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Post by barrythebook on Jul 27, 2015 21:47:14 GMT
I used to prefer Wimpy over these two anyday but unfortunately, there hasn't been a Wimpy in these parts for quite a few years.
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Post by barrythebook on Jul 14, 2015 20:40:25 GMT
Lynda Carter all day long.
The boots have a lot to do with it!
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Post by barrythebook on Jul 10, 2015 22:00:06 GMT
This episode contains one of my favourite pieces of dialogue from the whole series.
Lady Ingrave - "Well who would you believe? An hereditary peer of the realm..."
Terry - "Or an 'andsome little gangster from Canning Town?"
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Post by barrythebook on Jul 8, 2015 20:52:30 GMT
Wasn't in 'The Beer Hunter' that Arthur berates Terrys suggestion of Yorkie finding a woman for the night by saying..."but he's an 'appily married man!" to which Terry replies, "Your an 'appily married man but are you home every night?" Implying that Arthur likes to play away a bit I would assume.
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Post by barrythebook on Jul 5, 2015 20:59:22 GMT
I think Kenneth Griffith is priceless in this. The way he portrays camp aggression always adds something good. He did the same in 'Wild Geese' as Witty, the Gay medic and as Bishop Crick in 'Who Dares Wins'.
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Post by barrythebook on Jul 5, 2015 15:27:51 GMT
James Bond without doubt.
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Post by barrythebook on Jun 26, 2015 21:47:11 GMT
I think there was scope to have a few more semi-regular characters in the series. Des, Arnie, Debbie and Penny worked well enough and even Maurice Michaelson and Scotch Harry were good to see return for a second outing. I'd much rather see an actor re-appear as the same character than somebody different.
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Post by barrythebook on Jun 24, 2015 20:25:34 GMT
Batman for me also and it has to be Adam West. I think this era of Batman is so cool because it is just taking the Mickey out of itself. The studio sets and props were purposely so cheesey its fantastic. I think the coolest moment has to be from the film when Batman is hanging on to a rope ladder which is attached to the BatCopter, hovering over the sea. "Quick Robin! Pass me the Shark Repellant Bat Spray!" Also, has there ever been a cooler theme tune? The original by Neil Hefti is brilliant.
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Post by barrythebook on Jun 21, 2015 20:33:04 GMT
I didnt like the addition of Scrappy at all. I think the biggest turn off was the fact that he spoke whereas the noises Scooby Doo made were far funnier.
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Post by barrythebook on Jun 21, 2015 20:29:16 GMT
S & G.
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Post by barrythebook on Jun 11, 2015 20:13:43 GMT
I heard about Christopher Lee on the radio today but didn't know about Ron Moody.
RIP.
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Post by barrythebook on Jun 4, 2015 21:11:07 GMT
I know what you mean. I've never felt that there's any hard edged gritty quality in this episode as you'd expect from the first 4 series. There's more of a soap opera feel to this one.
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Post by barrythebook on Jun 4, 2015 20:46:07 GMT
Paul Moriarty wasn't given his clothes from the Sweeney episode he appeared in was he? There were plenty of bullets fying around in that one.
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Post by barrythebook on May 27, 2015 21:19:14 GMT
This is one of about a dozen episodes which I recorded from the TV (on VHS) when the series was repeated during the 80s. I absolutely loved it and consequently played it to death which evetually made me a little tired of it.
After a good few years of not seeing the episode,i watched it over the Christmas period and immediately realised what a classic it is.
as well as the points jno has already made, a couple of snippets worthy of mention are the speech which the Rastafarian jury member makes,
"Look! I t'ink the guy is lying through 'im teet', but it's cool, we all dig, right? So, i feel say, we should-a groove in wid the Fore-man 'ere and gi' im the benefit! Wot you say sister?"
...and Joe's (John Bardon) rant at his fellow jury member,
"Don't you come that snobby Borguoise cr*p with me mate! The trouble with people like you is, you live in a middle class ghetto and you don't get to meet the real people!"
....also, the accused occupation being "A coronation programme seller."
Great episode.
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Post by barrythebook on May 21, 2015 21:08:20 GMT
Here is a 'behind the scenes' photo with Dennis wearing a completely different jacket to the one seen in the episode itself.
Obviously it gets a bit cold doing all this minding. I'm sure I've seen a photo of Peter Brayham wearing a jacket like that . Maybe he was overseeing this scene?
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Post by barrythebook on May 21, 2015 21:01:50 GMT
Yes, I think they look/pull back the curtain, go back out of sight and then pull back the curtain for a second time and appear again.
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Post by barrythebook on May 5, 2015 19:05:15 GMT
Perhaps he didn't want to give his real name or more likely he found it amusing and just let it go. Come to think of it, Terry gives a little smile at this iirc.
