of the storyline, this episode featured a short black and white message before the opening title sequence. Patricia Maynard was Dennis Waterman's wife at the time of this episode. She also appears (as Dave The Barman's wife) in episode 68 'Days of Fines and Closures'. At this point Dennis and Patricia were no longer married though still continued to work together. 026. You Need Hands - 20-Jan-82 Mike Reid, Debby Cumming, Julian Holloway Terry becomes injured while doing a favour for Des. As a result, he is unable to look after a the transportation of what Arthur believes to be a diamond transaction for a local dealer. Arthur enlists the help of another Minder, Vernon for the job only to discover that his love of top notch food will cost him dearly. Terry becomes suspicious of the diamond deal when he seeks his own revenge on the people who injured his wrist. This is the first of three Minder episodes to feature a
'teaser' before the famous opening titles appear. Watch
out for a short appearance by Harry Landis who appears as Vernon's boss
Lenny Bowman, he also appears in the episode "The Greatest Show in
Willesden" (series 8).
George Sewell, Patricia Quinn, John Torduff, Candy Davis Arthur enters the fine art world, when he bumps into his old friend Frankie (played by George Sewell) painting a mosaic at a strip club Terry is working at. Spotting a quick earner in the world of forged art work, Arthur approaches a local rogue bookmaker, only for Terry to realise that the forgery has more than first meets the eye! George Sewell has appeared in a number of TV roles over the
years, most notably as Craven in the 70s police series 'Special Branch'. This is
the first episode to feature Arthur driving around in a Mercedes, later seen
again in
episode 29 'Dream House'. Steve
Alder, who appears as semi-regular 'Murphy' in The Professionals also appears in
this episode. This episode also features former page 3 model Candy Davis, playing a stripper at a
bar Terry is minding - she also played Mr. Rumbold's
office secretary in the BBC comedy series 'Are You Being Served?' but since the
80s vanished from our screens. John Labanowski, John Moffatt, Diana Malin, Tom Watson, Bill Nighy, Richard Simpson, Jim McManus, Vanda Godsell
029. Dreamhouse - 10-Feb-82 Richard Griffiths, Wanda Ventham, Dave Atkin Frankie Farrow, a now outdated pop star is off to Las Vegas for a tour and his manager asks Arthur if Terry can mind his "Dreamhouse" - named after a hit of Frankie's back in 60s. When Terry hears noises at the house he soon discovers there is more to the Frankie Farrow story than meets the eye, especially when it turns out that he has not gone to Las Vegas. Meanwhile Arthur believes he is onto a good deal with some kiddies "Flying Pig" riding machines, only to realise he is £4000 out of pocket! This episode has rather a memorable scene where Richard
Griffiths pushes a grand piano into a swimming pool - a scene shown on
the original ITV trailers for this episode.
Arthur is again seen
driving his Mercedes in this episode.
Warren Clarke, Ian Hogg, Richard Williams, John Judd, Desmond McNamara
Warren Clarke has appeared in many TV roles over the
years, most recently as Detective Superintendent Andy Dalziel in the BBC series
Dalziel and Pascoe. Dennis Waterman also appeared in the episode 'The British
Grenadier'. Ian Hogg is probably best known on TV as Detective Sergeant Alan Rockliffe
from the BBC series 'Rockliffe's Babies' (later 'Rockliffe's Folly'). Stephen Grief, Max Wall, Rula Lenska, Maurice Denham A recently released convict asks Arthur for a loan
so he can support himself until he recovers his hidden loot.
There is a brief appearance in the episode by
Christopher Ellison (right), better to know to most as Frank Burnside
from 'The Bill'. He has a brief role as Charlie, Ted Standon's hardman
who interestingly backs out of a fight with the great Terry McCann.
Michael Medwin, Kika Markham, Nigel Davenport Arthur becomes mixed up with an illegal bookie who
is experiencing tax problems, while Terry becomes romantically involved
for one of his rivals. Sean Mathias, Edward Peel, Maggie Steed, Gary Olsen, Jonathan Kyld Arthur plans on making it big by sponsoring a dart tournament when he discovers ace player Dafydd Evans, who has just returned from the Middle East. Arthur s certainly got plenty of deals going on in this episode, including trying to sell a Corvette Stingray to a specialist buyer down south and dodgy video games that he puts Terry in charge of fixing.
