Minder

Upon leaving jail, Terry gets a job with an ex-army officer who runs survival school for executives along military lines, but he is also buying some equipment from Arthur so that he can rob a security van.

An exclusive interview with George Cole covering the early years of Minder.

George Cole recounts the memories of the middle years of Minder.

George Cole concludes the exclusive interviews with a recount of the final years of Minder with the departure of Dennis Waterman and the arrival of Gary Webster as Ray Daley.

This special Christmas episode presents highlights from earlier episodes, linked by some new material set in the Winchester Club.

Produced in 1986 and just 28 minutes long, A Little Bit of Give and Take was a one-off production for British school children to learn about the dangers of taking drugs. This episode was sent to schools and health authorities as part of…

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.

A short Minder sketch with Dennis Waterman and George Cole. Cole was performing in The Pirates of Penzance, with Waterman in Windy City, hence both had musical performances too! It took place on 8 November 1982 at the Theatre Royal,…

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.

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…

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…

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

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

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…

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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.

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.

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.

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…

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...

Arthur meets his old army mate Yorkie. After a night on the town, Terry drives them home, but Yorkie goes missing...

Arthur gets into the wine business, but Clive, his supplier, is robbed, and with Terry's help they must track down the thieves.

Arthur tries to sell Terry's flat out from under him. Meanwhile, an unscrupulous landlady is trying to evict a young couple from a house so she can sell it to a developer.

While working for gangster's wife Rose Mellors, the car Terry's driving is stolen, along with its hidden bag of diamonds. The race is on to recover them before the police...

George Palmer, an old friend of Terry's, has escaped from prison, seeking his help to overturn his sentence.

Young footballer, Danny Varrow, wants to sell his story to the press, so Terry to minds him until Arthur can arrange a deal. Unfortunately, he is in debt to the local bookie, and the father of his latest conquest is also looking for him…

Terry helps out Des, delivering a car that that has been used in a robbery, but the police find his fingerprints...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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…

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…

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.

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 ?

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.

This special Christmas episode presents highlights from earlier episodes, linked by some new material set in the Winchester Club.

Arthur persuades Terry into donning his boxing gloves once more. Meanwhile, 'Dirty Harry' lives up to his name when he sells Arthur's council flat.

When a wealthy garage owner's wife dies he retires and leaves the business to his children, while he hires Terry as a bodyguard to move money out of the business before the VAT man moves in.

Terry is helping out a local gangster as a driver when they come back to the flat of his mistress and find that she has been robbed of her jewels. The thief is known to him, and he tries to get them back.

Arthur joins up with legendary con artist J.J. Mooney, in a racing scam. They hire a postal address and Terry gets to mind three public phone boxes, and then they sit back and wait for the money to roll in. But it all starts to go wrong…

When an unscrupulous builder wants a piece of land that is occupied by a local car dealer he hires a gang of thugs to move him out, and tries to lay the blame at the door of the local gypsies.

Arthur is tricked by a young Australian girl into helping find her boyfriend who has gone missing, with her share of some fraudulent loot.

Terry protects a rock star who has faked his death. His manager and producer want a share of the profits from his last record. Fortuitously, the tape has landed in Arthur's safe hands.

Arthur gets in on a deal to provide a hotel with provisions. Terry helps out a young girl from Liverpool who wants to be a model but is ripped off by the photographer.

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

When an illegal bookie threatens a customer who owes him money, the customer collapses and dies of a heart attack. Arthur, who is about to go into hospital for an operation, is an eye witness to the event and in no time he is being chased…

When Arthur tries to sell some fake dresses to a fashion agent, he refuses, but offers Terry a job guarding his warehouse. Having already promised a pub owner that he will work for him, Arthur stands in...

When Arthur is stuck with 1,500 pairs of imported shoes, he and Terry find themselves on a boat being chased by the Customs and Excise.

Arthur is repaid a debt in dodgy £20 notes, but by the time it comes to light they are counterfeit his creditor is heading on a flight to India.

Arthur gets involved with Clive Cosgrove, who has several businesses which are all run by women but it turns out that he is married to all of them.

