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Post by jno on Feb 17, 2015 15:24:21 GMT
Link to episode on minder.org: www.minder.org/episodeguide/S05E01_GoodbyeSailor.htm
This is an absolutely cracking opener to series 5 in my opinion and in terms of humour it is jam-packed full of one liners. Arthur & Terry are off the manor with the hapless Arnie in tow and are mixing with some very dodgy boating gentry. A big clue on the filming date for this one - as Arthur walks into the newsagent at the start you see some newspapers all about the death of David A. Kennedy on April 25th 1984.
Some great lines from Arthur: "Oh my gawd, it's the bl*ody Mary Celeste!" / "Any danger of another medicinal my dear?"
and of course from Arnie: "Is he trying to stripe us up or what?" / "Listen mate, no offence, but but don't you reckon you oughtta bung us back Arfur's bit'a poke?" / "I'm a bit kettled(?) meself" / "Tel, have a look, it's Captain Bird's Eye!" / "And you was gonna bung me 20 sovs for the use my van, you old scallywag" and of course possibily the most memorable line from Minder ever "It's the river filth!".
George Cole is great as both the drunk and hungover Arthur on the boat in this one and is very funny to watch. For me, Arthur & Arnie steal the show in the episode.
To me the ending seems to be a little confused though, after the excitement of the boat chase, it is picking bags on the sand which is ok but then Chisholm's reappearance and inflatable accident in the Winchester and subsequent running away from the Winchester all seem a bit rushed.
A top episode nevertheless!
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Post by arnie on Apr 27, 2015 16:47:12 GMT
Spot on jno - this is my favourite Minder episode.
Arthur is on top form in this one, as is Arnie - he was very under used in my view, as was Des.
Plenty of great scenes and quotes.... "it's the river filth" & "the VAT man in a boat?" being the obvious classics.
Other great moments are Arthur referring to Arnie as "Bird Brain", a drunken Arthur telling the others to be "Up with the sparrows fart", being out of his social depth on the Pink Gins in the pub, Terry and Arnies reaction when Penny says to Arthur "Boats can be tricky for the older gentleman" and Dave having to microwave the tobacco before selling it ... to Arthur Fowler!
GC is a master class as a drunk and his hangover on the boat is superb.
Love it!!!
By the way jno - Arnie says "I'm cattled" as in cattle trucked ...... I wont go into detail!!
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Post by syrup on May 4, 2015 13:44:29 GMT
Love this episode...when Arthur wakes up on the boat with a hangover, it's just a brilliant moment..."Blood Mary Celeste"!!!
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Post by Kevin Dean on May 5, 2015 0:17:46 GMT
My all time favourite
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Post by I used to think I was a parrot on May 31, 2015 10:14:07 GMT
It's my favourite episode too! As jno mentioned Arnie's line "Tel, have a look, it's Captain Bird's Eye" is one of my favourites. Also when Terry and Arnie sign Arthur's receipt as Adolf Hitler and Mickey Mouse.
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Post by felixdeburgh on May 31, 2015 21:26:02 GMT
"I'm a bit kettled(?) meself" I think he probably says 'Cattled', as in Cattle Truck.....
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Post by jno on Jun 1, 2015 2:37:36 GMT
Cheers arnie/felix for 'cattled' - not one I have heard much but certainly one I shall take forward with next time I am ******. This is one of the few where the team venture off the manor - but this one most definitely works. Arnie's clobber also somewhat noteworthy in terms of 80s wide boy fashion.
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Post by Wynn Chester on Jun 15, 2015 7:46:39 GMT
Agree with all of the above, this is one of my top 5 fav episodes too...
Pink gin?
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Post by VAT on Aug 10, 2015 22:40:49 GMT
Seriously top ep this one Sparkling script throughout (for every character): Just a few lines (apart from those mentioned): Arthur - "I've got a punter for these, with his tongue hanging out" Arthur - "Church on the right, pub on the left" Dave - "You've just handed over 2 and a half grand to Frank Sinatra and Adolf Hitler" Arthur - "Part of the tactics of marriage, Mr Chisholm" Arthur - "What about poor Arthur Daley - this has been a right unmitigated" Arnie - "Its the River Filth!" Arnie - "so how much duty free do we get?" Terry - "Thanks Arthur - you've given me my big chance.." Great early lock up action too with Jones going for a new jacket and then getting tangled in the phones
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Post by vicboy on Sept 1, 2015 21:59:02 GMT
On last week again and definitely up there as one of the best ever.
In fact, as other posters have said, the script is brilliant throughout, it crackles along.
But the thing I loved the most was the laughter of Terry and Arnie when Arthur ventures out onto the mud to help collect the bags of tobacco.
To me, the actors are genuinely laughing and loving what they are doing. It sums up to me something that made Minder great. The actors, especially GC and DW, loved working together and, as DW recently remembered at GC's funeral, genuinely got along and laughed all the time.
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Post by wayne2467 on Nov 9, 2015 12:37:38 GMT
I love this episode too. Very funny when Arthur is trying to collect the bags. In fact all the episodes where Arthur falls over/stroke into something are hilararious.
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Post by I used to think I was a parrot on Jan 23, 2016 0:22:43 GMT
I saw a few minutes of this on ITV4 recently. I watched the bit where Terry and Arnie go to the boat and even though I've seen it loads of time Arnie had me in tears of laughter with his stupid phrases - as described above. He also calls Hawksley "colonel"!