A few dartboard bloopers in this episode. Watch
extremely closely in the first scenes of this episodes where the dartboard
sequences have been edited to show a better score - it's extremely fast so you
will have to be quick to spot it! The same scenes feature the late, great Gary
Olsen in a brief appearance. Also, when Dafydd is teaching Terry, watch
carefully at 7m 37s when Terry turns around the logo "TRI-LON" is above the
number 12, when Terry makes his second attempt it has magically jumped above the
number 20! In this episode Arthur claims he is a friend of Kent Walton, a
popular British sports commentator between the 1950s and 1970s - Kent was well
known for commentating on Wrestling and not on Darts which he did for over 30
years. Michael Culver, Diana Malin, James Cossins, Bernard Horsfall
036. Back in Good Old England - 31-Mar-82 Peter Potslethwaite, George Layton, David Hargreaves A former cell mate of Terry's returns to England and asks Arthur for help in recreating a bodega like establishment that made him a small fortune in Spain.
The third episode in this series to open with a 'teaser'. Watch out for when Jack goes to 'settle the account' with Arch - recognise Arch's jacket - looks very similar to that which Arthur was selling back in episode 28 'Looking For Mickey'. 037. In - 7-Apr-82
Frederick Jaeger, Diane Langton, Barry Stanton, Linal Haft, Russell Hunter
Arthur gets picked up for drug running after agreeing to sell a car for a Scotsman.
Classic fight scene at the end of this episode on a double decker bus. Linal Haft appears in this episode, he would appear later as Brian Gamage (Brain Damage) in the feature length 'Minder On The Orient Express'. 038. Christmas Bonus - 26-Dec-83
039. Rocky Eight and a Half - 11-Jan-84 George Innes, Christine Kavanagh, David Lodge Arthur cons Terry into appearing in a non-licensed
boxing match. Lionel Jeffries, Angela Richards, Keith Barron Cecil Caine, recently widowed and an old friend of Arthur's, sees the death of his wife as a way to start a new life away from his three children. He turns to Terry for protection while he organises a canal trip around the industrial waterways of the past. In the meantime, Cecil's son, who has recently sold Arthur a new Rolls Royce does everything he possibly can to get Arthur to tell him where his father is. An excellent scene in this episode where Arthur goes
around to a Scots drinking club trying to sell Japanese Whiskey, and then
tries to drive home. Keep an eye out here for a young Gillian Taylforth
(aka 'Kathy Beale' from the BBC soap Eastenders).
David Calder, Sheila Ruskin When some jewels go missing, Terry gets the blame.
T.P. McKenna, Shaun Curry, Royce Mills
043. The Car Lot Baggars - 8-Feb-84 June Whitfield, Jimmy Nail, Harry Scott, Colin Jeavons Arthur tries to blame a group of gypsies who Terry believes innocent for vandalizing a used car lot belonging to one of Arthur's friends. Jimmy Nail is more famous for his roles
in 'Spender', 'Crocodile Shoes' and Oz in 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet'. Penny Downie, Larry Lamb Terry and Arthur both fall for an Australian girl who has asked them to help her find her fiancée. In
this episode we see Rycott's first colleague, DC Carp, played by Patrick
Monckton. He would later be replaced with the regular DC Melish, character
played by Michael Troughton. Mel Smith, Primi Townsend, Charles Kay, Mike Holoway, Jackie Smith-Wood, Michael Deeks, Tim Healy Arthur has plans of making it big when he acquires the master tape of a popular singer's songs. A
very brief appearance in this episode by 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet' star Tim Healy. Tony Robins, Bernard Kay, William Simons, Susan Kyd, Michael Maloney, John Malcolm, Reece Dinsdale Arthur is asked to speak to the Rotary Club which is
meeting at a hotel where Terry has temporarily become the house detective.
