Seasons & episodes

S0 · E1An Officer and a Car Salesman 1988-12-26 · 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.

S0 · E2Minder - The Early Years 2009-03-16 · 60 min＋

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

S0 · E3Minder - The Middle Years 2009-03-16 · 60 min＋

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

S0 · E4Minder - The Gary Webster Years 2009-03-16 · 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.

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

S0 · E6A Little Bit of Give and Take 1986-01-02 · 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.

S0 · E7Minder on the Orient Express 1985-12-25 · 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.

S0 · E8Royal Variety Performance sketch 1982-11-14 · 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.

S1 · E1Gunfight at the OK Launderette 1979-10-29 · 60 min＋

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.

S1 · E2Bury My Half at Waltham Green 1979-11-05 · 60 min＋

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...

S1 · E3The Smaller They Are... 1979-11-12 · 60 min＋

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.

S1 · E4A Tethered Goat 1979-11-19 · 60 min＋

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

S1 · E5The Bounty Hunter 1979-11-26 · 60 min＋

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

S1 · E6Aces High and Sometimes Very Low 1979-12-03 · 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.

S1 · E7The Bengal Tiger 1979-12-10 · 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.

S1 · E8Come in T-64, Your Time is Ticking Away 1979-12-17 · 60 min＋

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...

S1 · E9Monday Night Fever 1980-01-07 · 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...

S1 · E10The Dessert Song 1980-01-14 · 60 min＋

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

S1 · E11You Gotta Have Friends 1980-01-21 · 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...

S2 · E1National Pelmet 1980-09-11 · 60 min＋

Arthur gets Terry to guard a racehorse before he runs in a big race, but the owner and trainer are out to con the bookies and leave them out in the cold.

S2 · E2Whose Wife is it Anyway? 1980-09-18 · 60 min＋

When an old friend of Arthur's gets injured in a so-called "hit and run accident" Terry gets involved in minding the villain's antique shop.

S2 · E3You Lose Some, You Win Some 1980-09-25 · 60 min＋

Terry guards a group of people that Maurice the gambler has put together to win at roulette. When the casino starts to protest, he hides them out at his flat, but this upsets his girlfriend Penny, who has taken the week off to be with him.

S2 · E4Don't Tell Them Willie Boy was Here 1980-10-02 · 60 min＋

Terry trains Willie a boxer on the comeback trail, but it becomes apparent that he is not taking the fight seriously. The promoter wants Willie to lose and has had a large bet on the other boxer. Terry shames Willie into training properly but the outcome is in the balance right up to the last round.

S2 · E5Not a Bad Lad, Dad 1980-10-09 · 60 min＋

An old friend of Terry's has left her son at his house, while she sorts her life out. Terry gets attached to the lad, but then the stepfather starts to cause trouble...