Minder (1979)
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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Episode 1 - Gunfight at the OK Launderette
Release Date: 1979-10-29Terry 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.
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Episode 2 - Bury My Half at Waltham Green
Release Date: 1979-11-05After 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...
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Episode 3 - The Smaller They Are...
Release Date: 1979-11-12Scotch 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.
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Episode 4 - A Tethered Goat
Release Date: 1979-11-19Terry agrees to guard a middle eastern commodity broker, but he and Arthur get more than they bargained for.
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Episode 5 - The Bounty Hunter
Release Date: 1979-11-26Terry and Arthur help out a young widow who has been swindled out of her savings.
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Episode 6 - Aces High and Sometimes Very Low
Release Date: 1979-12-03Maurice, 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.
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Episode 7 - The Bengal Tiger
Release Date: 1979-12-10Terry minds a newspaper shop, from a group of Indians bent on revenge, over the shop owner's daughter and an arranged marriage.
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Episode 8 - Come in T-64, Your Time is Ticking Away
Release Date: 1979-12-17When 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...
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Episode 9 - Monday Night Fever
Release Date: 1980-01-07Arthur 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...
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Episode 10 - The Dessert Song
Release Date: 1980-01-14Terry gets a job minding a Greek restaurant after saving a relation of the owner from being beaten up.
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Episode 11 - You Gotta Have Friends
Release Date: 1980-01-21When some bearer bonds go missing from big time gangster Bobby Altman, the courier Billy Gilpin is a suspect, and he seeks Arthur's help...