Listen very carefully to Reece Dinsdale's character in this episode - his voice
is dubbed! In a brief interview with Reece Dinsdale in June 2005 at Nice Airport
he confessed that when he appeared in Minder he was fresh out of drama school
and that after shooting his scenes the production team were not happy with his
voice because he didn't sound like a villain! As a result he growled the lines
back again for a second time on tape. It did cause him to chuckle a little when
he discovered he had been found out! Stephen Rea, Jennifer Lanoon, Patrick Troughton, Tony Anholt, Catherine Rabett, Janet Fielding Terry's involvement in a domestic dispute threatens Arthur's
latest business venture: a health club. Roger Hammond, Ian Bartholomew, Brian Peck, Brian Osborne, Harold Goodwin, Peter Alexander While Arthur is visiting a business colleague Joe Harrison, Harrison gets an unexpected visit some heavies representing a local high interest bookie Albert "Wendy" Wendel. As a result Harrison suffers a massive heart attack. Arthur promptly escapes to be hounded by Chisolm who believes Terry's friend from his prison days, Tony Apsey is somehow involved. When Terry gets a visit from Harrison's brother he is able to discover the truth about Harrison's death. Meanwhile Arthur discovers that an operation he has had to remove an ingrown toe nail was not covered by his private insurance scheme. Watch out for appearances in this episode by Gordon
Kaye, aka René from the BBC comedy 'Allo Allo' and the late Kevin Lloyd
(more famous for his role as DC Tosh Lines in 'The Bill').
Sara Sugarman, Stanley Meadows, Christopher Fulford, Trevor Steedman, Oengus MacNamara Work for Terry and Arthur is rather thin on the ground of late and when an old friend of Terry's asks him to mind his new Irish Boozer, Terry is only too willing to accept. Arthur thinks he is in luck, when two young villains, Billy and Nigel offer him some cheap, but exclusive designer dresses. Arthur approaches his old friend and Fashion Importer Ronald Shyvers in order to sell the gear on and Terry is asked to mind some of Shyver's new designs. Unfortunately Terry is unable to be in two places at once, and Arthur agrees that while Terry is minding the boozer, he will take the role of minding the new designs. Arthur soon realises that all is not what it seems with Shyvers, when he discovers that Billy and Nigel, the two local dress villains are also working for him. A particularly good scene in this episode is the mass
punch up that occurs at Colin's Irish Boozer, which Terry describes to
Arthur as being 'a right bull and cow'.
Art Malik, Madhav Sharna Chisholm has Arthur and Terry as prime suspects when
a counterfeit 20 pound note surfaces at the Winchester Club. Patrick Mower, Vivienne Ritchie, Sue Holderness, Kate Williams, Belinda Sinclair "Confident" and charming Clive Cosgrove (played by Patrick Mower) asks Terry to be the best man and Arthur to give the bride away at his up and coming wedding. When the brides' drunken ex-husband turns up, the wedding makes front page news. All the media publicity soon exposes Cosgrove as a multiple bigamist, with each of his wives soon realising they have been deceived several times over. Keep an eye out in this episode for the late Gary Holden (aka
Wayne Norris from 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet') as Barry, and DC Jones' tactful approach
to describing how 'Confident' Colin Cosgrove really is.
Beryl Reid, John Landry, Bill Maynard Terry is hired to look after an alcoholic romance novelist. Billy Murray, Stacy Dorning, Johnny Shannan Terry decides to call it quits and find a new employer
after Arthur accidentally locks him in a cold storage room. Unfortunately
Terry takes on more trouble than he thought when he realises the furniture
he is moving is from the wrong flat due to a mix up with keys - his new
employer didn't seem to care though and Rycott is fast on his tail.
The first of two appearances in
Minder from Billy Murray, who had previously appeared alongside Dennis Waterman
in the classic series 1 episode of The Sweeney
called 'Stoppo Driver'. He also appears in episode 71 'Fiddler On The Hoof'.
Billy Murray is probably most famous for his role as corrupt ex-copper Don Beech in the
'The Bill' and as Johnny Allen in 'Eastenders'. Mark Farmer, Peter Needham, Nicolas Cargin Arthur tries to buy 2000 tickets to the England/ Scotland
soccer match for 18,000 pounds that he figures he can scalp for 50,000. Donald Sumpter, Nicola Cowper, Ray Burdis Arthur takes over a cleaning business in order to pay
off an old debt. Caroline Langshire, Alex McAvey
058. Around the Corner - 26-Dec-84 - Christmas Special 1984 Colin Farrell, Brian Capron, Jeff Pirie, Tony Caunter Arthur ends up in a spot of bother when a deal involving
some dodgy video recorders with Tasty Tim from the Winchester Club goes very
wrong. Chisolm and Rycott are both hearing whispers about the deal from somwhere
and are hot on Arthur's trail. Things are not helped along much when Arthur's
latest idea, a greyhound called 'Daley's Deal' just won't run anywhere. When
Arthur loses a pile of money, it seems the only one who can get it back is
Terry.
