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Post by johnnybear on Oct 3, 2018 14:28:25 GMT
Does anyone know who the two tarts were on screen with Blessed and his mate on the video? JB
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Post by I used to think I was a parrot on Nov 5, 2018 21:29:04 GMT
I love Ken Campbell's face in this one.
Also it is interesting to see Ian McShane and Brian Blessed together as they appear together in the classic Lovejoy two parter were Blessed plays a crooked Greek ripping off Sue Ellen from Dallas.
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Post by rotherham1982 on Jul 23, 2019 8:18:38 GMT
I love Emma Wray as an actress. She seemed a goodtime girl who would have done any part for a fair price. She deserved a few episodes on Minder as say a call girl or stripper. Certainly a classic actress fondly remembered in the same way as Janet Dibley from The Two Of Us.
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Post by denzel on Aug 8, 2019 23:00:45 GMT
A great episode, as everyone seems to have said. Really nothing bad I could possibly have to say about this..on paper it's a winner from the off, even without George Cole and the great guest stars. - Andrew Payne again..it must be noted, that this man wrote some of the most downright classic of Minder episodes.
- The video shop idea is great..perfect for the time.
- About Tel looking/feeling older..personally I see this as part of an intentional/unintentional theme in series 7..whether it was him feeling over the hill, or needing a new start..which all sort of led to him finally jacking it in. Wasn't the clean continuity we'd have liked, but closest we'd get.
- Like those Holywood T shirts..not the last time we'll see fun with dodgy T shirts/words on Daley approved clothing.
- "Fabulous....hwa, hwa, hwa"... Tel's memorable yuppie impersonation.
- As has been noted, Emma Wray was great, as Tracy. Interesting to see someone a bit younger working for Daley. I guess Dennis Waterman, Ray Winstone and others don't have the vibrant, spunky youthful look she exhibits here. Most of the people he does business with seem to be older fellas. You wouldn't think youth would bother with old Arthur, though in the Ray years he does end up selling a computer/video game to one.
- And good to see another woman standing up to Arthur's antics, which makes three in as many episodes on the trot now (Mrs. Harris, and the Hounslow reporter being the other two).
- I'm into Star Trek..so spotted the Next Generation poster above the little door in the video shop. A little research showed me that there were indeed releases on VHS/Betamax in the 80's in UK..but seems they were for rental only. Interesting.
- When the heavy offers to give Tel a smack, Tel doesn't look too afraid or anything..he'd have handled himself, just perhaps could have done with more confidence. A good scene.
- I like the scene in Tel's place, when Arthur learns about Jack Last. Nice collage of Marilyn Monroe or something, on the wall, at the scene's start. And love it when Arthur asks Tel to sort things with Last, and he says it depends..on if he asks nicely. Which gives Arthur kittens.
- Last wasn't kidding. The birds on his videotape certainly do seem...saucy.
- Of the two VCR's used by Tel, I actually had the top one, Sharp model. Interesting that Terry was up on the tricks, on copying tapes and all. I myself don't think I ever did it, with that particular VCR. As for Tel, this was the man who, as Dave once put it, usually gives technology "a right hander", as customer service.
- Tel's dealing with Last and lackey the second time, both verbally and physically, was good stuff.
- Thank goodness we got Rycott, and not, say, Macdonald. It sure was a moment for him, when he reckoned they were going to lock Daley up.
- Garfield Morgan certainly has presence, as always. I wondered if his character had heard of Dyer, previously.
- Rycott's boat, when told he has to let Daley walk, is the stuff of legend...priceless, from Peter Childs.
- Thanks to Daley, the tapes got Toad from The Wind In The Willows on them..and we get David Jason in Minder, or at least his voice..which was neat.
- Lastly, a bit of a novel question: "BloodyDaley" is indeed a great moment, as far as the show goes...but would it have bothered Dyer or Last all that much, that the tapes they recovered are now just The Wind In The Willows? Wouldn't they have trashed the tapes, or recorded over 'em anyhow? Only thing I can think of is that they were peeved at the waste of effort they'd gone to to get the tapes, but would they have rather have taken the chance?