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Post by jno on Feb 12, 2016 9:13:55 GMT
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Post by onmygrannieseyesight on Mar 8, 2016 18:27:58 GMT
Definitely one of the very top. Love the running joke of Commander Hawksly asking Penny repeatedly if she needs to put her oilskins on.
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Post by minderfan84 on Mar 9, 2016 16:42:39 GMT
Definitely a classic so many great moments in this one
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Post by syrupapplesnpears on Aug 26, 2016 20:45:52 GMT
Unusual start to the series away from London but it works, thanks to Arthur's seasick scenes, where George shows off his skills as an actor, and the end sequence where Ray and Dennis are wading thru the mud and surely thinking, "We're getting paid to do THIS!" Magic. And of course:
"It's the river Filth!"
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Post by gra966 on Jan 24, 2017 5:36:27 GMT
An absolutely brilliant comedy episode , with the change of scenery making it all the more fun Arthur s drunken routine on the boat was hilarious & also him falling in the mud at the end While Chisholm was on the trail of the dodgy trainers , he could also have found out who sold Arnie that awful flowery shirt he was wearing in The Winchester , near the beginning Terry & Arnie s competition to pull Penny was pretty amusing as well Seeing as The National Motor Museum , Beaulieu , was only round the corner Arnie could have donated his clapped out Bedford CF Reginald Marsh was familiar for playing "the boss" in numerous comedies , more often Terry & June and The Good Life A blink & you ll almost miss him moment for Bill Treacher aka Arthur Fowler , in The Winchester at the end
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Post by njaustin on Mar 5, 2017 12:59:20 GMT
Arnie is fantastic in this episode. In the scene where he and Terry are asleep in their bunks, he's kipping with his thumb in his mouth like a contented toddler. Such a shame Arnie wasn't used a little more because he brought another layer to the show.
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Post by wayne2467 on Mar 5, 2017 22:57:02 GMT
This is also one of my favourites- very funny episode 😀
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Post by wayne2467 on Mar 5, 2017 23:01:22 GMT
"Just because it's all yo ho ho and splice the main brace don't mean you can't get nicked for it"
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Post by thewinchester on Mar 5, 2017 23:36:16 GMT
This is a great episode could have even got an extra half hour out of this one as the ending was all over all too soon, I love Arthur's line I've got a punter with his tongue hanging out one of the best lines ever in my eyes. Arnie was great as well, it's big shame Arnie and Des were not used in more episodes and given more screen time - would have been nice to have seen them in the Ray years as well.
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Post by billyfarmer on Mar 13, 2017 12:56:59 GMT
One of my favourite Minder episodes (definitely in my top five), I very much like the scenes, where Arthur, Terry & Arnie, go out on the boat, with Commander Hawksly (Moray Watson) and Penny (Sarah Berger). Plenty of laugh out loud moments, in this episode, two memorable scenes - Arthur falling over in the mud (while trying to pick up the bags of smuggled tobacco), and Chisholm's inflatable incident, in the Winchester Club, at the end of the episode. I also like the scenes, re - the stolen football boots, first of all, Arthur (thinking the football boots, are trainers) tries to interest Harry Baily (Anthony Langdon), who soon discovers, that they are football boots, and later on, in the episode (at the Yacht club), Arthur tries to interest Johnny Winstanley (Reginald Marsh), by which time the studs had been removed from the bottom of the boots (by Terry & Arnie), and Arthur was now referring to the boots as non-slip deck shoes. Nice to see, Arthur, Terry & Arnie, away from London, in this episode. Below is a screencap (from Goodbye Sailor) of Sarah Berger as Penny.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Apr 18, 2017 20:33:43 GMT
The bit where Arnie shouts "It's the river filth!" really made me laugh out loud tonight. Best line in the episode. Great episode.
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Post by Zimbo on May 2, 2017 22:51:05 GMT
As everyone says, this is a quality episode, filmed during a very pleasant spring of 1984. Ray Winstone is good here (the days before he became Ray Winstone). Arthur's malapropism's are excellent (BT being "privateered" and reference to "Nurse Theresa". Does anyone else agree that Arthur seems unusually aggressive in this one? especially towards Terry and Arnie, calling them "ignorant nerks", "clowns" and Arnie a "Birdbrain". I've always thought this since I first saw it on UK Gold in 1995.
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Post by pr1 on Feb 25, 2018 23:45:06 GMT
Even by the high standards of Minder this episode is crammed with great one liners. An all around excellent episode and one of best. I enjoyed it even more the second time.
I understand what "having a jimmy" means but what is the origin of the phrase? Is it related somehow to rhyming slang?
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Post by swainy on Feb 26, 2018 7:45:25 GMT
Jimmy riddle = piddle as in having a pee
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Post by pr1 on Feb 26, 2018 7:52:56 GMT
Jimmy riddle = piddle as in having a pee Thanks!
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Post by leaveitoutjohn on Mar 7, 2018 21:50:12 GMT
Noticed a little blooper. Arnie's and Terry's beer glasses where nearly empty then full again in the Winchester.
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Post by thewoodster on Mar 8, 2018 9:15:42 GMT
Good observation leaveitoutjohn...!
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Post by westldner on Jul 31, 2018 16:02:35 GMT
A nice start if this was season 5. Having to go on a boat ride only to find that it wasn't all legit and Arnie tagging along with Terry. It was all good.
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