059. Give Us This Day Arthur Daley's Bread - 04-Sep-85 Ellis Dale Arthur volunteers the services of a group of vagrants
who had taken refuge in a church crypt to do some gardening under Terry
supervision. Jan Francis, David Daker A good deal on car phones provides and excellent opportunity for Arthur to do a deal with an old business colleague just out from prison. When the local plod get wind of the dodgy car phone signals and the attention of Chisholm, Terry is busy falling in love, and being stitched up from all sides. Poor old Terry gets a right old pasting half way through
this episode with very little help from Arthur. This episode really shows the
depths that Arthur will go to make a little earner even if it involves taking
total advantage of Terry, though watch out for the twist in the tail in which
everybody gets what they deserve. Television stations in the UK seem reluctant to repeat
this episode in any re-runs and as yet we have not found out why! John Bluthal, Pat Roach Arthur's efforts to help Sully, a garment manufacturer, end up getting them both in the hospital and into trouble with Chisholm.
A rare appearance here by the late Pat Roach who was more
famous for his role as 'Bomber' in the TV series 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet'. Penny Morrell, Robert Austin
063. From Fulham With Love - 02-Oct-85 Michael Gothand, Rula Lenska Complications arise when a Russian seaman whom Arthur
had made a deal with decides to defect to Great Britain. Kenneth Cope, Ronald Fraser Arthur and Terry's friendship is threatened as Arthur
gets to know an eccentric old man who he believes has inherited
a fortune. 065. Minder On The Orient Express (120 min) - 25-Dec-85 - Christmas Special 1985 Amanda Pays, Adam Faith, Honor Blackman, Maurice Denham, Ralph Bates, Ronald Lacey Terry is fortunate to receive tickets for the Orient Express after he helps the daughter of the deceased Jack South, a villain from years back. Arthur, who is trying to avoid a court subpoena from Chisolm and Rycott due to his involvement with Brain 'Brain' Damage, decides his best course of action is to tag along, much to the dislike of Terry. Chisolm meanwhile, has landed an observatory position with Interpol aka "Interplod".. Many fans consider this to be the point at which the
series peaked - a classic British TV film with a host of star names. Both
George Cole and Johnny Goodman (Executive in Charge of Production) have stated
that this is 'probably' their most favourite episode of the whole series, and
certainly the most fun to make as it had such a diverse supporting cast.
7th Series 1989 067. It's a Sorry Lorry Morrie - 02-Jan-89 - Written by Tony Hoare Glynn Edwards as Dave, Ronald Fraser as Self-Inflicted Sid, Roy Kinnear as Fat Charlie, Peter Childs as Rycott, Michael Povey as Jones, Mark Farmer as Justin James, Garfield Morgan as Supt. Mason, James Marcus as Morrie, Michael Troughton as DC Melish, Robin Cameron as DC Jack MacDonald, Ken Farrington as Geroge, Steve McFadden as Mickey, Terry John as Bertie, Thomas Kett as Harry, Catrina Hylton-Hull as Girl in Laundrette, Claire Toeman as Young Mother While Arthur is down on his luck, Justin offers to solve his problems by
inviting him to take part in a deal to shift some electrical goods from Justin's
mate Morrie. Arthur sends Terry around to collect the goods and tells him to
park the van up on new site Arthur is thinking of renting from his mate Charlie.
After Terry parks the van, it is spotted by the police who soon discover it is
full of stolen video recorders and place it under constant surveillance. In this episode we see
Arthur driving about in a dodgy old Ford Granada indicating he is obviously down
on his luck. There is considerable rivalry between Jones and Rycott in this
episode, particularly as Jones has recently been promoted to Sergeant. The
episode also involves very many members of the cast from start to finish and is
without doubt one of the funniest Minder episodes ever written. Watch carefully
as another character Harry seems to be drinking a lot in the Winchester Club.
