Minder

Series 1

1979 · 11 episodes · 11h 0m in all · 6.0/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. Gunfight at the OK Launderette

   29 Oct 1979 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   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.

2. 

   2. Bury My Half at Waltham Green

   5 Nov 1979 · 60 min · 8.0/10

   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 false trail, while the real bank robber is released, and then he and Arthur will be free to find the money - but they all have a surprise in store...

3. 

   3. The Smaller They Are...

   12 Nov 1979 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   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 with the rightful owner.

4. 

   4. A Tethered Goat

   19 Nov 1979 · 60 min · 7.0/10

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

5. 

   5. The Bounty Hunter

   26 Nov 1979 · 60 min

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

6. 

   6. Aces High and Sometimes Very Low

   3 Dec 1979 · 60 min

   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 to guard him.

7. 

   7. The Bengal Tiger

   10 Dec 1979 · 60 min

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

8. 

   8. Come in T-64, Your Time is Ticking Away

   17 Dec 1979 · 60 min · 1.0/10

   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...

9. 

   9. Monday Night Fever

   7 Jan 1980 · 60 min

   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...

10. 

    10. The Dessert Song

    14 Jan 1980 · 60 min

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

11. 

    11. You Gotta Have Friends

    21 Jan 1980 · 60 min

    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...