Minder

1979

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Released: 29 October 1979 Ended
Producted By: Euston Films
Country: United Kingdom
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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.

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Drama, Comedy, Crime

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Minder Audience Reviews

Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!
ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!
Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
Jamesfilmfan905 Minder Created by Leon Griffiths was a Crime comedy / action comedy that ran for 14 glorious years from 1979 - 1994 and starred Dennis water-man from televisions the Sweeney / and new tricks as an ex-con Terry McCann fresh out of prison seeks employment and comes across a dodgy second hand car dealer Arthur Daley played by the inimitable George Cole who toke him under his wing and each week gave the job minding some celebrity ex - con football player / or someone who,s establishment was being attacked by some local hoodlums . Minder was originally made for Dennis water-man since his success with the Sweeney was looking for his own show then he came across minder in which he was accepted instantly because of his immediate popularity as George carter in the 70s cop show The Sweeney anyway water-man lasted 10 years until 1989 then called it quits with the series i think he made the generalization that show had became to comedic and had lost some of the grittiness that made it such a joy to view every week when it was on . Anyway the series continued with Gary Webster and sadly failed to recapture the magic of the Water- man years with less action and all comedy . Overall if you liked the Sweeney then check it out its not as violent as it but can be at times and in the way of action in minder you will get most car- chases foot chases and Fight chases which overall make this excellent show a joy to view even after nearly nearly 40 years it still holds up remarkably will with the magnificent acting and exquisite script writing .
andrew jones I remember watching the last few series of Minder in the 90's as they came out. I really enjoyed them and so I've been stocking up on the early episodes that are repeated on a regular basis on sky.Here we have wheeler dealer Arthur Daley played by the great Veteran actor George Cole and his diminutive Minder played Dennis Waterman. The show was started with the idea of it being more about Waterman's character and Arthur daley would be more secondary.... Yeah like that was ever going to happen! A bit like racing a bullet train on a bicycle and then being surprised with the outcome.George Cole makes the show for me,his portrayal of Arthur is superb. The facial expressions the "Mockney" he uses and the spot on timing are brilliant. Waterman was good but he was never going to hold his ground or steal George Cole's thunder here, ironically Waterman was the one boxing out of his weight.Arthur Daley is several rungs up the ladder from "Del boy" in only fools and horses. He owns properties, has a car lot, drives a nice Jag or Daimler and has a minder. This said, on his manner he was still only thought of as small time. He didn't discriminate at all,he was quite happy to do business with anyone just as long as there was a "nice little earner" in it.I sometimes felt like the Terry McCann character was selectively stupid for the most part. He was clever enough to save the day or come to the rescue when one of Arthurs grubby deals back fired, but time and time again he was always stupid enough to get involved in the first place. It was clear that producers or writers still thought Waterman was the star because in a huge amount of episodes women just want to jump into bed with him at the drop of a hat! (yeah right) Also his hard man image strains the boundaries at times. Perhaps these plot holes were added to boost Waterman's inflated ego??? Also his appearance makes him the least convincing ex-boxer in the entire world.Lots of great secondary characters make each episode worth watching even if your not keen on Arthurs latest deal. Notable performances from Glyn Edwards as long suffering Dave, owner or part owner of the Wincherster club. Not only does he have to put up with Arthurs bar bill slate being longer than the great wall of China,he is often sucked into his dodgy deals as well. Patrick Malahide as DS Chisholm who can never quite nail Daley for anything and has probably ruined his career trying.The early episodes are the ones to go for but don't look to harshly on the later 90's episodes there are still some gems to be had,even if it was just more about comic situations,such as Arthur having to spend the night in a scruffy old canal boat or being trapped in his own lock-up. Enjoy!
welshNick The excellently acted Minder was made by ITV and premiered throughout the 1980's in the UK. The two central characters were Arthur Daley, a used car salesman and dodgy businessman, and Terry McCann his bodyguard and 'Minder.' The two central characters were played by George Cole and Dennis Waterman, fresh from his success in The Sweeney. The episodes had some excellent secondary characters who were regulars: Dave, the owner of the Winchester Club, Chisholm and Ryecott, the police officers who were never quite able to put Arthur away and the dimwit mechanic Arnie, played by Ray Winstone.Each week we had Arthur pulling one con or another and generally getting into trouble. Cue Terry to come in all fists flying to sort the problems out. There were some excellent episodes in each series but as time went on the mediocre episodes were far outweighing the good episodes and a general sameness started to creep in. It was being rushed out to cash in on the ratings and it really showed. Still as said there were some very good episodes. Personal favourites include Aces High and sometimes very low and Rocky 8 1/2 Once Dennis Waterman left it really went downhill. Less said on that the better.Worth seeing again but pick which episodes you watch with care. The early ones were better.
walmington Probably the best comedy/drama to ever come from ITV. Arthur Daley is an entrepreneur. If he can make money, Arthur's interested. Except that he's also the king of dodgy deals, which calls for him to have a bodyguard or a minder. His minder is Terry McCann. He's just out of prison and needs the work. The relationship between Terry and Arthur is sometimes strained to its limit, but they're loyal to eachother. They're forever trying to dodge the law, and always succeed.George Cole (Arthur) and Dennis Waterman (Terry) made the charcters and I can't imagine anyone else playing them so well. George Cole is an extremely experienced actor, as is Dennis Waterman and this shows throughout each episode. Just little things like raised eyebrows or a quick cheeky grin, give a whole new perspective to the programme. In all Arthur Daley is the man we love to distrust.