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Post by jno on Feb 17, 2015 10:21:42 GMT
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Post by felixdeburgh on Aug 9, 2015 7:16:42 GMT
Mike Holloway cropped up in a clip show on Friday night on Ch5 called The Best of Bad TV - The 90's. He was a backing singer on Paul Shane's legendary Pebble Mill performance of You've Lost That Loving Feeling and as it was playing I thought how much he looked like Gary Numan in 1979. When they interviewed him in the present day he still looked like him - he seemed to be wearing Gazza's wig! Worth checking out when it's repeated.
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Post by VAT on Aug 9, 2015 19:21:49 GMT
My God! Bizarre!!! Nice one!! Yeah, dead on for Numan also!
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Post by barrythebook on Aug 11, 2015 20:27:09 GMT
What on Earth was Paul Shane thinking of?
Almost as cringeworthy as William Shatners version of 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds'
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Post by gustav on Aug 23, 2015 19:10:26 GMT
It's a good episode all round with mostly good performances. Mel Smith is very good and the Geordie fellow. But the opening video and the still shots and posters of Zac Zolar on the wall in the studio remind me (in style and performance) of Look Around You's song Little Mouse when "an experiment was carried out to demonstrate how a modern song is composed". Using the Harrington 1200, a state of the art song writing computer, and sung by Jack Morgan:
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Post by jno on Aug 24, 2015 6:16:38 GMT
Don't forget Zac Zolar's hit record can also be heard in the pub in 'In'.  |
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Post by Celvin on Aug 27, 2015 7:01:39 GMT
Mel Smith played a similar 'gangster' character in an episode of 'Hustle' on the BBC. For a comedian/comic actor he played a pretty good hard man type!
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Post by arnie on Jan 6, 2016 14:44:32 GMT
Again spot on jno - as poor as it was the song made the juke box in the pub in "In".
Not the best episode but Arthur getting a sniff of an earner is always a winner. Good storyline and good characters - that said I wish Terry had stuck one on that Lindsay chap, he wound me up!!
Obviously the accent from Dennis..., sorry Tim Healy, is completely different to what we are used to. But I've just watched the re-run on ITV4 and for the first time it seems as if its a voice over? Anyone else notice this or it just me getting on a bit!!!
On a different note, I've always found Tim a good actor and its a shame he never got a bigger break. The transvestite role in Benidorm has rolled on embarrassingly far too long. Like the series itself it has was hardly funny to start with and now they really are kicking the backside out of it.
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Post by pr1 on May 23, 2016 1:51:43 GMT
Wasn't Mike Holloway on The Tomorrow People in the '70s? Not a bad episode. I enjoyed Arthur's contempt for pop music and then the way he shifts gear when he thinks hecan make money in it. His reference to becoming "another Brian Einsfein", "Big Richard and The Little Bopper" efc. all delivered with great flair by our George.
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Post by pr1 on May 23, 2016 16:55:31 GMT
A side note to the page for this episode. There are three versions of A Star Is Born. The first was released in 1937.
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Post by ltd on May 24, 2016 5:07:41 GMT
Obviously the accent from Dennis..., sorry Tim Healy, is completely different to what we are used to. But I've just watched the re-run on ITV4 and for the first time it seems as if its a voice over? Anyone else notice this or it just me getting on a bit!!! I like the bit where he walks into the studio and says "shut it ponce". I know there's nothing clever or witty about it, but it just makes me laugh for some reason. Minder wasn't averse to re-dubbing actor's voices, often with mixed results. Reece Dinsdale in Willesden Suite springs to mind as a particularly egregious example. Mel Smith's manager character isn't a million miles away from the unscrupulous property developer that he played in Muck and Brass. |
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Post by syrupapplesnpears on Jul 17, 2016 18:04:09 GMT
Yes, Tim Healy sounds overdubbed. Some good lines from Arthur about the Flintlock guy's demise - "Not surprised, the way these so-called singers holler an' hoot. Probably perforated his pelvis".
Terry's comments professing ignorance about the 24-track tape sound funny, given that he'd already released an album in 1977.
Oh - and since the start of Series 4, nice to see (is it?) Johnny Pearson's "Salute To Thames" after all these years. Last time I saw it was as intro to the last episode of Series 3 of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' repeated in the 80s (and heard it on the Sweeney CD 'Shut It!').
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Post by gra966 on Dec 20, 2016 5:58:31 GMT
An amusing episode , with the whole thing revolving round the tape & its value only for Arthur to store it in a place causing it to de magnatize ! Some early memories of night clubbing in the 80s came back with the disco scene in the bar at the beginning Arthur is trying to sell a pea green left hand drive Beetle convertible with a dodgy roof , a good scene with the punter driving back in with the roof stuck half open & a faulty brake light ! Tim Healy would have been virtually unknown when the episode was filmed Good performance from Mel Smith as menacing Cyril When Arthur drops Zac off at the hotel , towards the end , we get a reminder that owning a MK1 Escort in the mid 80s required a job lot of Isopon stored in your garage !!! |
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Post by Zimbo on Mar 28, 2017 8:52:51 GMT
I'm surprised at the 'average' votes for this one. I do like it and Mel Smith is very good as Cyril Ash. I am finding though that series 4 is lacking something compared so series 2 and 3. A lot of S4 is mainly "good" rather than excellent.
