Best Episode of Minder?
Discussion
For all I know, this may have be done previously, possibly several times.
However, putting that to one side, what - in your opinion - is the best episode of Minder?
I think my number 1 is the one that's just been on ITV4 - the Jack Last missing video episode.
Runner up prizes go to:
The one where Arthur gets a Rolls Royce Corniche and the old guy does a runner at the end on a motorbike
The Freddy Fenton episode (also featuring a Roller)
The one where Terry has a massive scrap with a Scottish bloke on a London bus.
The one with Billy Connolly as a Tic Tac guy and the chap faking his own death.
However, putting that to one side, what - in your opinion - is the best episode of Minder?
I think my number 1 is the one that's just been on ITV4 - the Jack Last missing video episode.
Runner up prizes go to:
The one where Arthur gets a Rolls Royce Corniche and the old guy does a runner at the end on a motorbike
The Freddy Fenton episode (also featuring a Roller)
The one where Terry has a massive scrap with a Scottish bloke on a London bus.
The one with Billy Connolly as a Tic Tac guy and the chap faking his own death.
omniflow said:
For all I know, this may have be done previously, possibly several times.
However, putting that to one side, what - in your opinion - is the best episode of Minder?
I think my number 1 is the one that's just been on ITV4 - the Jack Last missing video episode.
Runner up prizes go to:
The one where Arthur gets a Rolls Royce Corniche and the old guy does a runner at the end on a motorbike
The Freddy Fenton episode (also featuring a Roller)
The one where Terry has a massive scrap with a Scottish bloke on a London bus.
The one with Billy Connolly as a Tic Tac guy and the chap faking his own death.
'In', the episode with Brian Cox, or 'The car lot baggers' with Jimmy Nail are two of my favourites but to pick an absolute best episode is impossible for me...favourite television show along with SweeneyHowever, putting that to one side, what - in your opinion - is the best episode of Minder?
I think my number 1 is the one that's just been on ITV4 - the Jack Last missing video episode.
Runner up prizes go to:
The one where Arthur gets a Rolls Royce Corniche and the old guy does a runner at the end on a motorbike
The Freddy Fenton episode (also featuring a Roller)
The one where Terry has a massive scrap with a Scottish bloke on a London bus.
The one with Billy Connolly as a Tic Tac guy and the chap faking his own death.
WPA said:
The car lot baggers was brilliant but they did also make some very poor episodes
That's one of my favourites too.I have a few though. From memory,
The one with 'self inflicted' when the stolen van goes up in flames.
The one with the football match, where it's revealed that the new landlord of another pub is a grass.
The one where Arthur thinks he's going along on a deal buy diamonds but it's not.
The cab office one where the drivers keep getting attacked.
One with Debbie who is a witness to something and men come looking for her, she was only in a couple of episodes (one of them I mentioned above)
I like the first Ray Daley episode. I know he's not Terry, but I think the scene when he shows what he can do in The Winchester is pretty good. That episode also has quite a lot going on in it.
Of those ones, the one with Phelan, where Arthur is constantly being targeted.
The one with the bloke who has the Porsche who listens to classical music and takes them to an old industrial plant and Arthur convinces the 'heavy' to change his ways.
I might have more. I'll try to remember them.
Edited by LARK F1 GTR on Wednesday 22 April 10:16
I've watched every episode with Tel, but I still can't bring myself to watch any with Ray Daley.
It's not so much the episodes, it's some of the dialogue that sticks in my mind. Off the top of my head, so it wont be word for word:
Chisholm is talking to some junior plod, and asks him to go and find Daley "How will I know it's him? What does he look like?" and Chisholm replies with " 'orrible".
I think it's one of Rycot's underlings that says "Isn't Arthur overdue?" "He's well overdue" is Rycot's reply.
And there's one where Arthur is sitting on a park bench with someone (I think it's Morrie) and Morrie says "I couldn't half do with a drink, Arthur" and Arthurs looks behind him at a bird bath and says "Well, if you are thirsty, dip your beak in there".
It's not so much the episodes, it's some of the dialogue that sticks in my mind. Off the top of my head, so it wont be word for word:
Chisholm is talking to some junior plod, and asks him to go and find Daley "How will I know it's him? What does he look like?" and Chisholm replies with " 'orrible".
I think it's one of Rycot's underlings that says "Isn't Arthur overdue?" "He's well overdue" is Rycot's reply.
And there's one where Arthur is sitting on a park bench with someone (I think it's Morrie) and Morrie says "I couldn't half do with a drink, Arthur" and Arthurs looks behind him at a bird bath and says "Well, if you are thirsty, dip your beak in there".
Aces High: and Sometimes Very Low
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0648654/
"Professional gambler Maurice Michaelson is barred from the casino where he has broken the bank and he is later robbed of his winnings. He sells Arthur his car for stake money and, minded by Terry, prepares to get rich again in a big poker game"
I loved the lotus Eclat and never forgot Arthurs lesson on selling something when you are desperate
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0648654/
"Professional gambler Maurice Michaelson is barred from the casino where he has broken the bank and he is later robbed of his winnings. He sells Arthur his car for stake money and, minded by Terry, prepares to get rich again in a big poker game"
I loved the lotus Eclat and never forgot Arthurs lesson on selling something when you are desperate
Armitage.Shanks said:
Se7 Ep2 'It's a Sorry Lorry Morrie' with Roy Kinnear and the van load of stolen electric items. Absolute classic - "It's on top, it's on top" 
Sorry Lorry Morrie S7E1 according to IMDBhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0648687/
'Self Inflicted' played by Ronald Fraser is my second favourite episode
Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Wednesday 22 April 12:52
snuffy said:
I've watched every episode with Tel, but I still can't bring myself to watch any with Ray Daley.