There was a Q&A with Rula Lenska in the Mail On Sunday magazine yesterday, where she revealed that she had a nickname of 'Sandy' which may explain a bit about the in joke of that policewoman lookalike at the end of the episode. Nice zimbo. I hadn't noticed that at all till seeing it here. McShane's Jack Last is spot-on as an arrogant gangster and employs that very rude - but expressive - term "mons-up" There's a term I never heard the origin of...to mons something up...you hear it often enough..just don't know the origin. Does anyone know where I can get hold of a copy of "Storm Troopers In Suspenders"? Seems it's a made up film, much like I bet the generic "Kung-Fu Vampires From The Grave" Tel mentions must be. Even the end credits are funny when Ken Campbell is credited as Seedy Customer. He certainly was! I had not noticed that one, but funnily enough, I did notice "Arnie's Echo". Our local shop started off as a music shop, then went to videos, then tropical fish, then it closed down mid 90s. Seems to me the owner missed out on a fourth incarnation for the business there, daz. " Old clothes for fish!!"
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Post by jno on Aug 9, 2019 4:53:20 GMT
Great post denzel. I believe a 'mons' is simply a shortened form of 'monstrosity'. This was mentioned elsewhere on the forum - it certainly makes sense.
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Post by denzel on Aug 9, 2019 6:18:24 GMT
Thanks, jno. I had sort of guessed it might have been monstrosity. Senior Citizen Cecil Caine used both terms, "mons" and "monstrosity".
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Post by barrythebook on Aug 9, 2019 22:22:27 GMT
Re- the Bloody Daley moment,
I think the reason that Last and Dyer were so peeved was due to the fact that -
1 - Last no longer had any sort of hold or leverage over Dyer once the video of Dyer with the girls had been wiped.
2 - Dyer had been persuaded by Terry to get Arthur off the hook on the strength of the tape which no longer existed.
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Post by denzel on Aug 10, 2019 19:16:03 GMT
Re- the bl*ody Daley moment, I think the reason that Last and Dyer were so peeved was due to the fact that - 1 - Last no longer had any sort of hold or leverage over Dyer once the video of Dyer with the girls had been wiped. 2 - Dyer had been persuaded by Terry to get Arthur off the hook on the strength of the tape which no longer existed. Hi Btb. Good points, especially about Last. Though I'd have thought he would hardly think to pull that shtick again in the future. With someone like Dyer, you just feel it just wouldn't wash, a second time..somehow. But as for your second point, about Dyer himself..him being peeved would still seem pointless, like crying over spilled milk. Mind you, he didn't shout about it quite as passionately as Last did. Another point: Dyer works for "special crimes". He's not your ordinary detective. Would he not then be up on the tricks, like Tel was? I.e would he not have reason to fear that Tel could have made a million copies of the tape anyhow? Perhaps he thought Tel didn't know the Vcr copying trick(s). I dunno. I'm glad he underestimated the situation though, personally...cause we got the BloodyDaley moment
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Post by Twin2 on Dec 11, 2019 6:55:52 GMT
Another corker! Watched this episode again yesterday and it was a treat from start to finish. So many memorable bits and laugh-out-loud moments and as has already been said, such excellent attention to detail with the cotton wool in the ear etc.
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Post by peterchrisp on Feb 4, 2020 15:43:19 GMT
Ken Campbell is a triumph as 'Seedy Customer'. Catch him also in Lovejoy Loses It as another seedy character, Ted Goat, wearing comedy buck teeth.
The year he appeared in Minder Ken staged the first of a series of brilliant one-man stage shows. It was called Recollections of a Furtive Nudist!
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Post by baz171075 on Feb 4, 2020 18:07:34 GMT
Great episode,,,,,,,one of my favorites, one thing that I would have loved Minder to do, would of had the likes of Jack Last drop in and out of certain episodes and series over the years, I know Jack Last appeared in the last Terry season but over the years previous I would have like more continuity with local villains turning up now and then instead of most if not all of the " Bad Guys " only having one episode..
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Post by minderfan84 on Feb 5, 2020 17:59:31 GMT
Ken Campbell is a triumph as 'Seedy Customer'. Catch him also in Lovejoy Loses It as another seedy character, Ted Goat, wearing comedy buck teeth. The year he appeared in Minder Ken staged the first of a series of brilliant one-man stage shows. It was called Recollections of a Furtive Nudist! I think at one time he might of been in the running for the role of Doctor Who as well
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Post by barrythebook on Feb 5, 2020 23:06:54 GMT
I would have like more continuity with local villains turning up now and then instead of most if not all of the " Bad Guys " only having one episode.. Agreed. A little continuity concerning some local hardnuts/villains/faces could have worked well. It was good to see Debbie, Des and Penny as semi regulars so a few guys on the other side of life would have been a good possibility.
