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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Minder Season 3 Episode 14 - Christmas Bonus
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    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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  2. Minder Season 10 Episode 7 - The Great Depression of 1994
    5.3/10(52 votes)

    S10:E7

    Arthur spots a way to make money out of his brother-in-law Brian's misery.

    Director:Gordon Flemyng
    Writer:Arthur Ellis

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  3. Minder Season 8 Episode 2 - A Bouquet of Barbed Wine
    6.1/10(54 votes)

    S8:E2

    Arthur ventures into the wine trade, but when the supplier is taken in for questioning, his wine is locked up by the police and somehow they've got to get it out.

    Director:Diarmuid Lawrence
    Writers:Bernard Dempsey, Kevin McNally

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  4. Minder Season 10 Episode 8 - On the Autofront
    6.2/10(55 votes)

    S10:E8

    Arthur is forced to broadcast his first ever commercial on pirate radio when a rival car dealer tries to put him out of business with a nightmare test drive.

    Director:Baz Taylor
    Writer:William Ivory

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  5. Minder Season 10 Episode 10 - The Long Good Thursday
    6.2/10(62 votes)

    S10:E10

    Café owner Luigi is opening a mafia-themed restaurant, the ‘Cosa Noshtra’ with Arthur’s financial backing. On the evening before the grand opening, ‘Cranky Frankie’ Connor escapes from prison and holds Arthur at gunpoint in his lockup. He demands to see Rosie, his wife, whom he suspects of having an affair with Luigi. Luigi’s wife Carla also has her suspicions.

    Director:Lawrence Gordon Clark
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  6. Minder Season 6 Episode 8 - An officer and a car salesman
    6.3/10(27 votes)

    S6:E8

    Special feature length edition of the popular TV series. After "minder" Terry McCann does a stretch in prison for getting caught up in one of his boss Arthur Daley's shady deals, their long & turbulent partnership seems to be at an end. But Arthur's dealings with a former army Colonel, Caplan, who is running a "survivalist" centre in suburban England and for whom Arthur is supplying army surplus equipment, reunites the two when they stumble across a plot hatched by Caplan and his "troops" to stage a bullion robbery - the security for which is supervised by their old enemy, former detective sergeant "Charlie" Chisholm!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Minder Season 8 Episode 8 - Him Indoors
    6.4/10(50 votes)

    S8:E8

    When Ron the Burglar, now reformed, opens Arthur Daley's lock-up with a metal comb, it's clear to that Daley Enterprises has to strengthen its warehouse security.

    Director:Roger Bamford
    Writer:Iain Roy

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  8. Minder Season 9 Episode 6 - Gone with the Winchester
    6.4/10(43 votes)

    S9:E6

    Arthur falls out with Dave when a member of their boyhood gang re-appears on the scene.

    Director:Lawrence Gordon Clark
    Writers:Bernard Dempsey, Kevin McNally

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  9. Minder Season 9 Episode 4 - Looking For Mr. Goodtime
    6.7/10(50 votes)

    S9:E4

    Arthur gets arrested when he attempts to hunt down a new car, acting very strangely in the process.

    Director:Gordon Flemyng
    Writer:David Yallop

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  10. Minder Season 10 Episode 6 - All Quiet on the West End Front
    6.7/10(48 votes)

    S10:E6

    Arthur's venture into corporate hospitality takes him and Ray into company that's glamorous and dangerous.

    Director:Diarmuid Lawrence
    Writers:Bernard Dempsey, Kevin McNally

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  11. Minder Season 4 Episode 9 - Windows
    6.8/10(86 votes)

    S4:E9

    Arthur tries a new scheme in keep fit fashion, opening an aerobics studio. Terry disrupts his plans when he intercedes in a lovers' quarrel.

    Director:Robert Young
    Writer:Geoffrey Case

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  12. Minder Season 9 Episode 2 - No Way To Treat a Daley
    6.8/10(48 votes)

    S9:E2

    The acquisition of a hot air balloon introduces Arthur to the lucrative world of aerial advertising, but the launch of Daley Inflatables comes to an abrupt halt when he is abducted by a psychotic business rival.

