5.2 What Makes Shamy Run?

[Shot By Both Sides]

Voted GOOD but tire of seeing it now.

It seems like it's the one Minder episode that gets the most airtime.

Probably not true but it's how it seems.

[pr1]

I forgot this was the episode with Syrup. I laughed out loud as soon as he appeared.

At the beginning when Arthur is looking for Shamy he tells the Indian guy to get back to “the jack and jill”. What does that mean? Is it a reference to the store’s register till?

At around the ten minute mark, when Arthur and Terry are looking for Shamy, a small group can be seen standing on the sidewalk watching the filming.

[jjmolloy]

Aug 3, 2020 0:01:00 GMT pr1 said:

I forgot this was the episode with Syrup. I laughed out loud as soon as he appeared.

At the beginning when Arthur is looking for Shamy he tells the Indian guy to get back to “the jack and jill”. What does that mean? Is it a reference to the store’s register till?

At around the ten minute mark, when Arthur and Terry are looking for Shamy, a small group can be seen standing on the sidewalk watching the filming.

Yes that's correct ''jack and jill'' is till. In early episodes bystanders can often be seen on the pavement as we say in UK and Ireland, or footpath is used also. 

[pr1]

Thank you jjmolloy!
Cheers mate!

[Russ]

You can knock Syrup all you like, but I swear they substituted him for Roger Mooore at the end!

[plasticpenguin]

This episode makes me curl up with laughter. The plot is so-so but the frustration with Chisholm is priceless. Add in the Roger Moore syrup and a cameo from Robbie Coltrane and IMO it's a recipe for blinding TV.

"There are more important things in life than nicking Daley. At the moment I can't think of one. He is a thorn in my side, a tickle in the throat..."


Wicked.

[jjmolloy]

Aug 5, 2020 1:36:27 GMT plasticpenguin said:

This episode makes me curl up with laughter. The plot is so-so but the frustration with Chisholm is priceless. Add in the Roger Moore syrup and a cameo from Robbie Coltrane and IMO it's a recipe for blinding TV.

"There are more important things in life than nicking Daley. At the moment I can't think of one. He is a thorn in my side, a tickle in the throat..."


Wicked.

Leon Griffiths at his masterful best. The great lines keep coming from start to finish. 

[chopper]

I agree - the one liners in this episode or something else, utterly brilliant episode. Used this episode in the “ITV Remembers “ one off back in early 1989, a week after they did the same for Sweeney. Even though Minder was still showing on ITV a series 7 around that time?!?.....

[west12lad]

The one liner that stuck out for me was when The Asian gangster was in the lock up and Chisholm /Jones Arrive. Said Entourage disappear quick smart and then Arthur is asked about this association and he says "I'm just doing my bit for racialist relations"- I laughed out loud for sure!

I thought the Polite gangster was great having dealt first hand with similar characters from Brick lane over the years (curry house owners who shall remain nameless)- Brick lane was a great choice for location over Southall I think!The Seven stars Pub is no more alas )but was infamous for screening of the K foundations burning a million quid)

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Sadly the Pub needs an awful lot spent on its plumbing and sewer system which is next door to the school (and would involve work on the school side too) - you can see the school when Shamy legs it from the Pub and the local community are chasing him (a copper stops the group outside the school)

But Pub goers- all is not lost, around the corner off brick lane, on Heneage Street is a great Old school Nuclear sub called The Pride of Spitalfields, which is fairly unmolested.

Decent episode, Shamy is a fun character, as is the Syrup

[onmygrannieseyesight]

I think it’s when Robbie Coltrane offers Chisholm a “Starsky” that I spat my tea out. Wasn’t Starsky permed? Would love to see that.

[barrythebook]

Aug 12, 2020 17:00:33 GMT onmygrannieseyesight said:

I think it’s when Robbie Coltrane offers Chisholm a “Starsky” that I spat my tea out. Wasn’t Starsky permed? Would love to see that.

Very popular down at the yard 

[harryshand]

Very good but not quite excellent for me. The Syrup is a classic side character though. Looking forward to hearing about VATs meet up with Art Mailk who is also very good in this episode.

[daz]

Watched today and easily one of my favourite episodes. I like everything about it, but my favourite bit is seeing Shamy come good for Terry.

Terry is a kind soul and was good to see for once that he wasn't taken advantage of.

[bigaitch]

A very good episode, enhanced for me by the use of Brick Lane, an area I know well.
As previously stated, The Syrup is a great character as is Shammy to be fair, and Chisholm has some great lines....Continuing from his distaste of Arthur,....’Albanian Sparkling wine, flood damaged bathing suits....’ very funny especially when you remember at the time Albania was under communist rule and had virtually no trade agreements with anywhere. However, my laugh out loud moment came when Arthur’s lock up was being searched and Chisholm makes a comment about Arthur.
AD ‘That is a terrible insult’
Chisholm ‘I’ve been saving that one up’....Loved it....!

[kettle]

Liked the bit where the sewing machine Arthur sold Shamy broke down, and Shamy said "I paid good money for that. Well, sort of."

Recently found out the actor playing Shamy was also the key villain in the Schwarzenegger movie "True Lies".