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Post by I used to think I was a parrot on Mar 7, 2019 20:33:55 GMT
I find this a bit sad to watch with Terry having a bad time. But it is a good episode with an interesting plot, and it is good that there is an episode where Terry cops it.
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Post by daz on Aug 13, 2019 19:25:58 GMT
Watched tonight and another quality episode, although a shame seeing Terry taking a hit due to Arthur. I thought Chisholm was very menacing in this and always felt he become a bit of a joke in later series, Rycott was my favourite plod in Minder.
Someone above states that it wasn't Chisholms voice when he called Lady Margaret, I was quite sure the phone call said 'I have a Detective Seargent Chisholm on the phone for you from whatever nick'
I always laugh when I see that woman run after Stevie outside the flats, just reminds me of being a kid. It would have been good if we had saw her lamp Stevie, instead of the bloke
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Post by daz on Aug 14, 2019 6:20:09 GMT
I noticed the store 'Whiteleys' in the episode is no longer a department store now and is being developed into retail units and flats, what a surprise.
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Post by Twin2 on Nov 6, 2019 17:25:20 GMT
I feel really sorry for Terry in this one but loved the one-liners as always.
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Post by peterchrisp on Mar 10, 2020 17:03:08 GMT
Love the opening dialogue about Terry's fish phobia: Terry: 'You don't like rats.' Arthur: 'Nobody don't like rats! Rats are disliked from the off!'
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Post by heredia1 on May 3, 2020 17:54:58 GMT
I thought the last 10 mins are the best in the first two series to date. I think this is the first time Chisholm has a fair bit of time. For me Patrick Malahide is superb, every expresion of his face, every gesture makes me laugh
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Post by barrythebook on May 3, 2020 21:01:26 GMT
ย For me Patrick Malahide is superb, every expresion of his face, every gesture makes me laugh Agreed, he's an excellent addition to the show. Some of the exchanges between Chisholm and Arthur throughout the series are brilliantly done and hilarious.
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Post by BMW on Jun 10, 2020 16:09:19 GMT
Watched this one today, love Arthur's reply to Stevie when he says why don't you grab a fish? "Allergy Stevie. If I so much as touch a naked fish I get all funny. Bang! All down me left side". Magnificent.
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Post by harryshand on Jun 17, 2020 11:04:56 GMT
Watching this now and my opinion on Des hasn't changed, in fact I loathe the character even more after the getaway car scam. What a $%^&. Poor old Terry, how does Des escape a Morty from Layer Cake style beating? Arthur in court - absolutely priceless, GC at his best.
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Post by baz171075 on Jun 21, 2020 16:54:21 GMT
Watching this now and my opinion on Des hasn't changed, in fact I loathe the character even more after the getaway car scam. What a $%^&. Poor old Terry, how does Des escape a Morty from Layer Cake style beating? Arthur in court - absolutely priceless, GC at his best. Yes I agree 100%, with friends like Des, who needs enemies, he is a horrible slimy chancer, who you would not trust as far as you could throw him..
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Post by myinspiration on Sept 3, 2020 20:16:39 GMT
The look on Terry's face when Arthur is giving his character reference! That look is a recurring theme of the Terry years, but this is surely the funniest example. Arthur in court is a nod forward to Looking for Mr Goodtime.
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Post by barrythebook on Sept 3, 2020 20:29:59 GMT
The look on Terry's face when Arthur is giving his character reference! A mix of cringing with embarrassment and wanting to stick one on him
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Post by c79 on Nov 24, 2020 16:55:34 GMT
Excellent episode. Some real home truths; Des, like many slimy characters, uses the 'no grassing' rule to land Terry in it - and the establishment closes ranks when it has to, without a care for people like Terry. Great line: "(Mr Daley) you sound like an Express editorial!" "Thank you ma'am.."
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Post by barrythebook on Nov 24, 2020 17:31:17 GMT
Des, like many slimy characters, uses the 'no grassing' rule to land Terry in it I like Des as a semi regular character but he's only ever got his own interests at heart - don't think Terry could count on him as a mate.
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Post by Terry on Nov 25, 2020 14:36:46 GMT
Yep....also in Back in good old England he is the same weasel....first ripping Jacko Wragg off his money and then faking the mileage on that Granada....
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Post by steve74 on Dec 10, 2020 18:44:35 GMT
Top episode, with Terry copping it from every direction. How can you not laugh at Arthur in his golfing gear "It is a dog leg the first?". The old clothes for fish idea is classic Minder and Arthur explaining to Stevie how to bag the fish and why he can't do the job himself "Allergies Stevie..... Bang all down my left side, very uncomfortable, wont go away for three weeks". One of my favourite lines is when Arthur is taking Terry to meet Lady Margaret - "Terry remember where you are, good gawd Harrods is only just round the corner". I love the relationship between Terry and Arthur in these earlier series, even though they argued you could always sense the affection they have for each other. Wonderful. 4.5 out of 5.
