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Minder

  • TV Series
  • 1979–1994
  • TV-14
  • 1h
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George Cole in Minder (1979)
ComedyCrimeDrama

Arthur Daley, a small-time conman, hires former boxer Terry McCann to be his "minder" and protect him from other small-time crooks. While Terry is putting his life at risk as he tries his ha... Read allArthur Daley, a small-time conman, hires former boxer Terry McCann to be his "minder" and protect him from other small-time crooks. While Terry is putting his life at risk as he tries his hardest to satisfy his employer's demands, Arthur is busy exploiting Terry for all he is wor... Read allArthur Daley, a small-time conman, hires former boxer Terry McCann to be his "minder" and protect him from other small-time crooks. While Terry is putting his life at risk as he tries his hardest to satisfy his employer's demands, Arthur is busy exploiting Terry for all he is worth. When other people hire Terry's services through Arthur, Arthur usually keeps most of T... Read all

  • Creator
    • Leon Griffiths
  • Stars
    • George Cole
    • Glynn Edwards
    • Dennis Waterman
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    2.6K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,050
    461
    • Creator
      • Leon Griffiths
    • Stars
      • George Cole
      • Glynn Edwards
      • Dennis Waterman
    • 23User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 5 BAFTA Awards
      • 5 nominations total

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    Stephen Tompkinson
    • D.C. Park
    Sidney Livingstone
    • Bert…
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    • D.C. Field
    Emma Cunningham
    • Gloria
    Michael Troughton
    Michael Troughton
    • Melish…
    George Layton
    George Layton
    • Des
    Lill Roughley
    • Doreen…
    Diana Malin
    • Debbie
    Mark Farmer
    • Justin…
    Gennie Nevinson
    • Penny
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      • Leon Griffiths
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    • Trivia
      Dennis Waterman originally wanted Denholm Elliott to play the part of Arthur Daley. Executive Producer Verity Lambert disagreed.
    • Goofs
      In the opening titles for the Terry McCann episodes (Seasons 1-7) a sporty white Ford Escort with a blue stripe down the side is seen in the background. In a close-up shot of Terry looking at the Ford Capri he is about to buy, the Escort's window is up, but in a later shot where Arthur and Terry walk from the back of the Capri to admire it from a distance, the Escort's window is wound down.
    • Alternate versions
      The title sequence originally had 'Euston Films presents' over the opening shot. Later prints of the same episodes did not have this. (Additionally, early episodes also began with the Thames Television ident sequence, which, particularly after Thames lost their broadcast franchise in 1992, have been dropped from most repeat runs).
    • Connections
      Featured in It'll Be Alright on the Night 3 (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      I Could Be So Good For You
      Lyrics by Patricia Maynard (as Waterman)

      Music by Gerard Kenny (as Kenny)

      Sung by Dennis Waterman (as Waterman)

      Title song (1979-1988)

    User reviews23

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    9/10
    Superb
    I was 8 years old when this started, and when I left home aged 18 it was still on. The theme tune followed me through the 80s - Bagpuss came and went, Dangermouse arrived, a raft of American programmes designed to sell toys (which was a brand new idea then) crashed onto UK shores, the Commodore 64 bleeped and caroused in the corner, acid house music chipped and blooped onto the radio..... and Arthur & Terry were still there. I saw a handful of episodes as child & teenager, and always found the on- screen chemistry pulled me in...... but I did feel that it had become a bit of a dinosaur by 1990. I left home and virtually forgot about it, until ITV4 started re-running it again.

    The writing was, and is, simply superb. Secondary characters are strongly developed and given good lines, something non-existent nowadays (see Taggart, Waterloo Road, Monarch Of The Glen) and almost every episode hangs together as a complete thing, ends tied up, viewer satisfaction assured. That takes good writing and good acting. Another, unintentional but wonderful, boon for the programme was that due to 75% of each episode being filmed on location outdoors over 15 years, it captured London in a constant state of flux that is clear and visible, something no other show has. It's fascinating to see London in that era, changing from series to series. And there's that chemistry between Cole and Waterman, which really shines through. That was fairly rare in a TV series back then, but is now like hen's teeth.

    Its success with 15-24 year olds today is surprising, yet gratifying. It says, perhaps, that things like story, good acting and love of craft do not age, or lose their brightness.
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    • Sep 30, 2010

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 29, 1979 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Aufpasser
    • Filming locations
      • Fulham Police Station, Heckfield Place, Fulham Road, Fulham, London, England, UK(closing credits, Seasons 1-7: Arthur and Terry walk out of a police station)
    • Production company
      • Euston Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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