    Director:Lawrence Gordon Clark
    Writer:Tim Firth

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  13. Minder Season 9 Episode 7 - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Retiring
    6.8/10(47 votes)

    S9:E7

    When Arthur allows himself to be persuaded into retirement, Ray quickly steps into his shifty uncle's shoes.

    Director:Richard Standeven
    Writer:William Ivory

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  14. Minder Season 9 Episode 10 - Cars and Pints and Pains
    6.8/10(44 votes)

    S9:E10

    If he's not able to sell his second-hand cars, Arthur decides it might be a good idea to hire them out instead.

    Director:Lawrence Gordon Clark
    Writer:David Yallop

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  15. Minder Season 10 Episode 5 - The Immaculate Contraption
    6.8/10(41 votes)

    S10:E5

    A nun buys an Austin Allegro from Arthur’s car lot, despite Arthur knowing it’s clapped out and overpriced, then everything in his life starts to go wrong. Could it be divine retribution?

    Director:Gordon Flemyng
    Writer:William Ivory

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  16. Minder Season 8 Episode 6 - The Last Temptation of Daley
    6.9/10(48 votes)

    S8:E6

    Arthur’s doctor wants him to give up alcohol and tobacco if he wants to avoid a stomach ulcer, but this causes him even more stress and he begins to believe that everyone's after him. The feeling is reinforced when building contractor Benny McLeish threatens him over a paint deal that goes sour.

    Director:Diarmuid Lawrence
    Writer:William Ivory

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  17. Minder Season 10 Episode 9 - Bring Me the Head of Arthur Daley
    6.9/10(54 votes)

    S10:E9

    Arthur is targeted by violent criminal Charlie Knowles, who blames him for his incarceration.

    Director:John Stroud
    Writers:Bernard Dempsey, Kevin McNally

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  18. Minder Season 5 Episode 4 - The Second Time Around
    7.0/10(80 votes)

    S5:E4

    An old author friend of Arthur's comes back to town to write a book and sell her house. When she learns that her ex husband has sold the house without her permission, she hires Terry and a secretary to help with ideas, and Arthur to help get the money back.

    Director:Francis Megahy
    Writer:Geoffrey Case

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  19. Minder Season 8 Episode 7 - A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in Shepherd's Bush
    7.0/10(55 votes)

    S8:E7

    Ray is given the task of minding a racing pigeon due to race from London to Bradford with a prize of 10,000 pounds at stake.

    Director:Roger Bamford
    Writer:David Yallop

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  20. Minder Season 8 Episode 9 - The Greatest Show in Willesden
    7.0/10(55 votes)

    S8:E9

    Arthur plans to boost the membership of the Winchester Club with some variety nights, but ends up in a spot of bother over a stolen karaoke machine.

    Director:Derek Banham
    Writers:Bernard Dempsey, Kevin McNally

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  21. Minder Season 8 Episode 11 - The Odds Couple
    7.0/10(59 votes)

    S8:E11

    Ray is assigned to look after the wife of a casino owner who has become a compulsive gambler. But Arthur finds himself strangely drawn to her husband's casino.

    Director:Keith Washington
    Writers:Tony Jordan, Liane Aukin

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  22. Minder Season 9 Episode 5 - Opportunity Knocks and Bruises
    7.0/10(45 votes)

    S9:E5

    Arthur and Ray swap the contents of the lock-up for a fruit machine full of stolen money.

    Director:Diarmuid Lawrence
    Writer:Iain Roy

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  23. 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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  24. Minder Season 4 Episode 6 - If Money Be the Food of Love, Play On
    7.1/10(100 votes)

    S4:E6

    Arthur is tricked by a young Australian girl into helping find her boyfriend who has gone missing, with her share of some fraudulent loot.

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  25. Minder Season 9 Episode 3 - Uneasy Rider
    7.1/10(50 votes)

    S9:E3

    The chips are down for Arthur's friend Maurice when the professional gambler is barred from the casinos and mugged of all his winnings.

    Director:Diarmuid Lawrence
    Writer:Geoff Rowley

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Christmas Bonus" is the worst rated episode of "Minder". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Ian Toynton and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/26/1983. This episode scored 5.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Great Depression of 1994".