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Post by barrythebook on Dec 10, 2020 21:59:29 GMT
Top episode, with Terry copping it from every direction. How can you not laugh at Arthur in his golfing gear "It is a dog leg the first?". The old clothes for fish idea is classic Minder and Arthur explaining to Stevie how to bag the fish and why he can't do the job himself "Allergies Stevie..... Bang all down my left side, very uncomfortable, wont go away for three weeks". One of my favourite lines is when Arthur is taking Terry to meet Lady Margaret - "Terry remember where you are, good gawd Harrods is only just round the corner". I love the relationship between Terry and Arthur in these earlier series, even though they argued you could always sense the affection they have for each other. Wonderful. 4.5 out of 5. You've highlighted some great lines there steve, classic Arthur. When Arthur and Terry meet Lady Margaret for the first time, you can see Arthur is relishing the fact that he's in the company of someone from the upper classes - I think it's the level of society he would like to have been part of himself.
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Post by BMW on Apr 26, 2021 9:44:26 GMT
Arthur swiping at his golf ball in the bunker is funny, obviously he cheats by tossing the ball onto the green. Then, the really clever bit, the puff of cigar smoke, a direct reference to the Hamlet TV ad that was running around that time. Who remembers that? ๐
โHappiness is a cigar called Hamlet....โ
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Post by BMW on Apr 26, 2021 9:47:35 GMT
โThe fish only set me back 15p a go, that includes packaging, and water.โ ๐๐๐
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 26, 2021 20:18:34 GMT
โThe fish only set me back 15p a go, that includes packaging, and water.โ ๐๐๐ ...and said with all seriousness which makes it even better
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Post by bigaitch on May 17, 2021 16:31:31 GMT
I must be in the minority here but I really did not enjoy this episode. I really disliked the thought of Terry being convicted of something he was clearly not responsible for and that Arthur and Des seemed happy to stitch him up I felt was awful. I also cannot understand how Lady Margaret being a magistrate or her husband would not account for Terry. A couple of minor funnies like Stevie trying to cop a load of clothes for the fish but I just found this episode really unpleasant.
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Post by barrythebook on May 17, 2021 20:37:37 GMT
I must be in the minority here but I really did not enjoy this episode. I really disliked the thought of Terry being convicted of something he was clearly not responsible for and that Arthur and Des seemed happy to stitch him up I felt was awful. I also cannot understand how Lady Margaret being a magistrate or her husband would not account for Terry. Each to their own aitch and whilst I do enjoy this episode i'll agree it's a little grating to see Terry hung out to dry. No one will vouch for Terry purely because they're more interested in saving their own skin or reputation which doesn't really tally with the 'one of your own' mentality we usually see in the series.
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Post by kelotoph on Jan 7, 2022 14:02:25 GMT
More solid Minder fare here with a great story of how Terry is made a scapegoat for two crimes and is convicted of one of them, thanks to Arthur's lack of clarity when describing a minding job to Terry. Favourite bits are Arthur's courtroom monologue in 'defence' of Terry, and Chisholm's expression of distaste in dealing with 'petties' as opposed to more exciting police work. Nice to see Des, as always, and loved the size of his flares when we see him outside the courthouse at the end. Arthur's golfing getup was amusing, as was his misinterpretation of 'having a round'. I docked one point for the implausibility of Lady Thompson being a magistrate whilst suffering from kleptomania, but really enjoyed the episode nonetheless.
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Post by jjmolloy on Jul 18, 2022 13:37:45 GMT
Of course I've seen the episode many times, but watching the late night broadcast last night on ITV4 I came across a previously unknown (I think) piece of trivia. As Terry is in his Capri, not too long after dropping the (unknown to him) getaway car off, he's listening to the radio when he hears the news bulletin (with an LBC ident) at the start of it, bringing Terry news that there's been an armed robbery. The newsreader gives his name at the top of the bulletin as (the wonderfully named) Dickie Arbiter, Arbiter was in fact a real life radio journalist working with LBC at the time. At the start of the 80s then, Dickie was taking an uncredited role in series 2 of Minder, and of course doing his day job with LBC. However, by 1988 Dickie Arbiter had risen to the heights (or plunged the depths depending on your point of view) by being appointed press officer to HM The Queen, a position he held until 2000. He is seen on a regular basis since then as a talking head in any number of royal documentaries (not that I watch them of course) Dickie Arbiter - Wikipedia
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Post by pr1 on Jul 31, 2023 1:31:33 GMT
Watched this tonight for the fourth time. A great episode.
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Post by simon316 on Oct 11, 2023 19:10:58 GMT
I fished this out of my watchlist (pun intended) because I wanted to see Arthur and the goldfish. I find this hard to watch, though - Terry is done like a kipper by Arthur and more so by Chisholm. Chisholm's malice seems a bit out of sync. Whilst they would be aware of each other at the time, Chisholm I thought only despised Arthur as all series progressed to the unwillingness to reason seemed odd. Mot one of my favourites for the reason above but nonetheless I liked it when watching it yesterday...
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