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Post by jno on Feb 17, 2015 16:50:01 GMT
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Post by jno on Nov 9, 2015 10:35:27 GMT
Here is a nice little feature on filming Minder down under by Australian magazine A Good Weekend. It has some nice behind the scenes pictures too.  Front Page: 
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Post by swainy on Nov 10, 2015 7:16:40 GMT
Very cool jno
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Post by KarinB on Nov 10, 2015 13:34:48 GMT
It is really amazing what you find jno.  I've never seen that and I'm in Australia ! Good find and the article gives a sense of the quiet charm of George Cole. Good pics too. |
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Post by VAT on Nov 12, 2015 16:16:26 GMT
Excellent jno  (but yes,, bit odd no mention of Ray?) |
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Post by daz on May 26, 2016 11:22:43 GMT
No reviews in for this one either.
I enjoyed this one very much, Arthur was well out of his comfort zone at the other side of the world.
Arthur had the inheritance spent before he even got to oz, he certainly knows how to live the high life. The tips to the hotel staff ensured he was treated with kudos by all staff, he really was living the dream on the back of this inheritance, I mean it's not like anyone else could claim it, could they?
I loved the trip to Uncles house to see the estate, or state, once we get to see it, where the car breaks down en-route in the outback and our two hapless heroes encounter a spider which leaves them unable to move with fear, but fortunately, Bill McCabe turns up to rescue them and just squashes the spider with his boot. A con is already under way by a top criminal to ensure they get their hands on uncles estate with only the documents Arthur is hanging on to, appearing to get in the way of them making a legitimate claim. Arthur then gets himself a lawyer to handle the legal matters and a real 'Sheila' turns up and perks ray up no end and that's when things begin to turn nasty in order for the criminals to get their hands on Arthurs paperwork, but they underestimate both Arthur and Ray and it looks like Arthur is home and dry ready to claim his inheritance.....
A very enjoyable episode which injects a bit colour to the series, the only thing which lets it down was Arthur was in trouble down in Oz and no appearance by Terry to help, even a cameo would have been a nice touch. I wonder if Dennis regrets not having one final episode just to tie things up, I would have been surprised they didn't ask him.
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Post by jno on Jun 20, 2016 12:19:22 GMT
Small piece from the Sydney Herald on Minder in town filming. My voice of authority inside Australia reliably informs that above article appeared on Sunday February 16, 1992 in said newspaper.  |
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Post by jno on Jul 13, 2016 14:19:27 GMT
Another bit of info on this one from the Daily Mirror on Saturday March 20th 1993:
IT TOOK 'Er Indoors to finally convince Arthur Daley to head for the Great Outdoors - all so he could be upstaged by a kangaroo. Arthur's alter-ego George Cole, hates travelling. So wife Penny had to be pretty persuasive before he ventured into the Australian outback to film this week's episode of Minder (ITV, Thursday, 8.30pm). And once there, he found that a kangaroo was on a nicer little earner -the going rate for a trained roo was pounds 5,000 a day. '''We only wanted the animal for a couple of seconds of screen time - and it still cost us a small fortune," says executive producer John Hambley. ''Kangaroos are virtually impossible to train and he was more trouble than he was worth.'' Which is probably how Penny Cole felt when trying to convince George to venture Down Under. ''I don't like going away at all - not even on holiday. The family go without me,'' says George, who prefers to put his feet up at his rambling Oxfordshire cottage. In this week's episode, Arthur is lured to Australia by the smell of money when a long-lost relative dies -and cousin Ray (Gary Webster) tags along in case of trouble. The pair (right) had to sweat it out for days in the outback mining town of Broken Hill, 700 miles from Sydney, with most of the filming done in temperatures topping 100 degrees. ''It was absolute hell,'' says George, who had to share scenes with a camel and a black widow spider - as well as that kangaroo.
Cousin Ray indeed! 
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Post by yoyopickles on Jul 13, 2016 16:12:48 GMT
The funny thing about the episode is, Broken Hill is a good ten hours straight drive from Sydney, yet they make it look like it take about half an hour to get there!
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Post by jno on Sept 13, 2016 2:28:06 GMT
Agreed yoyo - I would think your viewer down under is going to get that far quicker than us over on the other side of the world though.
I got the feeling that after doing this George Cole wasn't entirely sure that it was a good idea going down under with Minder. I'm sure on the DVD commentaries there is a sense that this took them out of their natural environment too much from what I can gather.
I have to say that as a fan and viewer I disagree with this opinion. Just as with 'Minder On The Orient Express' - a removal from their natural manor environment is nice now and again. It shows us how the characters interact with Joe Public that they have very little to do with the rest of the time and I most certainly enjoy the Australian episodes.
