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The Best Episodes of Minder Season 3

Every episode of Minder Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Minder Season 3!

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

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

    #2 - 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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  3. Minder Season 3 Episode 3 - Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Any More
    7.7/10(92 votes)

    #3 - Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Any More

    S3:E3

    When Arthur finds an artist who can turn out work as good as the originals, he thinks that he can make money, until a crooked art dealer tries to cut in on him.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Dave Humphries

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  4. Minder Season 3 Episode 4 - Looking for Micky
    7.9/10(100 votes)

    #4 - Looking for Micky

    S3:E4

    Micky Dixon breaks out of jail in order to publicise his innocence, and Terry looks after him while the press try and hunt him down.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  5. Minder Season 3 Episode 5 - Dreamhouse
    7.3/10(107 votes)

    #5 - Dreamhouse

    S3:E5

    Terry house sits for a rock star who has gone on tour, but it turns out that the star is broke and the bailiffs arrive to take the furniture away.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Andrew Payne

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

    #6 - 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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  7. Minder Season 3 Episode 7 - The Birdman of Wormwood Scrubs
    7.8/10(87 votes)

    #7 - The Birdman of Wormwood Scrubs

    S3:E7

    An old friend of Arthur's, released from prison, hopes to pick up a large amount of money left over from a bank robbery. Things start to go wrong when the retired policeman who was in charge of the case, a warden from the prison, and the other member of the gang learn of his release, and try and get a share of the loot.

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  8. Minder Season 3 Episode 8 - The Son Also Rises
    7.8/10(96 votes)

    #8 - The Son Also Rises

    S3:E8

    When a school boy is terrorised by local thugs, his mother hires Terry to protect him. It turns out that the thugs have been hired by his father's ex partner, who is just out of jail and has been cheated out of his promised windfall.

    Director:Francis Megahy
    Writer:Paul Wheeler

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  9. Minder Season 3 Episode 9 - Why Pay Tax ?
    7.6/10(91 votes)

    #9 - Why Pay Tax ?

    S3:E9

    Terry helps out Barry, an independent bookmaker, when he has to pay out a large amount of cash to one of his clients, in a deserted car park, but it turns out that he only wants Terry as a witness to a fake robbery, to cover up the fact that the bookie is broke.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  10. Minder Season 3 Episode 10 - Broken Arrow
    7.7/10(86 votes)

    #10 - Broken Arrow

    S3:E10

    Arthur finds a potential darts champion playing for peanuts in a pub, and enters him in a local competition, but his man is nobbled. Seeing enough to organize his own tournament, Arthur has a novel way to ensure he makes money, no matter who wins the match.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:George Day

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

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

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

    #13 - 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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  14. Minder Season 3 Episode 14 - Christmas Bonus
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Christmas Bonus

    S3:E14

    This special Christmas episode presents highlights from earlier episodes, linked by some new material set in the Winchester Club.

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Dead Men Do Tell Tales" is the best rated episode of "Minder" season 3. It scored 8.1/10 based on 98 votes. Directed by Robert Young and written by Tony Hoare, it aired on 1/13/1982. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "You Need Hands".