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Post by jno on Feb 17, 2015 9:48:47 GMT
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Post by daz on Nov 4, 2015 21:57:01 GMT
Gave this a watch tonight. Thoroughly enjoyable episode, lots of good dialogue in here and a few good moments between Arthur and Terry. Imagine getting car insurance through Arthur Daley. Mr Chisholm is good in this episode and the character Mickey (The Fish) Metcalf was played very well by David Calder, great fight scene at the end in the snooker hall.
Sheila Ruskin is very easy on the eye, especially when down to her under garments
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Post by pr1 on May 9, 2016 14:15:37 GMT
Is the Christopher Matthews who plays Eddie in this episode the same one that played Dennis Waterman's brother in Scars of Dracula?
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Post by syrupapplesnpears on Jul 1, 2016 18:19:18 GMT
Still ploughing through the boxset and don't know where to start with this. Fantastic. A great bit of Welsh accent from Terry to Jones on the stairs, a classic Daleyism in the legal office('Fona bide') and yes, the lady in her underwear is a bonus - not to mention a bruising fight sequence at the end. It's still grittier and more menacing than I remember but it's nice to see Dave getting more air-time and the script bristles with great lines: Chisholm: Arthur, the last time you made an innocent enquiry, you were still waiting for your teeth to come through so that you could start lyin' through them. Oh yeah - puzzled by the 'tom' reference (Tom n Dick - sick?) til I looked it up. Tomfoolery - jewellery!!!
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Post by barrythebook on Jul 2, 2016 19:19:28 GMT
The rhyming slang for 'Sick' can also be 'Uncle' - 'Uncle Dick' - sick.
In 'What makes Shammy run?', the driving instructor says, "You alright Arthur? You look a bit Uncle to me."
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Post by syrupapplesnpears on Sept 16, 2016 19:02:47 GMT
Yeah - that's one of the things I find so enjoyable about watching the series now - in my early teens I didn't get a lot of the slang. There's a Cockney dictionary online that comes in handy occasionally, but I can usually suss most of it out. I thought that 'Moby' meant sick as well. Anyway - LOVE Minder! And thanks.
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Post by jno on Sept 16, 2016 19:23:50 GMT
Is the Christopher Matthews who plays Eddie in this episode the same one that played Dennis Waterman 's brother in Scars of Dracula? Yes, Chris Matthews who plays Eddie Venables in this one previously appeared alongside Dennis Waterman in 1970's 'Scars of Dracula'.
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Post by gra966 on Dec 19, 2016 6:09:02 GMT
An absolute cracker of an episode this one , with Chisholm at his best It had all the characteristics & feeling of some of the earlier season episodes , with Terry working for a local hardnut with a shady past & the massive scrap in the snooker hall at the end Chisholm was on top form here , especially his line to Arthur - " You haven't made an innocent statement since you were growing your back teeth , so you could lie through them !! Although we had to feel a bit sorry for him as his squad car in this episode was a Talbot Solara
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 18, 2017 0:06:30 GMT
Great episode with a gangland feel thanks to Mickey The Fish's presence. David Calder's threat to Arthur was chilling, especially when he talked about separating his toes and speaking of which, the next shot was that of those of Mickey's lady friend who was now Terry's. This did definitely have an earlier series feel and the pool hall fight at the end was top-notch. Could have easily been a Sweeney action scene.
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Post by Zimbo on Mar 9, 2017 23:38:06 GMT
After Senior Citizen Caine, I was craving a grittier episode and this didn't disappoint. The title is one of the best puns of a film in the series. David Calder and Sheila Ruskin were top guest stars and the first appearances of Chisholm and Jones in series 4 were welcome. Chisholm's line about Arthur waiting for his back teeth to come through...so he could lie through them was an absolute classic. The punch up at the snooker hall was a corker too.
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Post by chopper on Jun 12, 2017 10:48:31 GMT
Another great episode. I'm back on them on ITV4 - now it's on without the early morning sign language Series 4 is better than I remember- despite watching many of these episodes,some more than others - this was better than I remember & don't think I've seen it for a few years. Chisholm was on fine form - "Oh dear,oh dear - the plot thickens".....😆
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Post by glazbury on Jun 25, 2017 22:39:43 GMT
Chisholm was on fine form - "Oh dear,oh dear - the plot thickens".....😆 When Chisholm & Jones bump into Terry on the stairs, Chisholm actually says "...the plot sickens"
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Post by glazbury on Jun 25, 2017 22:58:20 GMT
David Calder is very good as Micky (The Fish) Metcalfe. I always find it amusing when Arthur arrives at the Winchester and Dave is looking at page 3 of his newspaper and then Dave remarks "You could hang your hat on one of them!" The fight at the end is good and I notice at one point Terry tells Micky to duck and then Terry hits one of Micky's heavies with a snooker cue! I also like it when the police have broken up the fight and Terry & Micky emerge from behind the snooker table and Terry says to Micky "You sure you don't want a game?" One of my favourite series 4 episodes.