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Post by yoyopickles on Sept 16, 2016 23:19:26 GMT
When my Aussie ex first found out I was a minder fan, the first thing she mentioned was how funny the Aussies found the "half hour trip" to the outback was!
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Post by pr1 on Dec 12, 2016 2:33:36 GMT
I just watched this and was disappointed.. Arthur being so far off the manor should have been much better. Rather than just being out of his element and trying to cope Arthur just seems stupid. George Cole's performance is up to its usual high standard but he's let down by the script. The location filming, especially outside of Sydney is well done.
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Post by jno on May 9, 2017 12:19:49 GMT
Courtesy of a kind fellow forum member, a piece from The Daily Express, reporting the series was filming down under on 10th February 1992:  |
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Post by retrostan on Jul 4, 2017 21:04:46 GMT
I've just watched this for the first time, think I may be in the minority but I didn't enjoy it all. |
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Post by thewoodster on Feb 2, 2018 9:14:22 GMT
I think the location change was good and showing Arthur could earn a crust anywhere in the world if he had to flogging whatever he had to, was GC gold.
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Post by jno on Oct 7, 2018 3:43:44 GMT
A great press photo of Arthur & Ray:  Remember, more behind the scenes photos for this episode over on the minder.org episode guide here: bit.ly/2NuAAr4 |
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Post by plasticpenguin on Oct 12, 2020 14:52:32 GMT
Watched this episode the other day, and don't know what to make of it. Can understand the logic of moving production to Oz for cost and other reasons. IMHO it would be more plausible if Arthur went to Oz to seek his inheritance and left Ray to run his lock-up, with perhaps a few updates by phone from Arthur.
They could've redressed a UK location to mimic Australia.
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Post by swainy on Oct 12, 2020 16:02:41 GMT
Watched this episode the other day, and don't know what to make of it. Can understand the logic of moving production to Oz for cost and other reasons. IMHO it would be more plausible if Arthur went to Oz to seek his inheritance and left Ray to run his lock-up, with perhaps a few updates by phone from Arthur. They could've redressed a UK location to mimic Australia. The show was extremely popular down under and was part funded by ABC in Australia. |
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Post by plasticpenguin on Oct 13, 2020 1:30:03 GMT
Watched this episode the other day, and don't know what to make of it. Can understand the logic of moving production to Oz for cost and other reasons. IMHO it would be more plausible if Arthur went to Oz to seek his inheritance and left Ray to run his lock-up, with perhaps a few updates by phone from Arthur. They could've redressed a UK location to mimic Australia. The show was extremely popular down under and was part funded by ABC in Australia. Indeed. The Oz episodes wasn't Minder to me. It was more of Arthur and Ray on a jolly down under. They literally could make a mini-series of them in Oz, which would make more sense IMHO. |
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Post by bigaitch on Jun 7, 2021 17:32:07 GMT
This was a great idea but poorly executed. The eventual outcome became very predictable long before the end and the whole thing was just very flat. A real shame as the story had so much potential but was let down, in my opinion , by a poor script. George Cole and Gary Webster do well, and there are one or two funny bits but generally I felt this was weak.
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Post by jno on Jun 8, 2021 3:21:34 GMT
This was a great idea but poorly executed. The eventual outcome became very predictable long before the end and the whole thing was just very flat. A real shame as the story had so much potential but was let down, in my opinion , by a poor script. George Cole and Gary Webster do well, and there are one or two funny bits but generally I felt this was weak. It's not bad, but could it have been better, possibly yes. |
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Post by Barrel on Jan 6, 2022 22:50:24 GMT
Enjoyed this..liked the aussie scenery. Arthur with the surfboard drew a chuckle.Found the sound quality off ITV4 a little poor in this episode.
From memory only fools went to miami the previous year and Alf Garnett went to Oz in 90 if im correct.I think it worked all 3 times taking these characters out of their natural habitat
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Post by jno on Jun 29, 2023 3:20:46 GMT
Press photo taken at the Regent Hotel:  |
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Post by ontheslate on Jun 29, 2023 5:53:14 GMT
I think that is probably the most casual look I’ve seen by George Cole as Arthur I think the tie only came off after a skinful.
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Post by jjmolloy on Jun 29, 2023 16:58:50 GMT
Excellent pic. Proof that GC was a cool guy. |
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Post by manta on Sept 16, 2023 9:37:53 GMT
This was always going to be difficult to pull off in a foreign setting, even one as pommie-friendly as Oz. There are more possibilities for failure than success so I think they did pretty well and the plot did hang together pretty well but it was never going to be a top notch this far from the manor. Like most other people I give it a Good.
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I've never seen that and I'm in Australia ! Good find and the article gives a sense of the quiet charm of George Cole. Good pics too. 
