Leon Griffiths
Director
Minder (1979)
Specials
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.
Released Oct. 29, 1979
Episode 60 min
14+
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Production Companies: Euston Films
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S0E1 - An Officer and a Car Salesman
Upon leaving jail, Terry gets a job with an ex-army officer who runs survival school for executives along military lines, but he is also buying some equipment from Arthur so that he can rob a security van.
Dec. 26, 1988, midnight
S0E2 - Minder - The Early Years
An exclusive interview with George Cole covering the early years of Minder.
March 16, 2009, midnight
S0E3 - Minder - The Middle Years
George Cole recounts the memories of the middle years of Minder.
March 16, 2009, midnight
S0E4 - Minder - The Gary Webster Years
George Cole concludes the exclusive interviews with a recount of the final years of Minder with the departure of Dennis Waterman and the arrival of Gary Webster as Ray Daley.
March 16, 2009, midnight
S0E5 - Christmas Bonus
This special Christmas episode presents highlights from earlier episodes, linked by some new material set in the Winchester Club.
Dec. 26, 1983, midnight
S0E6 - A Little Bit of Give and Take
Produced in 1986 and just 28 minutes long, A Little Bit of Give and Take was a one-off production for British school children to learn about the dangers of taking drugs.
This episode was sent to schools and health authorities as part of a video package called Double Take.
The theme of this episode covers how young people might react to situations when they are offered drugs and how they might cope with overcoming this.
Jan. 2, 1986, midnight
S0E7 - Minder on the Orient Express
When a gangster passes away, he leaves his daughter with clues to the location of his ill-gotten gains. She offers Terry tickets to the Orient Express, and Terry and Arthur spot underworld business on the luxury train to Venice.
Dec. 25, 1985, midnight
S0E8 - Royal Variety Performance sketch
A short Minder sketch with Dennis Waterman and George Cole. Cole was performing in The Pirates of Penzance, with Waterman in Windy City, hence both had musical performances too!
It took place on 8 November 1982 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in the presence of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and was broadcast on BBC1 on 14 November.
Nov. 14, 1982, midnight
Network: ITV1
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 6545 min.
Released: Oct. 29, 1979
Last Air Date: March 10, 1994, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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