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 13, 2015 21:07:38 GMT
Another aspect of this episode that I like is the fact that there's an actual scam going on.
Rather than losing money through a bad investment or someone merely not paying up, Arthur is the victim of a 'con trick' which we don't see very often.
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 13, 2015 20:55:19 GMT
I would agree that this is a 10/10 as well. Series 1 is my favourite and this episode is an excellent example.
An innocent Saturday afternoon drink turns into a classic early Minder story. Scotch Harrys bedsit is spot on. Gritty, rundown and realistic location filming at its very best.(Check out the tiny kitchen area in the background as the camera pans around) Arthur and Terry moving around 'the manor' putting a deal together whilst Rycott is moving in on them is also top stuff. It's also amusing that Arthur thinks he's in the same league as the criminals he's dealing with, however they're obviously neither impressed or intimidated by Arthur as we see by the offer of a derisory £500 to clear off.
I've always assumed Rycott's role to be one of using his position as a Police officer to keep his eyes and ears open around the criminal fraternity.In return, there'd be 'a nice little drink' from the money movers,for information that will see the briefcase back in their hands. He obviously put the word out that he wanted Scotch Harry hence that's why he got the phone call from the pub landlord.
The beer can on the bedside unit looks like it could be 'Long Life'.
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 12, 2015 21:17:15 GMT
How sad. As important a character to the early series of D of H as Bo, Luke etc. RIP James.
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 12, 2015 20:43:45 GMT
'Speiler' is a great word. Thanks VAT but I'd still love to know if this was a 'real life' drinking den or not.
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 8, 2015 21:05:06 GMT
One of my favourite Minder locations in this one. The private/illegal drinking club above the row of shops where Fred and Ted hang out. This is typical of the kind of dodgy place you'd find a few 'likely lads' I always think. I've always wondered if this was an authentic venue or a made up location to suit the script.
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 2, 2015 23:36:50 GMT
As you say jno, there must have been plenty of these places dotted around the city. I read an article on one such place around the year 2000. It was in the middle of Londons' business area, didn't open until ten at night and sold tinned beer and spirits only. Of the few people who agreed to be interviewed, one guy said that he didn't venture outside during the day as London was too much for him but he did need to get out a little through the night and he'd make his way to this particular bar each evening at around 2230 and drink there until around 7am. Then it was home and to bed ready for the next night.
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 1, 2015 21:17:19 GMT
...and Arthur emerging from 'Jocks Club' is hilarious.
I've said it before but I think GC has got to be the most convincing 'drunk' actor I've seen. He just makes it look so natural and realistic. Brilliant.
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 1, 2015 21:13:31 GMT
......and Chisholm is very,very good in this. His body language on the train is perfect for someone that feels totally out of place and uncomfortable with the company he's in.
Also, a couple of his best lines ever imo...
"I do not intend to relax! I do not intend to have a good time and if you poke me like that again,so help me i'll stick one right in your boatrace!"
"..and what is standard Interpol procedure in these circumstances? Another three coure meal I shouldn't wonder."
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Post by barrythebook on Mar 29, 2015 18:39:17 GMT
I like this episode a lot and there a couple of stand out scenes for me.
Arthur using hand gestures in the Winchester to describe to Terry the size of the bloke he'd just had an encounter with, "...and when I say 'big' Terry, I mean, one of them!"
I always think that the scene of John being set upon by the two lads outside his school and the scene in which Terry confronts them come across as being very natural. Sometimes, this type of violence and falling to ground etc. can look very wooden and staged but I think in this episode, the action is handled and executed extremely well.
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Post by barrythebook on Mar 24, 2015 22:41:04 GMT
Just watched this on ITV - don't think they could have found a less lookalike stunt double.
On a par with the double used in the scrapyard chase across the pile of cars in 'The old School Tie'.
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Post by barrythebook on Mar 22, 2015 0:51:00 GMT
According to Arthur it was "safety in numbers", which Maurice seemed to agree with but there must have been more to it than that.
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Post by barrythebook on Mar 19, 2015 21:40:56 GMT
A scene which always makes me chuckle in this episode is of Arthur emerging out of the plunge pool in the Sauna parlour,
"Chaaa! I thought you said it was warm?"
The Sauna joint doesn't look particularly plush to me, an establishment from the cheaper end of the market I'd say but a great location.
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Post by barrythebook on Mar 15, 2015 22:02:53 GMT
Watching this one the other evening on ITV4. Near the end of the episode the two heavies go into the house to evict the young family and Terry goes in after them. Whilst Terry is making his way through the house, he gets out a cigarette lighter to help him see where he's going. As a non smoker, why would Terry be carrying a lighter?
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