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Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Minder Season 7 Episode 4 - The Last Video Show
    8.6/10(103 votes)

    #1 - The Last Video Show

    S7:E4

    A video implicating two senior police officers is mistakenly returned to Daley videos.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Andrew Payne

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  2. Minder Season 5 Episode 1 - Goodbye Sailor
    8.5/10(102 votes)

    #2 - Goodbye Sailor

    S5:E1

    When Arthur is stuck with 1,500 pairs of imported shoes, he and Terry find themselves on a boat being chased by the Customs and Excise.

    Director:Francis Megahy
    Writer:Andrew Payne

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  3. Minder Season 3 Episode 2 - You Need Hands
    8.4/10(101 votes)

    #3 - You Need Hands

    S3:E2

    Terry aids Des with a debt collection, but suffers a broken hand in a fight. Arthur has a special job lined up, and with his man out of action, has to hire another minder...

    Director:Ian Sharp
    Writer:Andrew Payne

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  4. Minder Season 3 Episode 11 - Poetic Justice, Innit ?
    8.4/10(106 votes)

    #4 - Poetic Justice, Innit ?

    S3:E11

    While Arthur does jury service, he leaves Terry in charge at the lock up. Debbie goes into the business of home hairdressing and on her first job, the client's house is robbed, and she becomes a suspect.

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  5. Minder Season 4 Episode 4 - Sorry Pal, Wrong Number
    8.4/10(95 votes)

    #5 - Sorry Pal, Wrong Number

    S4:E4

    Arthur joins up with legendary con artist J.J. Mooney, in a racing scam. They hire a postal address and Terry gets to mind three public phone boxes, and then they sit back and wait for the money to roll in. But it all starts to go wrong when J.J. has a heart attack...

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  6. Minder Season 4 Episode 5 - The Car Lot Baggers
    8.4/10(103 votes)

    #6 - The Car Lot Baggers

    S4:E5

    When an unscrupulous builder wants a piece of land that is occupied by a local car dealer he hires a gang of thugs to move him out, and tries to lay the blame at the door of the local gypsies.

    Director:Francis Megahy
    Writer:Trevor Preston

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  7. Minder Season 4 Episode 10 - Get Daley
    8.4/10(86 votes)

    #7 - Get Daley

    S4:E10

    When an illegal bookie threatens a customer who owes him money, the customer collapses and dies of a heart attack. Arthur, who is about to go into hospital for an operation, is an eye witness to the event and in no time he is being chased by the police, the bookie and the customer's family.

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writer:Andrew Payne

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  8. Minder Season 5 Episode 5 - Second Hand Pose
    8.4/10(87 votes)

    #8 - Second Hand Pose

    S5:E5

    Due to mix up, Terry is left in a large industrial meat freezer and decides to leave Arthur's employ, obtaining work helping out an old friend who is in the second hand furniture business.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  9. Minder Season 5 Episode 9 - Around the Corner
    8.4/10(85 votes)

    #9 - Around the Corner

    S5:E9

    To cover a debt, Arthur is given a greyhound, but while Terry is trying to train him, Arthur gets conned over videos that don't exist.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  10. Minder Season 7 Episode 6 - The Wrong Goodbye
    8.4/10(89 votes)

    #10 - The Wrong Goodbye

    S7:E6

    Arthur’s bank manager won't extend his already considerable overdraft, and his car lot, lock up and goods have been seized by the sheriff for non-payment. He contemplates retirement, but he hasn't paid National Insurance since 1956, so doesn't qualify for a state pension.

    Director:Francis Megahy
    Writer:David Yallop

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  11. Minder Season 5 Episode 3 - A Number of Old Wives' Tales
    8.3/10(90 votes)

    #11 - A Number of Old Wives' Tales

    S5:E3

    Arthur gets involved with Clive Cosgrove, who has several businesses which are all run by women but it turns out that he is married to all of them.

    Director:Francis Megahy
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  12. Minder Season 5 Episode 8 - The Balance of Power
    8.3/10(101 votes)

    #12 - The Balance of Power

    S5:E8

    When Arthur's car lot is compulsory purchased by the council, he decides to run as an independent candidate in the local by-election. Terry and a reporter help out, but just as he is about to win, the opposition want him barred for overspending during his campaign.

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writer:David Yallop

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  13. Minder Season 6 Episode 3 - The Return of the Invincible Man
    8.3/10(93 votes)

    #13 - The Return of the Invincible Man

    S6:E3

    When the local gents tailor is going out of business, he asks Arthur to get a gang together and rob his safe so he can claim on the insurance. Things start to go wrong when the leader of the gang, Scotch Harry, suffers an accident...