It's not so much the episodes, it's some of the dialogue that sticks in my mind. Off the top of my head, so it wont be word for word:
Chisholm is talking to some junior plod, and asks him to go and find Daley "How will I know it's him? What does he look like?" and Chisholm replies with " 'orrible".
I think it's one of Rycot's underlings that says "Isn't Arthur overdue?" "He's well overdue" is Rycot's reply.
And there's one where Arthur is sitting on a park bench with someone (I think it's Morrie) and Morrie says "I couldn't half do with a drink, Arthur" and Arthurs looks behind him at a bird bath and says "Well, if you are thirsty, dip your beak in there".
Chisholm is my favourite character!! Some of his lines are utterly fantastic. There are another couple of episodes that have just come to mind. Mike Reid in 'You need hands', and the two boxing episodes, 'Don't tell them Willie Boy was here' and 'Rocky Eight and a Half'...It's not so much the episodes, it's some of the dialogue that sticks in my mind. Off the top of my head, so it wont be word for word:
Chisholm is talking to some junior plod, and asks him to go and find Daley "How will I know it's him? What does he look like?" and Chisholm replies with " 'orrible".
I think it's one of Rycot's underlings that says "Isn't Arthur overdue?" "He's well overdue" is Rycot's reply.
And there's one where Arthur is sitting on a park bench with someone (I think it's Morrie) and Morrie says "I couldn't half do with a drink, Arthur" and Arthurs looks behind him at a bird bath and says "Well, if you are thirsty, dip your beak in there".
biggbn said:
Chisholm is my favourite character!! Some of his lines are utterly fantastic
There's a scene in Arthur's lockup where he's saying about some injustice to Cheerful Charlie Chisholm and Chisholm replied "Oh dear Arthur, have you been interfered with? Do you wish to make a complaint?"And then of course "Jones, you Welsh cretin".
snuffy said:
I've watched every episode with Tel, but I still can't bring myself to watch any with Ray Daley.
Not a fan of the Ray Daley years at all, if you read George Cole's autobiography he was not sure about carrying on but I guess the issue was that with Dennis Waterman quitting suddenly and the ratings high it was worth the gamble with a new minder.Could be worse mind you, best not to remember the channel 5 relaunch with Shane Richie
snuffy said:
biggbn said:
Chisholm is my favourite character!! Some of his lines are utterly fantastic
There's a scene in Arthur's lockup where he's saying about some injustice to Cheerful Charlie Chisholm and Chisholm replied "Oh dear Arthur, have you been interfered with? Do you wish to make a complaint?"And then of course "Jones, you Welsh cretin".
but then I’ve got weird taste in cars 
WPA said:
Not a fan of the Ray Daley years at all, if you read George Cole's autobiography he was not sure about carrying on but I guess the issue was that with Dennis Waterman quitting suddenly and the ratings high it was worth the gamble with a new minder.
Could be worse mind you, best not to remember the channel 5 relaunch with Shane Richie
Now that was utter sCould be worse mind you, best not to remember the channel 5 relaunch with Shane Richie
te. Beyond ste in fact. A Lot of Bull & a Pat on the Back -: Season 2, episode 4
Arthur is approached by what he believes to be two local farmers and is asked to repossess a bull. Later Arthur and Terry discover that they have stolen the bull, so decide to find the men who hired them and get the bull returned to the rightful owner. Terry is also hired by his stripper girl friend to discourage a stalker.. among the cast are Diana Malin as the lovely Debbie and Gennie Nevinson as Penny.
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Arthur is approached by what he believes to be two local farmers and is asked to repossess a bull. Later Arthur and Terry discover that they have stolen the bull, so decide to find the men who hired them and get the bull returned to the rightful owner. Terry is also hired by his stripper girl friend to discourage a stalker.. among the cast are Diana Malin as the lovely Debbie and Gennie Nevinson as Penny.
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cookie1600 said:
A Lot of Bull & a Pat on the Back -: Season 2, episode 4
Arthur is approached by what he believes to be two local farmers and is asked to repossess a bull. Later Arthur and Terry discover that they have stolen the bull, so decide to find the men who hired them and get the bull returned to the rightful owner. Terry is also hired by his stripper girl friend to discourage a stalker.. among the cast are Diana Malin as the lovely Debbie and Gennie Nevinson as Penny.
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All episodes from series one to series 10 are also available on Itv XArthur is approached by what he believes to be two local farmers and is asked to repossess a bull. Later Arthur and Terry discover that they have stolen the bull, so decide to find the men who hired them and get the bull returned to the rightful owner. Terry is also hired by his stripper girl friend to discourage a stalker.. among the cast are Diana Malin as the lovely Debbie and Gennie Nevinson as Penny.
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