6/10
Foreign-language episode of Minder
25 December 2023
Billy from Newcastle (or some English shytthole where they don't speak recognizable English) comes to town and hires Ray Daley to mind his racing pigeon on the eve of a big race.

Ray does his part with the flying bird, but gets distracted by a walking bird. He and Arthur are having difficulty meeting up on time. Remember how last episode Arthur sorta went missing? Now it's Ray who has sorta gone missing.

There's a fun set piece with a loose pigeon in Arthur's lockup. Arthur gets a few good lines. And Ray falls in love.

For the first time in the Gary Webster era, the old Arthur Daley shows up. The one willing to sandbag his Minder for his own selfish reasons.

Biggest drawback for me was the lack of subtitles. I couldn't understand a word the Scottish characters were speaking. Also, Ray's parents don't add anything. They're just filler characters, TV tropes from an American sitcom practically.

I enjoyed seeing Ray getting fire up, though.
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