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Post by jno on Feb 16, 2015 19:55:39 GMT
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Post by Arch Stanton on Jul 6, 2015 13:03:21 GMT
Come In T-64, Your Time is Ticking Away.
Arthur goes to investigate what's happening when it appears that a taxi firm he co-owns is being targeted by some thugs. It would seem the drivers are being assaulted and/or given no end of other problems by perpetrators unknown.
So of course Arthur is quick to put Terry to work, and places him as an undercover mini-cab driver, in the hope that he might be able to catch the people responsible..
Terry not exactly happy about the idea, especially when he sees the 'skip on wheels' that Arthur has entrusted to him, so that he might undertake his mission.
Soon though Terry has apprehended the two little goons responsible for all the trouble, however it's clear they couldn't mastermind their way out of a plastic bag. Begging the question who is really behind the problems and why..??
I enjoyed this, it was nice and light-hearted, with some good comedy touches.
George Layton once again appears as the very dodgy mechanic, Des, and probably gets the biggest laugh of the episode when he tries to sell Terry his own car's wheels back to him, after them being stolen from off of it the very same morning! Most amusing.
With a solid supporting cast, which I think fair to say, is probably led by Alfred Burke, starring as Arthur's mini-cab business partner..
The muscle and action, this time coming by way of two greasy little oiks, reminiscent of a young Daniel Peacock, who would struggle putting the frightners on Scooby Doo, let alone Terry McCann.
Francis Megahy directs, doing a sound job (no surprise he came back a further 11 times to the show), in spite of him directing two of my least favourite Hammer House of Horror episodes.
His other achievements coming by way of more TV and the worthy, 1971, Brit crime feature film, 'Freelance', starring Ian McShane.
Another point of note being that this was the first episode to feature Terry's 'girlfriend', Debbie. As played by Diana Malin, baring her bum as she goes!
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Post by Portland Road on Jul 14, 2015 7:44:22 GMT
This is one of the favourite early episodes that I remember.
I liked Alfred Burke in 'Public Eye'. It was a bit of a shock in 'T-64' to see this genial man revealed as a villain.  |
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Post by daz on Sept 15, 2015 7:15:06 GMT
Watched this yesterday, I am on a mission to watch all of Minder as per the order of my box set. Another great episode. The appearance of Des always raises the laugh count in Minder
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Post by yoyopickles on Sept 15, 2015 17:43:03 GMT
As I have posted before, I met the late Darryl Reade in Paris back in 2005, he played Billy one of the heavies, in the episode, a truly nice bloke, and we had a nice little chat about him appearing in MINDER. I still have his autobiography, he singed it to me and wrote "MIND this book".
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Post by pr1 on Feb 17, 2016 6:49:31 GMT
I enjoyed Arthur being left on his own at the cab office. There is a nice level of humor throughout the episode.
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Post by Wynn Chester on May 19, 2016 7:24:59 GMT
What a beautiful arris it is too.. and its one of the best laugh out loud moments when Arthur realises he's stood next to Debbie in her birthday suit, artistic poses or not  |
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Post by minderfan84 on May 30, 2016 17:01:40 GMT
The bit in the gym with Arthur shouting out what he thinks is good advice to Terry as he is sparring is hilarious. What a beautiful arris it is too.. and its one of the best laugh out loud moments when Arthur realises he's stood next to her in her birthday suit, artistic poses or not Yes it's a brilliant scene the look on Arthur's face too is priceless! |
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Post by selfinflicted on Jul 1, 2016 13:56:58 GMT
'Go on Terry, let im ave it, hes a mug at the game...'
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Post by Zimbo on Sept 27, 2016 14:17:38 GMT
Excellent episode! We can really see here how Arthur is developing into one of the greatest TV characters of all time. Great support cast, as ever!
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Post by barrythebook on Sept 27, 2016 17:58:33 GMT
I really like any episode where we see another of Arthurs business interests.
We all know that he's got his fingers in a lot of pies but it's good to get some insight into what's actually going on in the Daley empire.
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Post by gra966 on Dec 6, 2016 6:44:59 GMT
A great early episode & one everyone seems to remember clearly with some good comedy moments & the twist of Kevin being behind all the "accidents" - It was also an episode most often repeated by ITV in the mid 80s The scene where Debbie walks up to Arthur totally starkers , his reaction when he turns round is hilarious - The deal with the number plate was a nice finishing touch , in an era prior to the major personalised number plate boom - Apart from the bright green one restored by Wheeler Dealers . I can t recall many other tv appearances of a Lamborghini Urraco Keep your eyes peeled in the first few scenes of Terry driving the Austin Cambridge - the passenger side front hub cap has a habit of disappearing & re appearing again - mind you that's the least of his worries - I would guess it was straight onto the banger track after filming had finished ! |
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Post by jno on May 9, 2017 12:30:59 GMT
Courtesy of a kind fellow forum member, here is a small piece from the Daily Mirror about Diana Malin in this episode from Monday 17th December 1979.  |
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Post by pr1 on Jul 3, 2017 3:58:15 GMT
I watched this again for the second time tonight and enjoyed it a great deal. It has a fine level of humor running through the story. I still like the scene with Arthur alone at the cab office. My new favorite scene is when Des is selling the piece of junk car to Arthur and Terry. Des is a real piece of work in this episode!
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Post by chopper on Aug 9, 2018 19:42:47 GMT
On ITV4 today & for some reason, an episode I’ve not watched so much. 5/5 for me - a great (and varied) episode.
