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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(105 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 7 Episode 6 - The Wrong Goodbye
    8.3/10(91 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Minder Season 7 Episode 2 - Days of Fines and Closures
    8.1/10(89 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Minder Season 6 Episode 7 - Minder on the Orient Express
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Minder on the Orient Express

    S6:E7

    When a gangster passes away, he leaves his daughter with clues to the location of his ill-gotten gains. She offers Terry tickets to the Orient Express, and Terry and Arthur spot underworld business on the luxury train to Venice.

    Director:Francis Megahy
    Writer:Andrew Payne

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  5. Minder Season 7 Episode 1 - It's a Sorry Lorry, Morrie
    7.7/10(110 votes)

    #5 - It's a Sorry Lorry, Morrie

    S7:E1

    Arthur buys a lorry load of electrical goods, but when he finds out that they are stolen, and the police are watching the lorry, the only way out of the problem is to set fire to it...

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  6. Minder Season 7 Episode 5 - Fiddler on the Hoof
    7.7/10(84 votes)

    #6 - Fiddler on the Hoof

    S7:E5

    After a robbery at a safety deposit bank, Arthur withdraws his money and hides it in his lock up, getting Terry to guard it. But as Arthur leaves the bank, he is caught on TV talking to an old friend, Maltese Tony, who is wanted by a local gang boss.

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Dave Humphries

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  7. Minder Season 10 Episode 1 - A Fridge Too Far
    7.4/10(50 votes)

    #7 - A Fridge Too Far

    S10:E1

    To sell a consignment of mopeds to The Pizza Man, Arthur gets involved in complicated money-juggling. He has pawned his wife’s jewellery to fund the purchase, but instead uses the cash to buy a lorryload of fridge freezers at a knockdown price.

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writers:Bernard Dempsey, Kevin McNally

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  8. Minder Season 7 Episode 3 - Fatal Impression
    7.2/10(82 votes)

    #8 - Fatal Impression

    S7:E3

    An Irish fence dies owing Arthur money.

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Anita Bronson

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  9. Minder Season 10 Episode 3 - All Things Brighton Beautiful
    7.2/10(55 votes)

    #9 - All Things Brighton Beautiful

    S10:E3

    Arthur's chum Sidney comes to him for protection from a murderer. Unfortunately, Arthur's idea of a safe house is a caravan.

    Director:Gordon Flemyng
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  10. Minder Season 10 Episode 2 - Another Case of Van Blank
    7.1/10(49 votes)

    #10 - Another Case of Van Blank

    S10:E2

    To take advantage of new rules concerning duty free alcohol, Arthur, Ray and Dave take a van to Calais, planning to stock up on cheap booze. Whilst Ray and Dave go to a hypermarket, Arthur has meets with Henry, a former mate, and gets unwittingly drawn into breaking into a liquor warehouse.

    Director:Ken Hannam
    Writer:William Ivory

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  11. Minder Season 10 Episode 4 - One Flew Over the Parents' Nest
    7.1/10(52 votes)

    #11 - One Flew Over the Parents' Nest

    S10:E4

    Whilst his parents are on holiday in Spain, Ray, driving Bert’s taxi, picks up Susie, an attractive girl who claims to be on the run from a violent husband. Arthur, scenting a ‘nice little earner’, installs her in Bert and Doreen’s house.

    Director:John Reardon
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  12. Minder Season 9 Episode 4 - Looking For Mr. Goodtime
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Looking For Mr. Goodtime

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

    #13 - Bring Me the Head of Arthur Daley

    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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  14. Minder Season 10 Episode 5 - The Immaculate Contraption
    6.7/10(42 votes)

    #14 - The Immaculate Contraption

    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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  15. Minder Season 10 Episode 6 - All Quiet on the West End Front
    6.7/10(47 votes)

    #15 - All Quiet on the West End Front

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

    #16 - The Long Good Thursday

    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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  17. Minder Season 10 Episode 8 - On the Autofront
    6.1/10(54 votes)

    #17 - On the Autofront

    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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  18. Minder Season 9 Episode 3 - Uneasy Rider
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Uneasy Rider

    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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  19. Minder Season 10 Episode 7 - The Great Depression of 1994
    5.2/10(52 votes)

    #19 - The Great Depression of 1994

    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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  20. Minder Season 1 Episode 8 - Come in T-64, Your Time is Ticking Away
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Come in T-64, Your Time is Ticking Away

    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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  21. Minder Season 2 Episode 6 - The Beer Hunter
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - The Beer Hunter

    S2:E6

    Arthur meets his old army mate Yorkie. After a night on the town, Terry drives them home, but Yorkie goes missing...

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Willis Hall

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  22. Minder Season 2 Episode 13 - A Lot of Bull and a Pat on the Back
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - A Lot of Bull and a Pat on the Back

    S2:E13

    Terry is tasked with looking out for a punter who is threatening the girls at a local strip club, and also suspects trouble when strangers hire him and Arthur to repossess a bull...

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  23. Minder Season 3 Episode 13 - In
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Minder Season 4 Episode 6 - If Money Be the Food of Love, Play On
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - If Money Be the Food of Love, Play On

    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 6 Episode 2 - Life in the Fast Food Lane
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Life in the Fast Food Lane

    S6:E2

    Arthur gets into the carphone business but unknown to him, the goods are from a dodgy supplier. Terry meets a girl who tries to hide her rich family background, and Arthur seeing his workforce being distracted attempts to deal with her father in order to break up the relationship.

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Alistair Beaton

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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 105 votes. Directed by Roy Ward Baker and written by Andrew Payne, it aired on 1/23/1989. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Wrong Goodbye".