8.0/1089 votes#1 - Dead Men Do Tell Tales
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/1982
A crooked travel agent, Monty Wiseman gets Arthur and Terry to pick up a coffin at the airport and store it at the lock up. But when the coroner needs to perform an autopsy, despite objections Monty stores it at Terry's flat...
Director: Robert Young
Writer: Tony Hoare
8.4/1091 votes#2 - You Need Hands
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/1982
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
7.7/1084 votes#3 - Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Any More
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/27/1982
When Arthur finds an artist who can turn out work as good as the originals, he thinks that he can make money, until a crooked art dealer tries to cut in on him.
Director: Tom Clegg
Writer: Dave Humphries
7.9/1094 votes#4 - Looking for Micky
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/3/1982
Micky Dixon breaks out of jail in order to publicise his innocence, and Terry looks after him while the press try and hunt him down.
Director: Tom Clegg
Writer: Tony Hoare
7.5/1099 votes#5 - Dreamhouse
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/10/1982
Terry house sits for a rock star who has gone on tour, but it turns out that the star is broke and the bailiffs arrive to take the furniture away.
Director: Tom Clegg
Writer: Andrew Payne
8.2/1089 votes#6 - Another Bride, Another Groom
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/17/1982
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
7.7/1080 votes#7 - The Birdman of Wormwood Scrubs
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/24/1982
An old friend of Arthur's, released from prison, hopes to pick up a large amount of money left over from a bank robbery. Things start to go wrong when the retired policeman who was in charge of the case, a warden from the prison, and the other member of the gang learn of his release, and try and get a share of the loot.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Leon Griffiths
7.8/1088 votes#8 - The Son Also Rises
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/3/1982
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.
Director: Francis Megahy
Writer: Paul Wheeler
7.5/1082 votes#9 - Why Pay Tax ?
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/10/1982
Terry helps out Barry, an independent bookmaker, when he has to pay out a large amount of cash to one of his clients, in a deserted car park, but it turns out that he only wants Terry as a witness to a fake robbery, to cover up the fact that the bookie is broke.
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Writer: Leon Griffiths
7.7/1076 votes#10 - Broken Arrow
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 3/17/1982
Arthur finds a potential darts champion playing for peanuts in a pub, and enters him in a local competition, but his man is nobbled. Seeing enough to organize his own tournament, Arthur has a novel way to ensure he makes money, no matter who wins the match.
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Writer: George Day
8.5/1098 votes#11 - Poetic Justice, Innit ?
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 3/24/1982
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
8.1/1088 votes#12 - Back in Good Old England
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 3/31/1982
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
8.0/1091 votes#13 - In
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 4/7/1982
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
The Best Episodes of Minder Season 3
Every episode of Minder Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Minder Season 3!
This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye...
Genres:ComedyDramaAction & AdventureCrime
Network:ITV1
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Dead Men Do Tell Tales" is the best rated episode of "Minder" season 3. It scored 8/10 based on 89 votes. Directed by Robert Young and written by Tony Hoare, it aired on 1/13/1982. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "You Need Hands".