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The Worst Episodes of Minder

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The Worst Episodes of Minder

Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.
  1. Background image for The Great Depression of 1994
    5.2/10(51 votes)

    #1 - The Great Depression of 1994

    S10:E7

    Arthur spots a way to make money out of his brother-in-law Brian's misery.

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  2. Background image for A Bouquet of Barbed Wine
    6.0/10(49 votes)

    #2 - A Bouquet of Barbed Wine

    S8:E2

    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.

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  3. Background image for On the Autofront
    6.1/10(53 votes)

    #3 - On the Autofront

    S10:E8

    Arthur is forced to broadcast his first ever commercial on pirate radio when a rival car dealer tries to put him out of business with a nightmare test drive.

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    Director:Baz Taylor
  4. Background image for The Long Good Thursday
    6.2/10(59 votes)

    #4 - The Long Good Thursday

    S10:E10

    Café owner Luigi is opening a mafia-themed restaurant, the ‘Cosa Noshtra’ with Arthur’s financial backing. On the evening before the grand opening, ‘Cranky Frankie’ Connor escapes from prison and holds Arthur at gunpoint in his lockup. He demands to see Rosie, his wife, whom he suspects of having an affair with Luigi. Luigi’s wife Carla also has her suspicions.

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  5. Background image for Gone with the Winchester
    6.4/10(42 votes)

    #5 - Gone with the Winchester

    S9:E6

    Arthur falls out with Dave when a member of their boyhood gang re-appears on the scene.

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  6. Background image for An officer and a car salesman
    6.5/10(24 votes)

    #6 - An officer and a car salesman

    S6:E8

    Special feature length edition of the popular TV series. After "minder" Terry McCann does a stretch in prison for getting caught up in one of his boss Arthur Daley's shady deals, their long & turbulent partnership seems to be at an end. But Arthur's dealings with a former army Colonel, Caplan, who is running a "survivalist" centre in suburban England and for whom Arthur is supplying army surplus equipment, reunites the two when they stumble across a plot hatched by Caplan and his "troops" to stage a bullion robbery - the security for which is supervised by their old enemy, former detective sergeant "Charlie" Chisholm!

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Looking For Mr. Goodtime
    6.5/10(48 votes)

    #7 - Looking For Mr. Goodtime

    S9:E4

    Arthur gets arrested when he attempts to hunt down a new car, acting very strangely in the process.

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  9. Background image for Him Indoors
    6.6/10(42 votes)

    #8 - Him Indoors

    S8:E8

    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.

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    Director:Roger Bamford
    Writer:Iain Roy
  10. Background image for No Way To Treat a Daley
    6.7/10(45 votes)

    #9 - No Way To Treat a Daley

    S9:E2

    The acquisition of a hot air balloon introduces Arthur to the lucrative world of aerial advertising, but the launch of Daley Inflatables comes to an abrupt halt when he is abducted by a psychotic business rival.

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  11. Background image for All Quiet on the West End Front
    6.7/10(46 votes)

    #10 - All Quiet on the West End Front

    S10:E6

    Arthur's venture into corporate hospitality takes him and Ray into company that's glamorous and dangerous.

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  12. Background image for Windows
    6.8/10(74 votes)

    #11 - Windows

    S4:E9

    Arthur tries a new scheme in keep fit fashion, opening an aerobics studio. Terry disrupts his plans when he intercedes in a lovers' quarrel.

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  13. Background image for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Retiring
    6.8/10(46 votes)

    #12 - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Retiring

    S9:E7

    When Arthur allows himself to be persuaded into retirement, Ray quickly steps into his shifty uncle's shoes.

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  14. Background image for Cars and Pints and Pains
    6.8/10(43 votes)

    #13 - Cars and Pints and Pains

    S9:E10

    If he's not able to sell his second-hand cars, Arthur decides it might be a good idea to hire them out instead.

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  15. Background image for The Immaculate Contraption
    6.8/10(41 votes)

    #14 - The Immaculate Contraption

    S10:E5

    A nun buys an Austin Allegro from Arthur’s car lot, despite Arthur knowing it’s clapped out and overpriced, then everything in his life starts to go wrong. Could it be divine retribution?

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  16. Background image for The Last Temptation of Daley
    6.9/10(41 votes)

    #15 - The Last Temptation of Daley

    S8:E6

    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.

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  17. Background image for A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in Shepherd's Bush
    7.0/10(48 votes)

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

    S8:E7

    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.

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  18. Background image for The Greatest Show in Willesden
    7.0/10(46 votes)

    #17 - The Greatest Show in Willesden

    S8:E9

    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.

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  19. Background image for Opportunity Knocks and Bruises
    7.0/10(44 votes)

    #18 - Opportunity Knocks and Bruises

    S9:E5

    Arthur and Ray swap the contents of the lock-up for a fruit machine full of stolen money.

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  20. Background image for The Great Trilby
    7.0/10(40 votes)

    #19 - The Great Trilby

    S9:E11

    Arthur's eyes light up with pound signs when he learns he may be in line to inherit a fortune.

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  21. Background image for Another Case of Van Blank
    7.0/10(48 votes)

    #20 - Another Case of Van Blank

    S10:E2

    To take advantage of new rules concerning duty free alcohol, Arthur, Ray and Dave take a van to Calais, planning to stock up on cheap booze. Whilst Ray and Dave go to a hypermarket, Arthur has meets with Henry, a former mate, and gets unwittingly drawn into breaking into a liquor warehouse.

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    Director:Ken Hannam
  22. Background image for Bring Me the Head of Arthur Daley
    7.0/10(53 votes)

    #21 - Bring Me the Head of Arthur Daley

    S10:E9

    Arthur is targeted by violent criminal Charlie Knowles, who blames him for his incarceration.

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  23. Background image for Gunfight at the OK Launderette
    7.1/10(145 votes)

    #22 - 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.

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  24. Background image for The Odds Couple
    7.1/10(50 votes)

    #23 - The Odds Couple

    S8:E11

    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.

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  25. Background image for Uneasy Rider
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    #24 - 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.

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  26. Background image for The Roof of all Evil
    7.1/10(44 votes)

    #25 - The Roof of all Evil

    S9:E8

    With typical aplomb, Arthur announces the launch of Daley Into Space to flog some satellite dishes.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Great Depression of 1994" is the worst rated episode of "Minder". It scored 5.2/10 based on 51 votes. Directed by Gordon Flemyng and written by Arthur Ellis, it aired on 2/17/1994. This episode scored 0.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Bouquet of Barbed Wine".