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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 for a nice little earner. Alongside his many business ventures, Arthur would regularly hire Terry out as a minder or bodyguard, later replaced by nephew, Ray Daley.

Genres:ComedyDramaAction & AdventureCrime
Network:ITV1

Season 3 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Minder" season 3 is "Dead Men Do Tell Tales", rated 8/10 from 88 user votes. It was directed by Robert Young and written by Tony Hoare. "Dead Men Do Tell Tales" aired on 1/13/1982 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "You Need Hands".

  • Dead Men Do Tell Tales
    8.0/10 88 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

  • You Need Hands
    8.4/10 91 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

  • Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Any More
    7.7/10 84 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

  • Looking for Micky
    7.9/10 94 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

  • Dreamhouse
    7.5/10 99 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

  • Another Bride, Another Groom
    8.2/10 89 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

  • The Birdman of Wormwood Scrubs
    7.7/10 80 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

  • The Son Also Rises
    7.8/10 88 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

  • Why Pay Tax ?
    7.5/10 82 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

  • Broken Arrow
    7.7/10 75 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

  • Poetic Justice, Innit ?
    8.5/10 98 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

  • Back in Good Old England
    8.1/10 88 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

  • In
    8.1/10 89 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