Good to see the debut of Michael Troughton as DC Melish. I wonder if there's any story behind the hiring of Rycott's assistant? Patrick Monkton was ok as Carp in "If Money be the food of love..."
Not too sure about Tim Healy and dubbing. It may be like Reece Dinsdale who re-dubbed himself in "Willesden Suite". The first series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet had just finished when this episode was broadcast. Arthur is on good form when comparing Zac Zolar to "your Frank's, your Perry's and your Bing's"
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Post by jno on Mar 30, 2017 2:59:05 GMT
As I have mentioned before Zimbo, I think series 4 starts to show the signs of the 1980s more so than the first three, with the first three offering a grittier 1970s feel them. This is one such episode that has a real 80s feel to it for me.
That said, Minder did evolve throughout the 80s and again into the 90s and the fact it stayed popular is perhaps due to it not sticking to its trusted first three series formula.
This one does stretch the plausible perhaps with its story of a disappearing pop star but nevertheless is still a pretty good one I think. My biggest criticism of this one is the overly extended scenes of Holloway dancing around at the start. I think this could have perhaps been done by newspaper headlines or one of the main characters watching a shortened TV report somehow.
This does have a lot going for it though - Rycott is very good, Mel Smith is good as Cyril Ash, Michael Deeks is great, Tim Healy is in it, the dodgy record execs show a shady side to to the music industry and as always Arthur is superb. This one also has my favourite Frank McDonald and Chris Rae track 'Slave Driver' playing at the record conpany when Arthur goes to visit.
What is does lack is a decent punch-up and the 80s style meant dodgy boozers and strip clubs weren't going to feature the same way as before. I agree though, this is better than an average vote.
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 1, 2017 12:44:53 GMT
A very cool scene for Terry in this one,probably not word perfect but went something like, "You must be Cyril Ash?" "What's it to you?" "I just wanna make sure I hit the right bloke!"  |
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Post by chopper on Jun 17, 2017 9:08:53 GMT
Decent & slightly different episode,and again - a strong cast. 3/5 would've felt a bit harsh on it,so gave it a 4!
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Post by gustav on Aug 13, 2017 22:59:03 GMT
This is a good, enjoyable episode.
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Post by jno on Oct 10, 2017 18:58:28 GMT
Proof indeed this was released as a single - love it.  |
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Post by barrythebook on Oct 11, 2017 22:14:06 GMT
Electric Banana  Where did you find this? |
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Post by jno on Oct 12, 2017 14:24:53 GMT
A few years ago I got word of this single but I had never physically seen it. Also, with it already being identified as a library track I thought it extremely unlikely that the song would have turned up as a single release myself, so I must confess I did doubt its existence. Like many things with Minder, I won't put any info up on minder.org unless it is proven 'beyond reasonable doubt' that something is true. Thus I was surprised when I saw this available recently on a well known auction site. The track was obviously partially 'rebranded' for this single release - information about the track has been on the minder.org for some time: www.minder.org/tunes/index.htm#incidentalThe Electric Banana is the name used on its original library album, which was a pseudonym for members of The Pretty Things: www.dewolfemusic.com/trackdetail.php#!/?id=84790&code=6oTfBU The track is credited as written by Alan Waller who I would guess is probably Wally Waller/Wally Allen of The Pretty Things. |
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Post by Wynn Chester on Oct 12, 2017 17:34:32 GMT
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Post by pr1 on Nov 20, 2017 1:47:14 GMT
Watched this for the second time tonight and still enjoyed it. Arthur has many amusing lines.
What does Gorn mean in the title?
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Post by swainy on Nov 20, 2017 6:33:21 GMT
It’s a dodgy spelling of gone.
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Post by pr1 on Nov 20, 2017 12:28:46 GMT
It’s a dodgy spelling of gone. Thank you. |
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Post by thewoodster on Feb 8, 2018 11:29:37 GMT
Great cast, great humour especially from GC (wouldn't expect any less) up there with the best.
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Post by jimreaper on Feb 27, 2018 10:41:33 GMT
Arthur's expression following "helping to screw Cyril Ash would give me great pleasure" - priceless and doubly so after the shot of Terry suggesting rephrasing the comment.
Just how many names can Arthur get wrong at lightening speed without falter - Little Bopper - Brian Einstein.
Good episode for great one liners.
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Post by Toecutter on Oct 3, 2018 19:45:22 GMT
Just watched this on ITV 4,the second Zac impersonator struck a chord but couldn't place the face and is not credited but think its the same guy that plays DS Cody in Guess Who's Coming to Pinner...Dorian Healy,who also had a role in one of the 2009 episodes
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Post by thewoodster on Oct 3, 2018 21:16:16 GMT
Just watched this on ITV 4,the second Zac impersonator struck a chord but couldn't place the face and is not credited but think its the same guy that plays DS Cody in Guess Who's Coming to Pinner...Dorian Healy,who also had a role in one of the 2009 episodes Great detection toecutter. |
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Post by ralph on Oct 4, 2018 7:29:15 GMT
Arthur's expression following "helping to screw Cyril Ash would give me great pleasure" - priceless and doubly so after the shot of Terry suggesting rephrasing the comment. Just how many names can Arthur get wrong at lightening speed without falter - Little Bopper - Brian Einstein. Good episode for great one liners. Talking of Brian Einstein, Trigger made a similar error once in Only Fools - someone mentioned Einstein's achievements and Trigger wondered out loud "yeah, how did he do all that and manage the Beatles as well?"...or words to that effect. |
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