An old author friend of Arthur's comes back to town to write a book and sell her house. When she learns that her ex husband has sold the house without her permission, she hires Terry and a secretary to help with ideas, and Arthur to help…

Due to mix up, Terry is left in a large industrial meat freezer and decides to leave Arthur's employ, obtaining work helping out an old friend who is in the second hand furniture business.

Arthur and Terry get involved in a scam to sell football tickets to fans, for the clash between England and Scotland. But the scheme doesn't go to plan, and a surprise is in store for Arthur...

Arthur and Terry help Dr. Sudbury and his teenage fiancé, Rita, an heiress about to inherit a great deal of money, escape her disapproving family who say the doctor has hypnotised Rita into falling for him so he can claim her money.

When Arthur's car lot is compulsory purchased by the council, he decides to run as an independent candidate in the local by-election. Terry and a reporter help out, but just as he is about to win, the opposition want him barred for…

To cover a debt, Arthur is given a greyhound, but while Terry is trying to train him, Arthur gets conned over videos that don't exist.

Arthur gives some landscaping work to a group of ex-criminals, who the Vicar of St Chad's, is (thus far, unsuccessfully) trying to persuade to 'go straight'.

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…

When the local gents tailor is going out of business, he asks Arthur to get a gang together and rob his safe so he can claim on the insurance. Things start to go wrong when the leader of the gang, Scotch Harry, suffers an accident...

When the tax people catch up with Arthur, he fakes his death, starting rumours that he is being hounded by the police and the tax authorities. The news reaches the Winchester, and they take up a collection.

Arthur sells tracksuits and watches to some Russian seamen, but one of them goes missing and tries to defect, with the bank refusing to accept the foreign currency. Arthur's nephew Nigel comes to work at the car lot.

A lawyer comes to see Arthur for some help in tracing an old man who has come into a considerable amount of money.

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.

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.…

Arthur buys a lorry load of electrical goods, but when he finds out that they are stolen, and the police are watching the lorry, the only way out of the problem is to set fire to it...

Dave goes missing while on a day trip to France. Terry and Arthur take over the Winchester while he's away, but his wife thinks that Arthur is behind the disappearance, and calls in the police.

An Irish fence dies owing Arthur money.

A video implicating two senior police officers is mistakenly returned to Daley videos.

After a robbery at a safety deposit bank, Arthur withdraws his money and hides it in his lock up, getting Terry to guard it. But as Arthur leaves the bank, he is caught on TV talking to an old friend, Maltese Tony, who is wanted by a…

Arthur’s bank manager won't extend his already considerable overdraft, and his car lot, lock up and goods have been seized by the sheriff for non-payment. He contemplates retirement, but he hasn't paid National Insurance since 1956, so…

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…

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.

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.

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 ?

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

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

Arthur is determined his team will defeat their old rivals at the Winchester Pub Quiz night. Unfortunately his star performer is an escaped convict with DS Morley hot on his trail.

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.

The chips are down for Arthur's friend Maurice when the professional gambler is barred from the casinos and mugged of all his winnings.

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

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

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

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

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

The Winchester Club is faced with permanent closure when one of Arthur's money-making schemes backfires badly.

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

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

Arthur comes back to earth with a bump when he learns that he faces tough opposition for the Daley inheritance.

Having hit rock bottom in Australia, penniless and under the threat of deportation, Ray and Arthur try to raise the funds for a return air fare home.

To sell a consignment of mopeds to The Pizza Man, Arthur gets involved in complicated money-juggling. He has pawned his wife’s jewellery to fund the purchase, but instead uses the cash to buy a lorryload of fridge freezers at a knockdown…

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…

Arthur's chum Sidney comes to him for protection from a murderer. Unfortunately, Arthur's idea of a safe house is a caravan.

Whilst his parents are on holiday in Spain, Ray, driving Bert’s taxi, picks up Susie, an attractive girl who claims to be on the run from a violent husband. Arthur, scenting a ‘nice little earner’, installs her in Bert and Doreen’s house.

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?

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

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

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.

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

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…