Claire Toeman who played Justin's young mum girlfriend had appeared in Comrade
Dad with George Cole earlier in the 1980s. In this episode we discover that DC
Melish's firstname is "Don", referred to as such by Jones on the police radio. Glynn Edwards as Dave, Peter Childs as Rycott, Michael Povey as Jones, George Baker as Cooper, Thorley Walters as the Magistrate, Tony Selby as Muldoon, Mark Farmer as Justin James, Del Henney as Tombo, Michael Melia as Fletcher, Patricia Maynard as Lucy Harris, Robin Cameron as DC Jack MacDonald, Johnny Shannon as Tony Benson, John Nettleton as William Shanks, Constantine Gregory as Police Solicitor, Colin Proctor as Reggie, Tim Barrett as Auctioneer, Paul Gregory as Rival Bidder, Mary Law as Magistrate, Thelma Ruby as Dave's Neighbour When Dave doesn't return from a day trip to Folkestone, Terry and Arthur are left looking after the Winchester Club and worried and wondering where he has gone. In the meantime, Cooper, a local hard nut and Alcohol dealer is already furious because of Dave owing a £2000 debt. Things get worse for Arthur and Terry when they realise that Rycott is doing all he can to ensure that the licence renewal for the Winchester Club is blocked, and Terry being at the Winchester Club means he can not honour a deal Arthur has made for him to manage a new nightclub in the manor. Much is learned about Dave in this episode, most notably his surname, which is 'Harris' and what his wife Lucy looks like. Another feature of this episode (which isn't seen in any other) is DS Jones doing Arthur and Terry several favours, almost to the point where he shows a certain friendship towards them. The other reason is of course, that he can get one over on DS Rycott as he objects to his opposition of the Winchester Club license renewal. Again, no reason is known why this episode misses the repeat runs every time. A third appearance in the series by Tony Selby in this episode, albeit as a different character. This is one of few episodes to feature a story about Dave, although he hardly appears in it! 069. Fatal Impression - 16-Jan-89 - Written by Anita Bronson Glynn Edwards as Dave, Kim Thomson as Sylvie, Billy Connolly as Tick Tack, Dick Sullivan as Larchlap Riley, Valerie Lilley as Devla, David Adair as Dermot, Pamela Cundell as Woman Mourner, Steven Law as Detective, Ian Redford as Stevo, Anwen Rees as Newspaper Reporter, John Abineri as Mr Marsden, Stephen Cuttle as Little Steve, Paul McGuire as Pianist and Sheila Steafel as the Pub Singer. Arthur has been working with local fence and gambling addict Larchlap 'Larchy' Riley and ends up being owed two grand. At the Winchester Club, he soon realises that a few of his drinking pals are also in the same situation. In a desperate attempt to claw his money back Arthur travels to Hounslow, only to be warned off by Larchy's wife and their Rottweiler, later to discover that he has died. At his wake, the neighbours are convinced that Larchy had super healing powers and Larchy's son believes a miracle has taken place when Larchy's body is left imprinted in a bed sheet at the house. Arthur manages to get hold of the bed sheet and sees it as a money making opportunity.
Meanwhile, one of Terry's ex-girlfriends Sylvie turns up at his flat having been abused by her husband. Having a family around him, Terry begins to rethink his position with Arthur and decides to apply for a sales manager's job. Arthur attempts to sabotage Terry's chances by speaking to the manager of the car sales company before Terry's interview.
Interestingly although Terry discovers he has got the job at the end of this
episode, nothing more is mentioned of it in the following episodes and one can
only assume he didn't take it up. This episode really demonstrates the
incredibly cruel lengths that Arthur will go to in order to keep Terry with him.
The episode features the lovely Kim Thomson who has gone on to appear in many
more television shows in the UK. Shiela Steafal, the pub singer featured in the
scene where Terry goes to wait for Larchy also appeared in the series 10 episode
"All Things Brighton Beautiful" and has appeared in many productions over the
years both on stage and screen. Ian McShane, Rula Lenska, Brian Blessed Arthur's new video shop is under threat when he accidentally
comes into possession of a video showing a top police officer in rather
a notorious position. The video had previously been the property of a villain
who the officer has wanted to put behind bars for a long while. Carole Ashby, Don Henderson, Michael Kitchen Maltese Tony, an old pal of Arthur's, is in London to deliver a large sum of money seeks Arthur and Terry's help when he believes that someone is trying to kill him. Arthur soon realises he is more trouble than he is worth when Arthur's £25,000 life savings are at stake. This was the last episode of the Terry McCann Years
to be shown on the re-run transmissions on UK GOLD. Glyn Edwards as Dave, Paul Eddington as Guy Wheeler, Simon Cadell as William Pierce, Peter Childs as Rycott, Michael Povey as Jones, Mark Farmer as Justin, Iain Cuthbertson as Bernard McKenna, Michael Troughton as Melish, Royce Mills as Andrew, Cassie Stuart as Veronica, Jonathan Elsom as Muir, Michael Lees as Tony Davis, Morris Perry as DHSS Manager, Ray Mort as Billy from Leeds, Jonty Miller as Bus Driver
8th Series 1991 ITV 073. Loneliness Of A Long Distance Entrepreneur - 5-Sep-91 Sidney Livingstone, Roberta Taylor
074. A Bouquet Of Barbed Wire - 12-Sep-91 Arthur is convinced the British wine will be the new seller throughout the Europe, and as a result buys several crate loads of what he believes is the genuine article. Little does he know he only tried the sample bottle! An excellent scene at the end of this episode where poor
old Arthur is bang to rights getting stuck in a lift. Cherry Gillespie, Michael Garner, Richard Syms Arthur is convinced that the way to make money is to appeal to British patriotism, and erects a flagpole and the union jack at the car lot. The council 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 her weekly hairdresser. He pulls out all the stops to find her, convinced that Arthur has murdered her because he is suffering from a severe cash crisis. 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. Doreen, Ray's mother also
shows a dislike for 'Er Indoors in this episode. We also hear Morley refer
to DC Park as 'Johnny'.
