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The Best Episodes of Minder Season 8

Every episode of Minder Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Minder Season 8!

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 8 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Minder" season 8 is "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Entrepreneur", rated 7.6/10 from 56 user votes. It was directed by Diarmuid Lawrence and written by David Yallop. "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Entrepreneur" aired on 9/5/1991 and is rated 1.8 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "A Bouquet of Barbed Wine".

  • The Loneliness of the Long Distance Entrepreneur
    7.6/10 56 votes

    #1 - The Loneliness of the Long Distance Entrepreneur

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/1991

    After Terry marries and leaves for Australia without telling anyone, Arthur appoints his nephew Ray as his new minder and assistant, on similar vague and ungenerous terms. Ray proves himself as physically capable as Terry was, and also finds his French language skills of use when he is sent to Brussels to pick up a car.

    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence

    Writer: David Yallop

  • A Bouquet of Barbed Wine
    5.8/10 46 votes

    #2 - A Bouquet of Barbed Wine

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1991

    Arthur ventures into the wine trade, but when the supplier is taken in for questioning, his wine is locked up by the police and somehow they've got to get it out.

    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence

    Writer: Kevin McNally, Bernard Dempsey

  • Whatever Happened to Her Indoors
    7.3/10 50 votes

    #3 - Whatever Happened to Her Indoors

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/1991

    Her indoors has gone missing and Arthur is the police's prime suspect. More importantly, he's got a cash flow problem and his British car sales are being hampered by the Council.

    Director: Roger Bamford

    Writer: David Yallop

  • Three Cons Make a Mountain
    7.7/10 46 votes

    #4 - Three Cons Make a Mountain

    Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/1991

    Arthur keeps acquiring items that won't do his reputation any good. How is he going to off-load them without the rest of the manor finding out he's been conned ?

    Director: Mike Vardy

    Writer: David Yallop

  • Guess Who's Coming to Pinner
    7.2/10 52 votes

    #5 - Guess Who's Coming to Pinner

    Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/1991

    At Charlie Johnson's funeral, a friend of Arthur's persuades him to help with the next 'big one'.

    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence

    Writer: David Yallop

  • The Last Temptation of Daley
    7.0/10 37 votes

    #6 - The Last Temptation of Daley

    Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/1991

    Arthur’s doctor wants him to give up alcohol and tobacco if he wants to avoid a stomach ulcer, but this causes him even more stress and he begins to believe that everyone's after him. The feeling is reinforced when building contractor Benny McLeish threatens him over a paint deal that goes sour.

    Director: Diarmuid Lawrence

    Writer: William Ivory

  • A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in Shepherd's Bush
    6.9/10 45 votes

    #7 - A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in Shepherd's Bush

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 10/17/1991

    Ray is given the task of minding a racing pigeon due to race from London to Bradford with a prize of 10,000 pounds at stake.

    Director: Roger Bamford

    Writer: David Yallop

  • Him Indoors
    6.6/10 38 votes

    #8 - Him Indoors

    Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 10/24/1991

    When Ron the Burglar, now reformed, opens Arthur Daley's lock-up with a metal comb, it's clear to that Daley Enterprises has to strengthen its warehouse security.

    Director: Roger Bamford

    Writer: Iain Roy

  • The Greatest Show in Willesden
    7.0/10 42 votes

    #9 - The Greatest Show in Willesden

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 10/31/1991

    Arthur plans to boost the membership of the Winchester Club with some variety nights, but ends up in a spot of bother over a stolen karaoke machine.

    Director: Derek Banham

    Writer: Kevin McNally, Bernard Dempsey

  • Too Many Crooks
    7.6/10 48 votes

    #10 - Too Many Crooks

    Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 11/7/1991

    Arthur gets into the food business, but the chef he employs goes on the run from a group of gangsters, leaving him to cater for a policeman's retirement party.

    Director: Alister Hallum

    Writer: Tony Jordan

  • The Odds Couple
    7.0/10 45 votes

    #11 - The Odds Couple

    Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 11/14/1991

    Ray is assigned to look after the wife of a casino owner who has become a compulsive gambler. But Arthur finds himself strangely drawn to her husband's casino.

    Director: Keith Washington

    Writer: Tony Jordan, Liane Aukin

  • The Coach That Came in From the Cold
    7.6/10 42 votes

    #12 - The Coach That Came in From the Cold

    Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 11/21/1991

    As Arthur attempts to ingratiate himself at the local golf club, DS Morley offers to sell him a police transport coach for a knock-down price.

    Director: Richard Standeven

    Writer: Kevin Clarke

  • The Cruel Canal
    7.5/10 46 votes

    #13 - The Cruel Canal

    Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/1991

    When Ray's van breaks down whilst delivering two hundred video recorders to a client in Limehouse, Arthur needs alternative transport - and fast. He learns they were stolen property, and psychotic Big Dai wants them back...

    Director: Keith Washington

    Writer: Kevin McNally, Bernard Dempsey