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Post by chopper on Jun 27, 2017 18:54:15 GMT
Chisholm was on fine form - "Oh dear,oh dear - the plot thickens".....😆 When Chisholm & Jones bump into Terry on the stairs, Chisholm actually says "...the plot sickens" Always had a good chuckle at that classic line!...😀
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Post by ltd on Oct 3, 2017 8:00:09 GMT
An absolute cracker of an episode this one , with Chisholm at his best Watched this again last night and have to agree. Loads of brilliant lines e.g his total lack of respect to Mickey when interviewing him, "horrible Harbutt" and cheerfully acknowledging that his treatment of Arthur in the car lot is tantamount to intimidation. Rest of the cast are good too but Patrick Malahide just about steals the show.
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Post by pr1 on Oct 22, 2017 23:41:24 GMT
A very good episode with great dialogue spread amongst the fine cast of characters. Arthur is always fun when he has a few schemes going at the same time.
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Post by I used to think I was a parrot on Feb 15, 2018 21:42:08 GMT
As syrup said earlier, the bit where Terry says the Welsh phrase to Jones on the stairs is a classic - it's so funny the way Terry says it.
Is the phrase
Iechyd da?
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Post by thewoodster on Feb 15, 2018 23:20:15 GMT
That was funny,Terry's comment to taff, I agree iuttiwap.
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Post by daz on Feb 18, 2018 18:43:21 GMT
Watched this on ITV4 this morning, a very good episode and Sheila Ruskin is getting another shout out from me.
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Post by jno on Feb 18, 2018 19:54:44 GMT
As syrup said earlier, the bit where Terry says the Welsh phrase to Jones on the stairs is a classic - it's so funny the way Terry says it. Is the phrase Iechyd da? Yes, "Iechyd da" is Welsh for "Cheers".
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Post by thewoodster on Feb 18, 2018 23:58:11 GMT
Very funny scene, plod go mob handed into snooker hall and Terry to Micky,"sure you don't want a game" Glazbury, I agree classic scene.
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Post by jimreaper on Mar 16, 2018 19:56:02 GMT
Just read through the posts and I can't say anything which hasnt already been said about this episode. Wonderful one liners, not necessarily in the right order. Topped out by that man Malahide who was the star IMO.
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Post by westldner on Apr 28, 2018 21:35:24 GMT
Another solid episode I would agree. I thought the fight scene at the end worked and seeing the amount of trouble caused in the scene was good also
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Post by thewoodster on Apr 29, 2018 18:11:09 GMT
Hear hear westidner, totally agree.
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Post by busli on Aug 31, 2018 9:50:34 GMT
I always find it amusing when Arthur arrives at the Winchester and Dave is looking at page 3 of his newspaper and then Dave remarks "You could hang your hat on one of them!" When he closes the paper it's the Standard which makes me think Dave was hiding the Sun inside it so as not to appear 'common'.
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Post by barrythebook on Sept 1, 2018 14:22:00 GMT
The same sort of thing Arthur would do
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Post by amanda111 on Oct 28, 2018 20:46:34 GMT
Watched this again today fantastic episode,always laugh at the fight in the pool hall "Is this a private party,or did we bring a friend" from Chisholm is a classic
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Post by Albert Wendell on Mar 19, 2019 0:37:33 GMT
I also like it when the police have broken up the fight and Terry & Micky emerge from behind the snooker table and Terry says to Micky "You sure you don't want a game?" It's worth noting that whilst Mickey doesn't laugh at any of Terry's witty comments throughout the episode Mickey actually laughs at that one.
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Post by dcjones1 on Apr 9, 2019 22:20:18 GMT
As syrup said earlier, the bit where Terry says the Welsh phrase to Jones on the stairs is a classic - it's so funny the way Terry says it. Is the phrase Iechyd da? Yes, "Iechyd da" is Welsh for "Cheers". The actual translation is ‘good health.’ Phrases in Welsh tend the opposite way round from English. It’s a tough language to learn!
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Post by denzel on Aug 1, 2019 21:13:03 GMT
Saw this today, it's one of those episodes I've always loved, due to everyone from George Cole, to Patrick Malahide, as usual..and very much so the guest actors, David Calder and Sheila Ruskin both well cast..and then some... - Not too sure I buy Tel The Chauffeur here..in a whistle, if not the cap and all..but this was something he did not want to do, even briefly, for Arthur, in Senior Citizen Caine. Instead of looking peeved, he offers The Fish some wit.
- Good line about Arthur's teeth, but for me, I've gotta say I liked the line from Tel, about it being almost impossible to look Arthur in the eye, because they never stop sliding about...great stuff.
- As mentioned, a bit of a moment for Dave, getting to enjoy his "Standard", at his leisure behind the bar.
- Really good scenes at the insurance brokers, starting with Arthur first mistaking Mandeville-Singer as being one bloke, and then when the secretary asked "Which one", thought she'd "meant mutton Jeff"..she did quite well, the actress..as did Mandeville's actor too.
- As mentioned, great juxtaposing of scenes, with Mickey's threat with the toes followed by his bird's.
- Some great lines from Chisholm, no real room for poor Meic Povey to slip any of his own in, this time.
- The idea of Arthur selling insurance, for motors or otherwise, is a great premise..and that running gag of the punter, a Mr. Mikabwe, constantly chasing him up was great..funny bit of comic relief, when his second call catches Daley just after his pull from Chisholm..and then there was the comical ending..with Mikabwe turning up himself..great stuff, topping off one of the fourth series' finer offerings.
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