Three of Arthur's old business partners decide it is time to frame Arthur. 077. Guess Who's Coming To Pinner? - 3-Oct-91 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. Meanwhile Charlie's widow has plans of a more romantic nature for
Arthur. On the Umbrella Australian DVD release of Minder
series one, George Cole states that this is his favourite episode title.
This episode is the first time Ray Daley takes a real pasting. Andrew McCulloch, Terence Hardiman 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. Arthur's strange
behaviour in this episode is unlike any other episode of Minder. Nick Reding, Gabrielle Cowburn Ray travels up North to bring a pigeon back to London,
as part of a race. During this time, he falls very much in love with Donna,
the daughter of Arthur's northern business partner. As a result of this,
Ray and Donna disappear and Arthur is left to start the pigeon race himself.
Arthur does whatever he can to ensure that Ray and Donna don't have a future. Watch out for the great character "Nostalgic" played
by Nick Reding in this episode, formerly he played PC Pete Ramsay in the
early series of 'The Bill'.
Kenneth Colley, Alex Lowe, Simon Rouse 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. Watch out for an appearance by Simon Rouse (DCI Jack Meadows
from 'The Bill') in this episode.
John Cater, Harry Landis, Pauline Letts, Steven O'Donnell
Arthur believes a that entertainment is the order of the day, and
ends up in a spot of bother over a karaoke machine that he has borrowed
which is stolen. Ray discovers the person who stole it is none other than
Barry, a bloke who he has been working for, and decides to get his own
back. Trevor Byfield, David Marrick, David Sibley
A talented young French chef called "Henri" who Arthur
has employed as part of "Daley Catering" is been hunted
by a group of gangsters. While providing the hospitality for a Police leaving
function without a proper chef, Arthur is abducted for information as to
Henri's whereabouts. This episode contains a good scene where Arthur offers
his secretary a new computer. "It's got bytes, floppy bits, everything
- It'll make your life a lot easier my dear" - if Arthur Daley said
it, it must be true!
Lee Montague, Hetty Baynes
Arthur is asked by his friend, casino boss Lewis for help with his
wife Lorna, who has a gambling problem. While Ray is looking after Lorna
at Lewis' country house, Arthur turns up and is soon convinced by Lorna
that she has a winning system. Meanwhile, while Arthur is at the casino,
Lewis and his heavies are trying to find the reason why cash is disappearing
and re-packaging all his old used playing cards into new packs. I wonder
who that could be?
Trevor Peacock, Rory Edwards, Geoffrey Whitehead
In order to straighten out the Police accounts, Morley and his Superintendent
offer to sell Arthur the Police coach. Aiming to make a quick earner Arthur
decides to start "Daley Tours" around London for unsuspecting
foreign punters. Realising that another officer is trying stitch him up,
the Superintendent decides he wants the coach back, and sends Morley off
to retrieve it, only to discover that Arthur has sold it. Meanwhile, Ray
is helping to save the destruction of a golf club while protecting Arthur
from Denny Willis, to whom Arthur owes rather a large sum of money to.
Although 'Steve Tompkinson as DC Park' is credited at the start
of this episode, he does not actually appear in it.
