7.9

Minder•Season 3•Episode 8

The Son Also Rises

7.9/10 · 105 votesMar 3, 198260 min

Ranked #7 of 13 in Season 3•+0.1 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byFrancis Megahy

Written byPaul Wheeler

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Seasons10

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Season 3 Episodes14

E1 7.9

Dead Men Do Tell Tales

E2 8.1

You Need Hands

E3 7.7

Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Any More

E4 7.5

Looking for Micky

E5 7.3

Dreamhouse

E6 8.1

Another Bride, Another Groom

E7 7.7

The Birdman of Wormwood Scrubs

The Son Also Rises

Why Pay Tax ?

Broken Arrow

Poetic Justice, Innit ?

E12 8.1

Back in Good Old England

E13 8.0

E14

Christmas Bonus

Cast4

George Cole

Arthur Daley

Dennis Waterman

Terry McCann

Glynn Edwards

Dave Harris

Patrick Malahide

Crew5

Francis Megahy

Director

Roy Pointer

Director of Photography

Paul Wheeler

Writer

Roger Wilson

Editor

Dusty Miller

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"The Son Also Rises" is episode 8 of Minder season 3. It scored 7.9/10 from 105 votes, ranking #7 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Francis Megahy and written by Paul Wheeler, it aired on March 3, 1982.

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