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Minder(TV show/series, 1979-1994)

TV-14
| 1h per episode | Genres: Comedy, Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime

Scripted Reality in 10 seasons with 107 episodes

MinderRating: 3.4/5 (with 10 votes) 363
Minder is a British comedy-drama series about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television, and shown on ITV for ten series between 29 October 1979 and 10 March 1994. The series was revived by Channel 5 in 2009 but was discontinued after only six episodes. It was nominated three times for Best Drama Series or Serial at the British Academy Television Awards. ()
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About Minder

This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye for a nice little earner. Alongside his many business ventures, Arthur would regularly hire Terry out as a minder or bodyguard, later replaced by nephew, Ray Daley.

Minder Seasons and Episodes

01/06/1994Season 10 - 10 episodes
#1 | 01/06/1994A Fridge Too Far
To sell a consignment of mopeds to The Pizza Man, Arthur gets involved in complicated money-juggling. He has pawned his wife’s jewellery to fund the purchase, but instead uses the cash to buy a lorryload of fridge freezers at a knockdown price.
#2 | 01/13/1994Another Case of Van Blank
To take advantage of new rules concerning duty free alcohol, Arthur, Ray and Dave take a van to Calais, planning to stock up on cheap booze. Whilst Ray and Dave go to a hypermarket, Arthur has meets with Henry, a former mate, and gets unwittingly drawn into breaking into a liquor warehouse.
#3 | 01/20/1994All Things Brighton Beautiful
Arthur's chum Sidney comes to him for protection from a murderer. Unfortunately, Arthur's idea of a safe house is a caravan.
#4 | 01/27/1994One Flew Over the Parents' Nest
Whilst his parents are on holiday in Spain, Ray, driving Bert’s taxi, picks up Susie, an attractive girl who claims to be on the run from a violent husband. Arthur, scenting a ‘nice little earner’, installs her in Bert and Doreen’s house.
#5 | 02/03/1994The Immaculate Contraption
A nun buys an Austin Allegro from Arthur’s car lot, despite Arthur knowing it’s clapped out and overpriced, then everything in his life starts to go wrong. Could it be divine retribution?
#6 | 02/10/1994All Quiet on the West End Front
Arthur's venture into corporate hospitality takes him and Ray into company that's glamorous and dangerous.
#7 | 02/17/1994The Great Depression of 1994
Arthur spots a way to make money out of his brother-in-law Brian's misery.
#8 | 02/24/1994On the Autofront
Arthur is forced to broadcast his first ever commercial on pirate radio when a rival car dealer tries to put him out of business with a nightmare test drive.
#9 | 03/03/1994Bring Me the Head of Arthur Daley
Arthur is targeted by violent criminal Charlie Knowles, who blames him for his incarceration.
#10 | 03/10/1994The Long Good Thursday
Café owner Luigi is opening a mafia-themed restaurant, the ‘Cosa Noshtra’ with Arthur’s financial backing. On the evening before the grand opening, ‘Cranky Frankie’ Connor escapes from prison and holds Arthur at gunpoint in his lockup. He demands to see Rosie, his wife, whom he suspects of having an affair with Luigi. Luigi’s wife Carla also has her suspicions.
#11 | 12/25/1991The Cruel Canal
When his van breaks down, Arthur resorts to canals to transport a cargo of ‘hot’ video players to fence 'Tony Two-Tone'. He rents a narrow boat and he and Ray proceed to get the goods from Greenford to Limehouse via the Grand Union Canal. As they near their destination, the boat gets stuck under a low bridge. Then they ram at full speed into the jetty and the goods are lost in the river. In the meantime, Arthur is being dogged by Big Dai who thinks that Arthur has nicked his precious collection of boxing videos.
01/07/1993Season 9 - 13 episodes
09/05/1991Season 8 - 13 episodes
01/02/1989Season 7 - 6 episodes
09/04/1985Season 6 - 8 episodes
09/05/1984Season 5 - 9 episodes
01/11/1984Season 4 - 11 episodes
01/13/1982Season 3 - 13 episodes
09/11/1980Season 2 - 13 episodes
10/29/1979Season 1 - 11 episodes
12/26/1988Specials - 7 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: London
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/29/1979
Last episode released on: 03/10/1994
Creator: Leon Griffiths
Performer: Dennis Waterman
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Der Aufpasser"

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