Specials

Episodes • 1988

George Cole
Dennis Waterman
Gary Webster
Glynn Edwards
Patrick Malahide
An Officer and a Car Salesman

1. An Officer and a Car Salesman

60 min

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.

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Minder - The Early Years

2. Minder - The Early Years

60 min

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

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Minder - The Middle Years

3. Minder - The Middle Years

60 min

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

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Minder - The Gary Webster Years

4. Minder - The Gary Webster Years

60 min

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.

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Christmas Bonus

5. Christmas Bonus

60 min

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

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A Little Bit of Give and Take

6. A Little Bit of Give and Take

28 min

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 a video package called Double Take. The theme of this episode covers how young people might react to situations when they are offered drugs and how they might cope with overcoming this.

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Minder on the Orient Express

7. Minder on the Orient Express

106 min

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.

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Royal Variety Performance sketch

8. Royal Variety Performance sketch

2 min

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, Drury Lane, London, in the presence of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and was broadcast on BBC1 on 14 November.

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