Arthur is having trouble shifting a job lot of stolen
videos across London using the van. Arthur is under pressure to get shot
of them quickly when a local Welsh hard guy Dai comes sniffing around looking
for clues as to why his stock of "videos" have been nicked. Arthur
finds the only way to deliver the videos is by boat but runs into all sorts
of troubles along the way, not least of all with Ray.
This episode was originally shown on Boxing Day 1991 and has not
be re-shown in the UK since. 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. Glyn Edwards is an
experienced boating man and Dave unfortunately gets seen speeding, so it is
assumed that he never reaches his final destination. Watch out for the very good game of
monopoly between Ray & Arthur on the boat too! 9th Series 1993 ITV Kenneth Cranham, Allan Corduner Arthur is upset as a result of Walter's dismissal of
the level of knowledge at the Winchester for an up and coming quiz night.
Marty, an old friend of Arthur's doesn't return while on day release from
prison. Arthur soon sees a way to get his own back on Walter by putting
Marty in the team. Morley and Field are very keen to catch up with Marty
in order that he can serve the remainder of his sentence. Richard Ridings, Philip Martin Brown, Desmond McNamara Arthur ends up in a spot of bother with a Tony Pike,
a local rogue over an advertisement he has created on a hot air balloon.
Tony Pike treats Arthur to a night out on the marsh, which in his somewhat
confused way, means abducting Arthur and holding him hostage in an abandoned
power station. Ray searches frantically for clues to Arthur's whereabouts,
only to discover that Arthur has been more persuasive than he thought. Ben Chaplin, Elaine Lordan, Ian Bartholomew Arthur opens "The Daley Post", an all new
London despatch service. It isn't long before his competitors decide that
he should be the one who has lots of business, not all of it being kosher. There is great scene in this episode where Arthur is
being held at Ray's flat, and he is saved by some very unexpected visitors!
Kim Carter, Colin Jeavons, Philip Manikum When Arthur's search for a new car ends in his arrest,
even DS Morley thinks he is innocent of the charges, but Ray is not
so sure. Sean McGinley, Natalie Roles, Eliza Buckingam When Arthur and Ray manage to sell their unwanted stock
as fairground novelty prizes, they become unwittingly involved in fraud
and major theft. Natalie Roles is probably most
recognisable for her role as DS Debbie McAllister in the TV series 'The Bill'. James Booth, John Levitt, Frank Mills When a member of their boyhood gang re-appears, Arthur
and Ray fall out. As a result, Arthur tries his hand at setting up a rival
establishment to the Winchester club. John Normington, Liz Frazer, Colin Farrell When Arthur is persuaded to retire, Ray jumps at the
chance to take over Daley Enterprises. Arthur soon finds that the life
of leisure he was looking forward to so much, isn't what he thought it
would be. Ray soon realises that business without Arthur is harder than
he first thought. Pete Poslethwaite, Philip Locke, Liza Walker Arthur's efforts to corner the satellite market are
hampered by Ray's interest in a customers daughter!
Geoffrey Huntings, Emma Cunningham, Gavin Richards Dave's club faces permanent closure when one of Arthur's
money making schemes goes disastrously wrong. In an attempt to save it,
Ray decides to organise a charity football match against the local police
force!
