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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 6 Episode 7 - Minder on the Orient Express
    8.0/10(1 votes)

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

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

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

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

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

    #6 - 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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  7. Minder Season 3 Episode 13 - In
    1.0/10(2 votes)

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

    #8 - 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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  9. Minder Season 6 Episode 2 - Life in the Fast Food Lane
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Minder Season 1 Episode 1 - Gunfight at the OK Launderette
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Gunfight at the OK Launderette

    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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  11. Minder Season 1 Episode 2 - Bury My Half at Waltham Green
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Bury My Half at Waltham Green

    S1:E2

    After ex bank robber George is released from prison, Arthur gets Terry to mind him, until the whereabouts of a large amount of hidden cash is found. The only problem is that Arthur forgot to tell Terry that George is a decoy laying a false trail, while the real bank robber is released, and then he and Arthur will be free to find the money - but they all have a surprise in store...

    Director:Christopher King
    Writer:Paul Wheeler

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  12. Minder Season 1 Episode 3 - The Smaller They Are...
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - The Smaller They Are...

    S1:E3

    Scotch Harry arrives from the airport where he has been looking for easy pickings. He has struck lucky by stealing a suitcase full of banknotes, but unknown to him they are forged. Arthur hides him, until he can come to some agreement with the rightful owner.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  13. Minder Season 1 Episode 4 - A Tethered Goat
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - A Tethered Goat

    S1:E4

    Terry agrees to guard a middle eastern commodity broker, but he and Arthur get more than they bargained for.

    Director:James Gatward
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  14. Minder Season 1 Episode 5 - The Bounty Hunter
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - The Bounty Hunter

    S1:E5

    Terry and Arthur help out a young widow who has been swindled out of her savings.

    Director:Peter Sasdy
    Writers:Francis Megahy, Bernie Cooper

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  15. Minder Season 1 Episode 6 - Aces High and Sometimes Very Low
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Aces High and Sometimes Very Low

    S1:E6

    Maurice, a professional gambler, is barred from a casino after a large win. Later, he is beaten up and the winnings are stolen. When he hears of a big poker game, he has to sell his car to Arthur to raise the stake money, and gets Terry to guard him.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  16. Minder Season 1 Episode 7 - The Bengal Tiger
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - The Bengal Tiger

    S1:E7

    Terry minds a newspaper shop, from a group of Indians bent on revenge, over the shop owner's daughter and an arranged marriage.

    Director:Peter Sasdy
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  17. Minder Season 1 Episode 9 - Monday Night Fever
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Monday Night Fever

    S1:E9

    Arthur falls for a club singer, and promises to put her in the big time, but falls foul of an unscrupulous club owner. When Terry refuses to help him, he turns to a couple of vicious crooks...

    Director:Mike Vardy
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  18. Minder Season 1 Episode 10 - The Dessert Song
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - The Dessert Song

    S1:E10

    Terry gets a job minding a Greek restaurant after saving a relation of the owner from being beaten up.

    Director:Roy Ward Baker
    Writer:Andrew Payne

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  19. Minder Season 1 Episode 11 - You Gotta Have Friends
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - You Gotta Have Friends

    S1:E11

    When some bearer bonds go missing from big time gangster Bobby Altman, the courier Billy Gilpin is a suspect, and he seeks Arthur's help...

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writer:Leon Griffiths

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  20. Minder Season 2 Episode 1 - National Pelmet
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - National Pelmet

    S2:E1

    Arthur gets Terry to guard a racehorse before he runs in a big race, but the owner and trainer are out to con the bookies and leave them out in the cold.

    Director:Martin Campbell
    Writer:Willis Hall

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  21. Minder Season 2 Episode 2 - Whose Wife is it Anyway?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Whose Wife is it Anyway?

    S2:E2

    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

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  22. Minder Season 2 Episode 3 - You Lose Some, You Win Some
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - You Lose Some, You Win Some

    S2:E3

    Terry guards a group of people that Maurice the gambler has put together to win at roulette. When the casino starts to protest, he hides them out at his flat, but this upsets his girlfriend Penny, who has taken the week off to be with him.

    Director:James Gatward
    Writer:Jeremy Burnham

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  23. Minder Season 2 Episode 4 - Don't Tell Them Willie Boy was Here
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Don't Tell Them Willie Boy was Here

    S2:E4

    Terry trains Willie a boxer on the comeback trail, but it becomes apparent that he is not taking the fight seriously. The promoter wants Willie to lose and has had a large bet on the other boxer. Terry shames Willie into training properly but the outcome is in the balance right up to the last round.

    Director:Dennis Abey
    Writer:Paul Wheeler

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  24. Minder Season 2 Episode 5 - Not a Bad Lad, Dad
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Not a Bad Lad, Dad

    S2:E5

    An old friend of Terry's has left her son at his house, while she sorts her life out. Terry gets attached to the lad, but then the stepfather starts to cause trouble...

    Director:Ian Toynton
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  25. Minder Season 2 Episode 7 - A Nice Little Wine
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - A Nice Little Wine

    S2:E7

    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

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Best Episodes Summary

"Minder on the Orient Express" is the best rated episode of "Minder". It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Francis Megahy and written by Andrew Payne, it aired on 12/25/1985. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Looking For Mr. Goodtime".