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  14. Minder Season 6 Episode 4 - Arthur is Dead, Long Live Arthur
    8.3/10(84 votes)

    #14 - Arthur is Dead, Long Live Arthur

    S6:E4

    When the tax people catch up with Arthur, he fakes his death, starting rumours that he is being hounded by the police and the tax authorities. The news reaches the Winchester, and they take up a collection.

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  15. Minder Season 3 Episode 6 - Another Bride, Another Groom
    8.2/10(96 votes)

    #15 - Another Bride, Another Groom

    S3:E6

    Arthur's niece is getting married, but Terry, who should be driving the bride to the church, is using the limousine to pick up a load of porn books.

    Director:Mike Vardy
    Writer:Willis Hall

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  16. Minder Season 4 Episode 2 - Senior Citizen Caine
    8.2/10(99 votes)

    #16 - Senior Citizen Caine

    S4:E2

    When a wealthy garage owner's wife dies he retires and leaves the business to his children, while he hires Terry as a bodyguard to move money out of the business before the VAT man moves in.

    Director:Robert Young
    Writer:Andrew Payne

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  17. Minder Season 7 Episode 2 - Days of Fines and Closures
    8.2/10(88 votes)

    #17 - Days of Fines and Closures

    S7:E2

    Dave goes missing while on a day trip to France. Terry and Arthur take over the Winchester while he's away, but his wife thinks that Arthur is behind the disappearance, and calls in the police.

    Director:William Brayne
    Writer:David Yallop

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  18. Minder Season 2 Episode 8 - All Mod Cons
    8.1/10(100 votes)

    #18 - All Mod Cons

    S2:E8

    Arthur tries to sell Terry's flat out from under him. Meanwhile, an unscrupulous landlady is trying to evict a young couple from a house so she can sell it to a developer.

    Director:Ian Sharp
    Writer:Andrew Payne

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  19. Minder Season 2 Episode 11 - All About Scoring, Innit ?
    8.1/10(98 votes)

    #19 - All About Scoring, Innit ?

    S2:E11

    Young footballer, Danny Varrow, wants to sell his story to the press, so Terry to minds him until Arthur can arrange a deal. Unfortunately, he is in debt to the local bookie, and the father of his latest conquest is also looking for him to talk about the little matter of sleeping with his daughter.

    Director:Martin Campbell
    Writer:Willis Hall

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  20. Minder Season 3 Episode 1 - Dead Men Do Tell Tales
    8.1/10(98 votes)

    #20 - Dead Men Do Tell Tales

    S3:E1

    A crooked travel agent, Monty Wiseman gets Arthur and Terry to pick up a coffin at the airport and store it at the lock up. But when the coroner needs to perform an autopsy, despite objections Monty stores it at Terry's flat...

    Director:Robert Young
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  21. Minder Season 3 Episode 12 - Back in Good Old England
    8.1/10(96 votes)

    #21 - Back in Good Old England

    S3:E12

    Jack Wragg, a villain who fled the country after a bank robbery, is back to see old friends and his former gang members. Will they be willing to come on in on another heist that he has planned ?

    Director:Francis Megahy
    Writer:Andrew Payne

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  22. Minder Season 3 Episode 13 - In
    8.1/10(104 votes)

    #22 - In

    S3:E13

    Arthur gets arrested in a drugs raid after taking possession of a car bought in from Europe. Terry tries to hunt down the seller, and after a long chase he gets the driver, but back at the police station Arthur is being released.

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  23. Minder Season 5 Episode 2 - What Makes Shamy Run?
    8.1/10(85 votes)

    #23 - What Makes Shamy Run?

    S5:E2

    Arthur is repaid a debt in dodgy £20 notes, but by the time it comes to light they are counterfeit his creditor is heading on a flight to India.

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  24. Minder Season 2 Episode 2 - Whose Wife is it Anyway?
    8.0/10(100 votes)

    #24 - Whose Wife is it Anyway?

    S2:E2

    When an old friend of Arthur's gets injured in a so-called "hit and run accident" Terry gets involved in minding the villain's antique shop.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  25. Minder Season 2 Episode 4 - Don't Tell Them Willie Boy was Here
    8.0/10(101 votes)

    #25 - Don't Tell Them Willie Boy was Here

    S2:E4

    Terry trains Willie a boxer on the comeback trail, but it becomes apparent that he is not taking the fight seriously. The promoter wants Willie to lose and has had a large bet on the other boxer. Terry shames Willie into training properly but the outcome is in the balance right up to the last round.

    Director:Dennis Abey
    Writer:Paul Wheeler

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Last Video Show" is the best rated episode of "Minder". It scored 8.6/10 based on 103 votes. Directed by Roy Ward Baker and written by Andrew Payne, it aired on 1/23/1989. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Goodbye Sailor".