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Post by coyote on May 12, 2020 9:04:00 GMT
Seedy Customer's "Bloody Nora" on seeing the Last/Dyer video while stuffing his face is hilarious. "There's always someone worse off than you. And he's it." Lots to like in this one, one of the best guest casts, a decent subplot with Arnie and the hooky household gear, Rycott and Melish, Terry giving Jack Last and his pet ape a smack and so on. It's a shame to see Terry down in the dumps as he realises he's getting to be over the hill in a dead end with nothing to show for it. And typical of Arthur he doesn't give a toss about Terry's "mid-life crisis", he's only bothered about his video shop. Our local dodgy video place was called Star Videos btw; the quality of their tapes was so poor I imagine they had a few machines out the back copying the tapes. And they all started with white noise and the film suddenly appearing. But they were cheap...
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Post by barrythebook on May 12, 2020 18:51:21 GMT
Lots to like in this one, one of the best guest casts, a decent subplot with Arnie and the hooky household gear, Rycott and Melish, Terry giving Jack Last and his pet ape a smack and so on. Our local dodgy video place was called Star Videos btw; the quality of their tapes was so poor I imagine they had a few machines out the back copying the tapes. And they all started with white noise and the film suddenly appearing. But they were cheap... "Lots to like in this one", I agree, this is one of my favourites. Ken Campbell has his character off to a tee, living in one room of the house by the looks of it, eating HP sauce sandwiches whilst watching naughty videos in his pyjamas and a blazer - great observations. Where on earth did they find these locations? My local video rental, 'Video Vault', made a real big thing of checking to see if the tapes were fully rewound when you returned them. It was the first thing they looked for and threatened to fine you if the tapes were at the end or part played
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Post by coyote on May 12, 2020 19:31:24 GMT
Lots to like in this one, one of the best guest casts, a decent subplot with Arnie and the hooky household gear, Rycott and Melish, Terry giving Jack Last and his pet ape a smack and so on. Our local dodgy video place was called Star Videos btw; the quality of their tapes was so poor I imagine they had a few machines out the back copying the tapes. And they all started with white noise and the film suddenly appearing. But they were cheap... My local video rental, 'Video Vault', made a real big thing of checking to see if the tapes were fully rewound when you returned them. It was the first thing they looked for and threatened to fine you if the tapes were at the end or part played Ah yes, I'd forgotten about that part . Same at Star Videos and probably every other video shop in the country
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Post by winchesterclub on May 12, 2020 19:51:21 GMT
We had a Star Video shop in Basingstoke… Also a bloke run a video shop from his house local to us, he had bookcase in his hallway where you could hire for £2 night and next day put it through his letterbox and hopefully it fell on the cushion from the sofa he put their every morning…… And I am positive the first one we hired was the Exterminator !! ( good choice to sit with Squarents and watch……)
I also remember (Sorry) my Dad going to Woolworths to rent the Elephant Man and he was down there all Saturday afternoon as they couldn't match his signature to his Video membership card, my mum went on the Bus to town in the end to vouch for him, and he moaned when we played it because it was in Black & White….
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Post by barrythebook on May 12, 2020 20:15:02 GMT
I also remember (Sorry) my Dad going to Woolworths to rent the Elephant Man Woolworths did video rental? I never knew that.
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Post by winchesterclub on May 12, 2020 20:21:55 GMT
Yes funny I am 99% sure it was Woolies they had a bigger Betamax collection thats why he picked them My Mum worked for Sony at the time and got a good discount on a toploader
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Post by gareth on May 13, 2020 11:11:53 GMT
Excellent sketch..
Rycott’s “ Boat Race” was a picture when he realised for the greater good of society he was bound over to release Daley and Co.
Vintage Minder
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Post by VAT on Jul 5, 2020 18:35:37 GMT
Just got some original production used sheets for this episode:
Episode was listed as EPISODE 4 EUSTON FILMS/MINDER VI
DIRECTOR ROY WARD BAKER
CONTACT ARTISTES:
BRIAN BLESSED
TOVY VOGEL
PAUL BERINGER
Ian McShane
RULA LENSKER
DAVID ARLEN
The Last Video Show.
Filming dates for this episode confirmed ass started 27-6-88 and finishing 8-7-88.
Cheers.
VAT
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Post by denzel on Jul 6, 2020 0:21:47 GMT
Whenever I see or hear that word, " Artistes", I recall the first time I heard the word.. said by Zac Zolar's manager, John Sutton, in that funny scene in A Star Is Gorn..
