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The Best Episodes of Minder Season 1

Every episode of Minder Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Minder Season 1!

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Minder Season 1 Episode 6 - Aces High and Sometimes Very Low
    7.8/10(125 votes)

    S1:E6

    Maurice, a professional gambler, is barred from a casino after a large win. Later, he is beaten up and the winnings are stolen. When he hears of a big poker game, he has to sell his car to Arthur to raise the stake money, and gets Terry to guard him.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  2. Minder Season 1 Episode 8 - Come in T-64, Your Time is Ticking Away
    7.7/10(120 votes)

    S1:E8

    When the minicab company he has a share in starts getting trouble from a couple of local louts, Arthur sends in Terry undercover as a driver. But the trouble is coming from an unexpected source...

    Director:Francis Megahy
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  3. Minder Season 1 Episode 3 - The Smaller They Are...
    7.6/10(133 votes)

    S1:E3

    Scotch Harry arrives from the airport where he has been looking for easy pickings. He has struck lucky by stealing a suitcase full of banknotes, but unknown to him they are forged. Arthur hides him, until he can come to some agreement with the rightful owner.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  4. Minder Season 1 Episode 5 - The Bounty Hunter
    7.6/10(123 votes)

    S1:E5

    Terry and Arthur help out a young widow who has been swindled out of her savings.

    Director:Peter Sasdy
    Writers:Francis Megahy, Bernie Cooper

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  5. Minder Season 1 Episode 2 - Bury My Half at Waltham Green
    7.5/10(136 votes)

    S1:E2

    After ex bank robber George is released from prison, Arthur gets Terry to mind him, until the whereabouts of a large amount of hidden cash is found. The only problem is that Arthur forgot to tell Terry that George is a decoy laying a false trail, while the real bank robber is released, and then he and Arthur will be free to find the money - but they all have a surprise in store...

    Director:Christopher King
    Writer:Paul Wheeler

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  6. Minder Season 1 Episode 7 - The Bengal Tiger
    7.5/10(125 votes)

    S1:E7

    Terry minds a newspaper shop, from a group of Indians bent on revenge, over the shop owner's daughter and an arranged marriage.

    Director:Peter Sasdy
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  7. Minder Season 1 Episode 9 - Monday Night Fever
    7.5/10(103 votes)

    S1:E9

    Arthur falls for a club singer, and promises to put her in the big time, but falls foul of an unscrupulous club owner. When Terry refuses to help him, he turns to a couple of vicious crooks...

    Director:Mike Vardy
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  8. Minder Season 1 Episode 11 - You Gotta Have Friends
    7.5/10(108 votes)

    S1:E11

    When some bearer bonds go missing from big time gangster Bobby Altman, the courier Billy Gilpin is a suspect, and he seeks Arthur's help...

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  9. Minder Season 1 Episode 4 - A Tethered Goat
    7.4/10(123 votes)

    S1:E4

    Terry agrees to guard a middle eastern commodity broker, but he and Arthur get more than they bargained for.

    Director:James Gatward
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  10. Minder Season 1 Episode 10 - The Dessert Song
    7.3/10(98 votes)

    S1:E10

    Terry gets a job minding a Greek restaurant after saving a relation of the owner from being beaten up.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Andrew Payne

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  11. Minder Season 1 Episode 1 - Gunfight at the OK Launderette
    7.1/10(164 votes)

    S1:E1

    Terry is caught inside a launderette, while it is being robbed. As the police gather outside, Arthur tries to make some money by selling Terry's life story to the press.

    Director:Peter Sasdy
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Aces High and Sometimes Very Low" is the best rated episode of "Minder" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 125 votes. Directed by Roy Ward Baker and written by Leon Griffiths, it aired on 12/3/1979. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Come in T-64, Your Time is Ticking Away".