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Post by daz on Sept 15, 2015 7:11:08 GMT
I watched this last night and thought it was an excellent episode. Anthony Valentine steals the episode for me, great acting and think I will go purchase Raffles. One of the Greek card players was in the Profs episode Blind run, I think. I have 'Raffles' and personally I think it is superb. A lot of stuff Anthony Valentine has been in has been really great including for me: 'Callan', 'Killer Exposed', 'The Knock' and 'Hammer House Of Horror' to name just a few. Raffles is sort of 'Downton Abbey gets turned over' - all set at the turn of the last century, he's a bit like Robin Hood The Burglar - I really liked it and there it is a dedicated thread in 'Not Minder' here: linkWhat is great is that because Raffles is set in the past, it's a true period piece and hasn't dated at all i.e. you would never really think it was filmed in the 70s. If you do buy Raffles, be careful as one of the releases doesn't include the pilot episode (the one I have grr) and another one does so check them out thoroughly. This is one series that is well overdue for a rewatch. I have to thank Granada Plus for getting me into Raffles. Anthony Valentine is a superb actor and adds something to whatever he appears in, Raffles though is a timeless bit of TV.
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Post by daz on Sept 14, 2015 20:07:42 GMT
I watched this last night and thought it was an excellent episode. Anthony Valentine steals the episode for me, great acting and think I will go purchase Raffles. One of the Greek card players was in the Profs episode Blind run, I think.
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Post by daz on Sept 3, 2015 18:24:34 GMT
I quite like this one just for the fact Arthur was standing for a seat on the council, the mind boggles at how that could have turned out.
The brilliant Lennard Pearce is in it also, in what was apparently the last bit of TV work he did before he died. The guy who played Kessler in Secret Army was in it also.
Minder didn't half get some very good actors to appear, must have been a badge of honour in the profession to have made an appearance in it.
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Post by daz on Sept 2, 2015 11:40:16 GMT
Some good moments in it, made better by good actors. They must have had a VAT too many in the script department the day they did that one, maybe some kid in on a YOP scheme was let loose.
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Post by daz on Aug 29, 2015 17:41:00 GMT
I was a bit shocked when I realised it was series 5, filmed around 84, I was sure it was a series 2 episode.
I was actually looking up the locations part of the site last night to figure out where one of the filming locations were in this episode to discover it was the Spitalfeilds site. Another part used for filming was Brick Lane, both sites have been given a bit of a makeover since the 80s.
If I am in London, I usually try and go around places where filming of iconic TV series were, much to my Wife and kids annoyance, especially when we get lost, which happens quite a lot. I'll make an effort to get to Brick Lane and SPitalfields on our next visit.
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Post by daz on Aug 29, 2015 7:38:57 GMT
Gave this a watch last night, another very good episode in my opinion. Some good lines, especially when Arthur was lamenting about footballers having too much Sex, Soccer and Stair Rods. Karl Howman and George Sweeney pop up here and play their characters very well, with Bill Dean (or Harold Cross from Brookside) doing in a great job as the policeman at Stamford Bridge telling Terry his mother had been killed, then getting thrown out when discovered it is all a hoax. The actress who played Jenny, Adrienne Posta, was also pretty easy on the eye, always a bonus in any TV programme.
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Post by daz on Aug 28, 2015 18:14:51 GMT
I watched this for the first time at the turn of the year, after I got the Minder box set for Xmas. I enjoyed this episode and showed what a good bloke Terry was by giving Shamy his winnings from his bet to go to India and even better when he sent Terry cash in a brown envelope.
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Post by daz on Aug 27, 2015 7:09:09 GMT
Another thing that didn't quite ring true for me was the mother abandoning the boy at Terry's flat and disappearing. Whatever else was going on in her life this seemed a bit unwise and more than a bit neglectful. I'd never really considered that and it's true. I think she keeps an eye on him from a distance though until Terry arrives, doesn't she? You have to have a bit of poetic licence in film and TV, finding a balance is the hard part, Minder usually kept it authentic. In the end everything worked out.
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Post by daz on Aug 18, 2015 20:42:33 GMT
Isla is still on the go now. She retired for a while to bring up her family, but she is very much still on the scene up here in Scotland, but mainly to do with music, tradiitional Scottish music, which I cannot stand. I once sat next to her at the theatre during a play with Robert Powell and Lisa Goddard, my claim to fame. A lovely woman is Isla, but you can keep her music in a cowshed, but then I think that would be cruel on the cows.
I like reading old press articles and remembering people you used to see on TV from years ago.
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Post by daz on Aug 18, 2015 15:25:07 GMT
Watched this ep last night. Hadn't seen it in years - one of my favs. Whole collection of great and good actors: Ray Winston, Jimmy Nail, John Altman (briefly as the taxi driver), June Whitfield... "Gawd, it's like calling a fishmonger Haddock", Arthur said when he saw the undertaker's name. Fabulous acting as always by the wonderful Mr. Cole. Watched on ITV 4 this morning. Great episode. Love the character Arnie and also I like Wally, reminded me a lot on the late great Mike Reid. June Whitfield and George Cole together, must have been a writers dream, both make acting look effortless in whatever they appear in. Jimmy Nail, I thought was great as the Gypsy leader. Best part of this episode is the funeral directors, Death, sorry De-Ath. Quality.