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Post by heredia1 on Jul 30, 2020 17:23:09 GMT
For me this is right up there with the best ever Minder episodes. So many classic scenes, I loved the scene in Terrys flat when he explains to Arthur why Jack Last was involved, just so typical Minder, explanation of another mess we are in now. I had tears running down my cheeks several times during this episode. Its not something that ever happens to me normally. I guess its a great release of happier times of days gone by especially compared to all the shite going on out there now with lockdowns, masks and all the other nonsense. Thank you Minder
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Post by tel71 on Aug 30, 2020 9:44:46 GMT
I know many people feel the show was running out of steam in the final few seasons but for me this episode is up there among the best ever. The confrontations in the video and the banter between Terry and Jack Last are just classic minder
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Post by barrythebook on Aug 30, 2020 20:02:51 GMT
I know many people feel the show was running out of steam in the final few seasons but for me this episode is up there among the best ever. The confrontations in the video and the banter between Terry and Jack Last are just classic minder Agreed, this is a very good episode indeed but it certainly had a different feel to the early series. It would have been good to see an episode featuring Ian McShane in series 1,2 or 3 when everything was fairly raw and gritty. A younger Jack Last confronting a younger Terry McCann would have been interesting.
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Post by jno on Aug 30, 2020 20:17:32 GMT
Series 7 could really have explored more characters from the early years. Jack Last was a very good character.
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Post by pr1 on Nov 9, 2020 1:02:11 GMT
Watched this great episode again and probably enjoyed it even more this time. As good as this episode is and as much as I like it, tonight I wished Chisholm had been in the episode instead of Rycott. It would have been great to see “Cheerful Charlie” in those final scenes. He probably would have spontaneously combusted or imploded at the end of the episode!
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Post by steve74 on Jan 2, 2021 15:05:32 GMT
bl*ody Daley! My favourite series 7 episode and one of my very favourite episodes of Minder's entire run, The Last Video Show is a blast from start to finish. The plot revolves around some very dodgy characters searching for a missing video tape which unfortunately has ended up in the possession of Arthur and Terry. The video shop location is so memorable and makes me nostalgic for the days of rental video shops. The cast is first rate and everybody brings their A-game to this. Ian Mcshane is perfect as the criminal Jack Last. A special mention goes out to Brian Blessed who gives a menacing performance as Freddie Dyer, the scene in Arthur's lockup is brilliantly played. So many scenes to choose from, one of my favourites is when Terry and Arthur pay a visit to the brilliant Ken Campbell who is living in his seedy flat - "There's always someone worse off than you..... and I think he's it". "It goes out of focus from time to time, can't hear a word they are saying, it only lasts for six minutes".... "Got Barry Norman here". The subplot with Arthur supplying posh Nigel with stolen goods is perfectly woven into the plot and just when you think Rycott has got his man at last, Arthur finds a way to wriggle off the hook using the video tape. Rycott's face is a picture. I always enjoy Terry having a scrap but this one is all the better as he has started questioning himself after Jack Last's first visit to the Video store. I love an episode that ends with a drink at the Winchester and Dave even cracks open a bottle of champagne to celebrate Arthur's release from the police station "Have there been any great technological advances while I've been away?" followed by Last and Dyer's reactions to The Wind in the Willows being recorded over the tape. "bl*ody Daley" indeed. It is a fantastic episode and a prime example of why I love Minder so much. No question it's a 5 out of 5 from me.
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Post by chopper on Jan 3, 2021 22:00:55 GMT
Series 7 certainly didn’t lose any quality, there are some absolute gems in this series, this - along with Fiddler on the Hoof & Sorry Lorry Morrie are utterly brilliant.
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Post by bigaitch on Jan 30, 2021 14:08:37 GMT
This is probably my favourite episode of Minder. Ken Campbell really stoke the show for me as the ‘Seedy customer’. His portraying of the character made me feel dirty once the episode had finished...
Regarding the various video outlets, we had an independent one near us (Essex) who had an extensive catalogue of titles. In addition they had a considerable number of others that were stored ‘Under the counter’ for those in the know. Very impressive they were too. A friend of mine, who was a serving police officer told me of a local mobile video library that did the rounds in the neighbourhood. Likewise this one had a few ‘Under the counter’ titles that were available if you asked the right questions. My mate got involved when the proprietor took a slap from a woman who had caught her 15 year old watching one of the ‘Stronger’ titles that had been hired to him, no questions asked. My mate managed to smooth it all over although the owner tried justifying knocking out hardcore p0rn to a child by saying trade had been a little slack and he was ‘Only trying to put food on the table’....
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