I did a DVLA search on that number plate - but there was no record of its existence!?!......
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Post by gustav on Aug 11, 2018 15:34:24 GMT
Watched this all the way through for the first time. I enjoyed it but I wouldn't put it in the first rank, so I will vote it Good. Nice to see Alfred Burke.
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Post by barrythebook on Aug 21, 2018 20:06:19 GMT
When Terry is goaded by the other drivers into picking up
Debbie, Kevin gives the address as '2 Rigby Road'.
Debbie actually comes out of a house/flat showing the number '8'.
It looks similar to the flat she occupied in 'Looking for Mickey' although I can't be sure.
Also,the orange VW camper is in view when Terry picks her up.
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Post by johnnybear on Sept 27, 2018 17:49:04 GMT
Anything for a Debbie episode!  Shame she only did the five and I'll bet they're all cut to ribbons by ITV4 aren't they? JB |
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Post by Twin2 on Oct 23, 2019 7:49:06 GMT
Watched this episode this morning too (not sure I'll be sticking to my self-imposed quota of 2 per day today!) I love so many of the lines in it and Arthur realising Debbie is starkers when they are all at the window is just comedy gold.
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Post by stephenb on Apr 19, 2020 10:07:09 GMT
Solid episode, well directed and acted. Comedy, menace and a lot of fun. Looking forward to the next 31 discs having watched the first two in 2 days.
Oh, and no edits...
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 19, 2020 19:01:08 GMT
The best way to watch them - stand on me  |
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Post by greener1981 on Apr 22, 2020 19:47:35 GMT
Cracking episode, I visited Greg’s local The Havelock Tavern on a recent visit to the smoke!
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Post by steve74 on Apr 25, 2020 19:11:08 GMT
Brilliant episode from series 1. I do enjoy these earlier, grittier episodes but this one had a nice line in humour throughout. Arthur's reaction at the window with Debbie is so funny "oh my good god". Always enjoy Des and he has some great lines here. Enjoyed the story line with a nice twist at the end. 4 out of 5.
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Post by harryshand on Jun 4, 2020 15:03:15 GMT
This is a cracking episode despite the annoying Des. Sums up everything about Minder for me.
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Post by barrythebook on Jun 4, 2020 18:12:03 GMT
This is a cracking episode despite the annoying Des. Why do you find Des annoying? I think he's a decent character and good to throw into the mix as a semi regular who appears now and again. |
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Post by harryshand on Jun 4, 2020 18:32:53 GMT
This is a cracking episode despite the annoying Des. Why do you find Des annoying? I think he's a decent character and good to throw into the mix as a semi regular who appears now and again. Maybe it’s George Layton having just seen his Ray character from the Sweeney just before. In all seriousness, Des seems to pull more blatant scams without any retribution, for example in this ep rips Terry off multiple times around the taxi and it’s wheels and Terry just seems to accept it. I guess I don’t see any subtlety in the character and he’s more of a caricature of a typical dodgy mechanic/car thief/ringer. I’d quite like to see the character get his head kicked in if I’m honest. |
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Post by barrythebook on Jun 4, 2020 18:48:33 GMT
Why do you find Des annoying? I think he's a decent character and good to throw into the mix as a semi regular who appears now and again. Maybe it’s George Layton having just seen his Ray character from the Sweeney just before. In all seriousness, Des seems to pull more blatant scams without any retribution, for example in this ep rips Terry off multiple times around the taxi and it’s wheels and Terry just seems to accept it. I guess I don’t see any subtlety in the character and he’s more of a caricature of a typical dodgy mechanic/car thief/ringer. I’d quite like to see the character get his head kicked in if I’m honest. You are right about him pulling some strokes and by the sounds of things his past was extremely dodgy too. A ducker and diver who you couldn't trust but would be handy to have around for certain jobs. He dropped Terry right in it whilst trying to retrieve some money in 'You Need Hands', gets Terrys collar felt in 'Caught in the Act,Fact' for delivering a 'hot' car, tries to scam oily Wragg when sourcing a car for him in 'Back In Good Old England' and makes Terry an accomplice to car theft in 'The Bounty Hunter' so you're actually quite right in saying he's a blatant scammer but I still like his involvement. |
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Post by harryshand on Jun 4, 2020 18:53:32 GMT
And Tel just let’s him get away with it. I can believe the scams but the lack of retribution Des seems to get despite being so blatant either means he’s well connected and not to be messed with or an annoying @#$&.
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Post by barrythebook on Jun 4, 2020 20:27:41 GMT
And Tel just let’s him get away with it. I can believe the scams but the lack of retribution Des seems to get despite being so blatant either means he’s well connected and not to be messed with or an annoying @#$&. Terry has his uses for Des though - Rescuing Arthur from Essex, stealing a Rolls Royce, helping to fight off Archie Simpson & co, doing the rounds to find Rose Mellors' diamonds. |
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Post by logie on Jun 5, 2020 9:46:40 GMT
And Tel just let’s him get away with it. I can believe the scams but the lack of retribution Des seems to get despite being so blatant either means he’s well connected and not to be messed with or an annoying @#$&. You make some fair points, and Des is a rogue, but is he really any worse than Arthur? How many times does Tel get into a scrap on Arthur's behalf, only to pocket a tenner or a score while Arthur sits on a century plus? As for retribution, I always had it in my mind that Des's sudden disappearance form the series was because he was doing a stretch, and Arnie was keeping things ticking over for him whilst he was inside. |
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Shame she only did the five and I'll bet they're all cut to ribbons by ITV4 aren't they?
