The Best Episodes of Minder

A video implicating two senior police officers is mistakenly returned to Daley videos.

Director: Roy Ward Baker

Writer: Andrew Payne

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

When Arthur is stuck with 1,500 pairs of imported shoes, he and Terry find themselves on a boat being chased by the Customs and Excise.

Director: Francis Megahy

Writer: Andrew Payne

To cover a debt, Arthur is given a greyhound, but while Terry is trying to train him, Arthur gets conned over videos that don't exist.

Director: Roy Ward Baker

Writer: Tony Hoare

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

Arthur joins up with legendary con artist J.J. Mooney, in a racing scam. They hire a postal address and Terry gets to mind three public phone boxes, and then they sit back and wait for the money to roll in. But it all starts to go wrong when J.J. has a heart attack...

Director: Terry Green

Writer: Leon Griffiths

When an illegal bookie threatens a customer who owes him money, the customer collapses and dies of a heart attack. Arthur, who is about to go into hospital for an operation, is an eye witness to the event and in no time he is being chased by the police, the bookie and the customer's family.

Director: Ian Toynton

Writer: Andrew Payne

Due to mix up, Terry is left in a large industrial meat freezer and decides to leave Arthur's employ, obtaining work helping out an old friend who is in the second hand furniture business.

Director: Roy Ward Baker

Writer: Tony Hoare

When the local gents tailor is going out of business, he asks Arthur to get a gang together and rob his safe so he can claim on the insurance. Things start to go wrong when the leader of the gang, Scotch Harry, suffers an accident...

Director: Roy Ward Baker

Writer: Leon Griffiths

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

When an unscrupulous builder wants a piece of land that is occupied by a local car dealer he hires a gang of thugs to move him out, and tries to lay the blame at the door of the local gypsies.

Director: Francis Megahy

Writer: Trevor Preston

Arthur gets involved with Clive Cosgrove, who has several businesses which are all run by women but it turns out that he is married to all of them.

Director: Francis Megahy

Writer: Tony Hoare

When Arthur's car lot is compulsory purchased by the council, he decides to run as an independent candidate in the local by-election. Terry and a reporter help out, but just as he is about to win, the opposition want him barred for overspending during his campaign.

Director: Ian Toynton

Writer: David Yallop

When the tax people catch up with Arthur, he fakes his death, starting rumours that he is being hounded by the police and the tax authorities. The news reaches the Winchester, and they take up a collection.

Director: Terry Green

Writer: Tony Hoare

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

When a wealthy garage owner's wife dies he retires and leaves the business to his children, while he hires Terry as a bodyguard to move money out of the business before the VAT man moves in.

Director: Robert Young

Writer: Andrew Payne

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

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

When an old friend of Arthur's gets injured in a so-called "hit and run accident" Terry gets involved in minding the villain's antique shop.

Director: Roy Ward Baker

Writer: Tony Hoare

George Palmer, an old friend of Terry's, has escaped from prison, seeking his help to overturn his sentence.

Director: James Gatward

Writer: Jeremy Burnham

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

Arthur is repaid a debt in dodgy £20 notes, but by the time it comes to light they are counterfeit his creditor is heading on a flight to India.

Director: Terry Green

Writer: Leon Griffiths

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

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

Arthur gets into the wine business, but Clive, his supplier, is robbed, and with Terry's help they must track down the thieves.

Director: Christopher Menaul

Writer: Stanley Price