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Post by daz on Aug 18, 2015 15:15:25 GMT
Another episode I watched today and haven't seen in a very long time.
Great episode, some cracking lines, as usual, and a good performace by Michael Medwin as Barry the Book, a bit different from Don Satchley in Shoestring.
Would anyone know if the nurse that appeared when Terry was getting treated for ths shoulder injury, was Janet Ellis, former Blue Peter presenter and mother to Sophie Ellis Baxter? Thought there was a resemblence, but cannot see any listing in IMDB.
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Post by daz on Aug 18, 2015 15:03:20 GMT
Had a day off work due to the kids starting back at school today, so caught up on a few episodes, this being one of them.
I've always liked this episode as it goes along nicely and has a few very good lines in it, with a very stellar supporting cast of actors, Alfie Bass, being in particular good form in this episode. I think this may have been one of the first episodes I ever saw of Minder as I have always remembered the scene when Chris Ellisons character recognises Terry, couldn't remember the actual episode though.
I thought it was Dexter Fletcher who played one of the youths who roughed up John Standen, but a quick check of IMBD says it was a Steven Fletcher, surely must be his brother.
Arthur Daley - Chartered Accountant, would give the term "creative accounting" a whole new meaning.
I forgot to add, the actress Bobbie Brown who played Stantons secretary Julie, was one hot lady. Wouldn't have minded a kiss from her on my 18th Birthday.
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Post by daz on Aug 15, 2015 6:35:00 GMT
I would say Lydon/Rotten. For me The Clash weren't really a punk band, just a great band who came along at the same time and got caught up in it. The Pistols epitomise punk, they were a bunch of lads who could hardly play, who put a band together and managed to make an iconic album whilst annoying the establishment big time, before it all fell apart.
Thats my opinion of it anyway, but I was too young to live it first hand.
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Post by daz on Aug 14, 2015 22:24:44 GMT
Probably my favourite episode of Minder. I remember watching it as a kid and being brought up by my Mum on her own, I wanted Terry to be my step dad and play football with me, like he did with the kid in the episode, we would have been around the same age.
It's amazing the things that stay with you from when you were a kid.
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Post by daz on Aug 14, 2015 20:51:36 GMT
Well another episode I cannot remember seeing previously and I have to say what a belter.
Ian McShane, Brian Blessed, Ken Campbell, Patrick Ryecart, Ray Winstone and Garfield Morgan, in the supporting cast, wow.
So many good bits in this episode, as stated above in other posts, but a special mention has to go to Ken Campbell for playing the dirty man renting the videos so well, he made my skin crawl.
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Post by daz on Aug 14, 2015 20:38:50 GMT
Watched this episode tonight, one of my favourites. Don Henderson, Billy Murray, Michael Kitchen, Stickley from the Sweeney and the guy who played the photographer from the Sweeney also, Leroy I think the character he played was called, sorry I am rubbish at remembering episode titles. That is as good a line up of supporting actors as you can get.
George Cole has a load of good traits as an actor but for me he is at his absolute best when he is being threatened by somebody or something bad is happening to him, the facial expressions are just priceless, a joy to watch.
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Post by daz on Aug 13, 2015 20:44:42 GMT
I think On the Buses is still funny to watch, not PC by any means, but still raises a chuckle.
I have a film on DVD he wrote called Sparrows Can't Sing, not a bad watch if you have never seen it before.
RIP Blakey.
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Post by daz on Aug 12, 2015 21:00:42 GMT
After my discovery of Around The Corner, I followed on with this one.
A tad surreal at times, but a good light hearted episode. Didn't think Richard Briers was very good in it and he usually is very good, for me Peter Bowles would have been a good bit of casting for this part.
George Sweeney was in it, who I rate highly as an actor who we haven't seen enough of on TV. Always remember his performances in the Sweeney episodes when he plays the ex army guy with mental issues. I hope I am right in thinking he played that character in 2 episodes.
For me the episode was a little too polished, the best episodes of Minder are when they are on location in some of the less salubrious parts of London, just gave the episodes a more gritty, realistic feel.
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Post by daz on Aug 12, 2015 20:43:03 GMT
Just watched this episode fo the very first time, wasn't even aware of its existence until I saw a snippet on ITV4 one morning before I went to work then couldn't find it in my box set, until I was kindly pointed tolook up the extras disc, where it duly was.
Anyway, a very good episode in my opinion. Rycott and Chisholm were brilliant as usual and a couple of great performaces by Colin Farrell as Tasty and Brian Capron as Fred.
Best scenes for me was Arthur and Terry trying to get the dog to run, comedy gold
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Post by daz on Aug 5, 2015 19:56:33 GMT
A really good episode, one of my favourites, and Scotch Harry was an inspired bit of casting. There were a lot of Harrys around about where I stayed as a kid and Phil McCall played him spot on.
I owned this episode on video and for some reason instead of the standard 2 episodes on the video it had 3, but not from the same series, it was a well fashioned fit up, but it was a great treat to watch the two episodes then to find another one after it had finished, not quite sure how they managed to do it, but I was very grateful.
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