The opening titles for series 1 to 7 were filmed in Arthur's original car lot,
featured on our Car Lots
page. The opening titles used in series 8 to 10 in The Ray Daley Years can be
seen at the bottom of this page.
The original end credits appeared from series 1 through to 7. According to
George Cole, the photographs seen were filmed
approximately three weeks before the first episode of Minder was actually filmed.
The original end credits feature a series of 16 shots all taken in black & white of Terry
and Arthur in various parts of London.
Shots 1 and 2 of the original end credits were taken in Arthur's car lot and always contained the actors/actresses for that particular episode.
Shots 3 & 4 - Hammersmith Bridge
THEN & NOW - Pictures by Charly
This bridge crosses the river Thames and is situated just south of Hammersmith
town centre on the north side.
Both pedestrians and traffic can cross the bridge to Barnes on the south side.
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Directions to Hammersmith Bridge (opens a new window)
Closest Tube Station: Hammersmith (Hammersmith & City / District / Piccadilly Line)
Shots 5, 6 and 7 - The Royal Albert Hall
THEN & NOW -
Pictures by rollthedice
Stills 5, 6 and 7 in the end credits are of the famous Royal Albert Hall, found in Knightsbridge. It first opened its doors in 1871.
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Directions to The Royal Albert Hall (opens a new window)
Closest Tube Station: Knightsbridge (Piccadilly Line)
Shot 8 - The Blue Anchor Pub
THEN & NOW - 13 LOWER MALL, W6 -
Pictures by Paul
Each week as Minder ended we could only wonder what Arthur & Terry were talking about on this pub's veranda.
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Directions to The Blue Anchor Pub (opens a new window)
Closest Tube Station: Hammersmith (Hammersmith & City / District / Piccadilly Line)
Shots 10 & 11 - The Leaning Lamppost
THEN & NOW - RATHBONE STREET, W1
- Pictures by jno
One of the stills
shows Arthur and Terry walking past a leaning lamppost and then posing as if
they were holding it up. The location of the lamppost is in a small alley-way
(Newman Passage) off Rathbone Street London W1. The lamppost was a tourist attraction in the 70s and
80s when people posed as if they were trying to straighten it. The leaning
lamppost has now been removed and a new one is in its place. This is just five
minutes walk from Oxford Street.
LEANING LAMPPOST - THEN
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LEANING LAMPPOST - NOW
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Directions to Rathbone Street (opens a new window)
Closest Tube Station: Goodge Street (Northern Line - Charing Cross Branch)
Shot 15 & 16 - The Police Station
THEN & NOW - HECKFIELD PLACE, SW6 -
Location found by peterod.
Picture by
Charly.
This police station also featured in the first episode of Minder
Gunfight at the OK Laundrette and in The Sweeney
episode Messenger Of The Gods.
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Directions to Heckfield Place (opens a new window)
Closest Tube Station: Fulham Broadway (Hammersmith & Fulham / District)
Series 8, 9 and 10 - Opening Titles
PORTOBELLO ROAD, W11
- THEN & NOW - Pictures by
jno
The opening titles of the Ray Daley Years first appeared in series 8, episode 2 'A Bouquet Of Barbed Wine'. This street hosts the Portobello Road Market each week, one of London's most popular street markets selling mostly second-hand clothes and antiques.
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Directions to Portobello Road (opens a new window)
Closest Tube Station: Ladbroke Grove (Hammersmith & City Line)
This page was created by jno as an informative guide to the former British TV series 'Minder'.
Special thanks to Charly, rollthedice and Andrew Brooks for their contributions.
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'Minder' - Created By Leon Griffiths - (C) Leon Griffiths/Thames Television 1979.
Last updated : 17th November 2009
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