Dhobi Oparei, Rebecca Lamb, Juliette Grassby Arthur decides that if he can't sell his second hand
cars he'll be forced to hire them out instead. Simon Chilvers, Bill McCabe, Frank Baker When Arthur learns he's next in line to inherit a fortune,
he and Ray set out to trace the ancestry of the Daley family down under. This is the first part of a trilogy along with episodes 097
and 098. Bill McCabe, Bill Hunter, Nikki Coghill Arthur and Ray live it up down under as Arthur spends
like a millionaire. Arthur soon realises there is tough competition for
the Daley inheritance. Glyn Edwards was told by
George Cole that although he didn't star in the episodes featured down under,
they still include him, because they spoke to him on the phone. Terry Gill, Bill Hunter, Danielle Spencer Penniless and in danger of being caught without a valid
visa, Arthur and Ray try as hard as possible to try and raise the money
they need for the air fare home. Mylene Demongeot, David Simeon, Olivier Pierre Arthur, Ray and Dave cross the channel to take advantage
of some duty free prices - but it is Arthur who is taken advantage of. Andrew Sachs, Peter Kelly, Sheila Steafal, Liam McKenna When an old friend of Arthur's, Sidney (played by Andrew
Sachs), turns up at the lock up asking for some minding, Arthur is only
to pleased to offer Ray's services. Arthur decides that the best place
for Sidney to stay is in Brighton where the skinhead Sidney has employed
to kill him, won't be able to find him. In the meantime, Ray is told to
find the skinhead and tell him services are no longer required. All is
not what it seems when Arthur realises that Sidney has been telling him
a bogus story and they both end up fearing for their lives from an ex-con
now back on the manor. Watch out for the excellent exploding caravan scene
in this episode - other than this, this episode shows a definite drop in
ideas and funding for the show, making this certainly one of the worse
Minder episodes of this series. Officially this episode was marked as the
100th episode. Susannah Doyle, Sidney Livingstone, Lill Roughley,
Duncan Bell, Barry Aird, John Bowler When returning home after delivering his parents (Bert
and Doreen) to the Airport in his fathers taxi, Ray collects a young women
Suzie who thinks he is a taxi driver. Desperate for Ray to drive somewhere,
she tells him to take her to a friends house where she can seek refuge
from what she tells Ray is her abusive husband who is chasing her. Ray seeks help from Arthur who decides that the best
place for her to stay is at Bert and Doreen's house (for a small fee of
course). Things turn a little sour when Arthur and Ray discover there is
more to Suzie than they first thought, not least of all when Arthur is
arrested for pimping on the manor. Watch out for an appearance by Tony Robinson (aka Baldrick
from Black Adder) in this episode.
Frances Cuka, Tim Wylton, Richard Durden, Edda Sharpe,
Peter Shorey Arthur is asked to supply fixtures and fittings at
a local health club. Everything if fine until strange things start happening
to Arthur as a result of him selling an Austin Allegro to a nun at way
over the going rate. Arthur seeks refuge and confesses his sins while Ray
is ordered to fix the car. Watch out for another appearance in this episode by
Sidney Livingstone as Ray's dad Bert. Ian McNeice, Samantha Janus, Natascha Taylor, Derrick
Branche, Marc Zuber, Jake Wood Arthur sees a neat business opportunity when he inherits
a stall at a local exhibition centre. Unfortunately this line of business
is already being offered by another trader at the exhibition, Hargreaves,
who soon becomes extremely jealous and angry at Arthur, who has stolen
his business idea. Meanwhile Ray foolishly falls for the manageress of
the exhibition, Vanessa which doesn't help Arthur's problems at all. Poor old Ray Daley certainly gets a right kicking at
the end of this episode, possibly the toughest he suffers in all the episodes
he appears in. One can only wonder how Terry would have faired under the
same circumstances. Barry Jackson, Peter Jones, Amelda Brown The majority of this episode has to be one of the most
depressing Minder episodes ever, making it's title very apt indeed. Everyone in
Willesden is feeling very down, not least of all, Brian, a friend of Ray and
Arthur. The two do everything they can to try and cheer him up. Meanwhile,
Arthur sells a car at such a reduced rate he wonders whether he is feeling ill.
Could this be the worst Minder episode ever? A major twist of story
in the last 10 minutes of this episode only leaves you wondering what the
purpose of the first 40 minutes really were. If you miss this one, don't
worry about it - the title can only refer to what the author must have
been going through to write such a poor episode.
Jim Carter, Godfrey Jackson, Perry Fenwick Arthur is taken on a nightmare test drive when a rival
car dealer tries all he can to put him out of business.
Stratford Johns, Kenneth Cope A deal that Arthur did back in the 60s comes back to
haunt him when he realises that the car he sold a group of blaggers back
then, was the result of them being arrested when it wouldn't start. Yet another appearance in from the former Randall and
Hopkirk star, Kenneth Cope (also seen in episodes 2 and 64), this time
seen only with a cap and sunglasses on - cunning disguise!
Matthew Scurfield, Chris Sanders, Mary Maddox When one of Arthur's former employees Crankie Frankie
escapes from a security institution, Arthur's hopes of setting up a new
restaurant with his partner Luigi, soon become the least of his worries.
Wondering where Arthur has gone, Ray arrives at the lock up to discover
that Frankie is holding Arthur hostage at gunpoint and that Frankie is
desperately searching for the man who he claims is knocking off his wife.
The trouble soon spreads to the Winchester Club, where Luigi's wife becomes
more than involved with the problem in hand. At the end of this episode, Arthur gives his final
speech on life as an honest Entrepreneur!
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