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Post by jno on Feb 17, 2015 15:41:31 GMT
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Post by Andrew on Feb 24, 2015 12:49:35 GMT
I remember when they repeated all the Minder episodes on Granada Plus and missed this one out.
Luckily I had a copy on VHS that I'd recorded back in 1985.
I posted on the forums at the time that anybody who wanted a copy could send me a blank tape and a return envelope.
Well I was inundated with requests, kept me quite busy for a while. Trouble is I wore out my copy in the end!
Thank goodness for the DVD release a few years later.
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Post by jno on Feb 24, 2015 21:11:37 GMT
I like this one, Terry gets a punch up though is outnumbered. Another little fact is that Michael Povey got married at the start of this series. His wife sadly passed away in 2007.
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Post by huw on May 24, 2015 12:29:34 GMT
And in Life In The Fast Food Lane, Arthur suggests to Chisholm that he has a weekend in Llandudno (my home town!). I also recall in one episode Arthur referring to "Guardian readers with holiday homes in north Wales".
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Post by backhander on Aug 12, 2015 15:04:43 GMT
Was Terry lying when he said he threw away Arthur's sentimental letter to him or do you think he read it?
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Post by Portland Road on Aug 24, 2015 5:04:04 GMT
Sorry to hear that Meic Povey's wife died in 2007.
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Post by jno on Aug 24, 2015 6:14:17 GMT
Sorry to hear that Meic Povey's wife died in 2007. As is bound to and without wanting to state the obvious, this clearly had a massive effect on him. At some point I'd love a Welsh speaker to translate his Welsh-only autobiography for me. In this one Chisholm & Jones are of course hot on the heels of Arthur and his phone stickers. I wonder what the equivalent of those stickers might be today? An Android phone that states "Approved - your privacy is secure". Hmmm, life seems so much simpler with a landline. |
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Post by mybodyguard on Sept 13, 2015 13:59:29 GMT
Anyone know which supermarket Terry and Jan Francis are walking inside during this episode? I liked her better as this character than in Stay Lucky.
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Post by jno on Sept 14, 2015 3:31:22 GMT
Anyone know which supermarket Terry and Jan Francis are walking inside during this episode? I liked her better as this character than in Stay Lucky. Can't say for sure but I think it may have been in Acton - there is a supermarket used in "Days Of Fines & Closures" which is no longer there (on the High Street) so I would hazard a guess this could be the same place. |
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Post by jno on Sept 27, 2015 17:23:29 GMT
I came across this today. Press information on actress Annee Blott - she plays one of the prostitutes (the one in blue) in this episode at the hotel where Arthur goes. There is a very feint stamp on the right hand side: 21 APR 1987.  |
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Post by yoyopickles on Oct 6, 2015 18:23:01 GMT
I remember when they repeated all the Minder episodes on Granada Plus and missed this one out. Luckily I had a copy on VHS that I'd recorded back in 1985. I posted on the forums at the time that anybody who wanted a copy could send me a blank tape and a return envelope. Well I was inundated with requests, kept me quite busy for a while. Trouble is I wore out my copy in the end! Thank goodness for the DVD release a few years later. I remember your posts on the forum back then, it was around the same time as a proposed MINDER london meet, if I recall rightly? I recall this one episode repeated on ITV in the summer of 1988, I was pleased when it resurfaced finally on ITV4 a few years ago, as until I got the DVDs it was like a Doctor who - Avengers - Dads Army style "lost episode"......... |
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Post by jno on Feb 15, 2016 18:42:42 GMT
Anyone know which supermarket Terry and Jan Francis are walking inside during this episode? As mentioned in the 'Locations' section on here - I can confirm it is the ASDA on the Park Royal estate. The place where Terry's bumps his leg is right near by too.
Meanwhile here's a little article from the TV TIMES when this episode was first broadcast:
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Post by mrschisholm on Jun 14, 2016 0:43:51 GMT
I just watched this episode again. It is really good. A very young Peter Capaldi was absolutely fantastic as Ozzie. I wish Terry had married the burger queen and let Ozzie take over  Chisholm knew what Arthur was up to but couldn't find the evidence (thanks to Ozzie). Chisholm's frustrated sneers were great. I liked the part where Arthur says Chisholm needs a "long weekend in Llandundno".  |
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Post by yoyopickles on Jun 14, 2016 16:55:44 GMT
I never realised "the moron" was the future doctor! so Two Doctors have appeared on MINDER!
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Post by yoyopickles on Jun 19, 2016 11:19:42 GMT
I noticed something very odd in this episode! Arthur goes back to Mctaggart and says he will take the phones, but won't pay the £200 a piece asking price, and instead offers £750 for the 5 telephones. Mctaggart starts to work out the cost on the calculator, and Arthur quickly says "£900". I can't see Arthur upping his offer by another £150, before mctaggart had time to complain, let alone work it out on the calculator!
Mctaggart also says "make it a £1000 and i'll throw in the services of the engineer", i/e making arthur pay him the original asking price!
I can't see Arthur being done over like this? it seems very odd
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Post by Wynn Chester on Jul 29, 2016 11:28:41 GMT
Strange episode for me this... I can't watch it without thinking that the dreadful Paul Nicholas is going to pop out at any moment looking for his Pen... having said that, the scene in the hotel foyer when Arthur is looking for a brass is one of my top 5 laugh out loud Minder moments... "this is purely professional Andrew, purely professional"  |
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Post by daz on Jul 29, 2016 22:46:40 GMT
I watched this episode yesterday morning and enjoyed it very much. I like the bit when the girl in the shop mentions Terry and was sure his friend was called Arthur and Chisholm was out of the shop as quick as a Scotsman chasing a dropped coin.
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Post by pr1 on Jul 31, 2016 21:47:37 GMT
To my American ears "The Moron" was difficult to understand at times and I kept wondering why he looked familiar. I was surprised that Ozzie was played by Peter Capaldi. Jan Francis is quite attractive and her meet cute with Terry in the supermarket was amusing. I loved Chisholm's reaction when the store clerk mentions the names Terry and Arthur! Not a bad episode but it did seem to drag a bit.
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Post by yoyopickles on Aug 1, 2016 17:00:33 GMT
The Moron was difficult for any non-Scottish person to understand, even certain areas of Scotland can't understand other parts, I was in a lounge at Charles de Haul airport in Paris a couple of years ago, talking to a bloke from Glasgow who I could hardly understand and mentioned I fancied going to Dundee, and he said "yer bl*ody canne understand a word they say up there mate".
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Post by pr1 on Aug 1, 2016 18:59:07 GMT
I did enjoy the way The Moron being difficult to understand was made part of the story. The way Arthur says, The Moron, like it's a proper name is amusing.
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Post by I used to think I was a parrot on Aug 2, 2016 16:05:25 GMT
I'm obsessed with the bit where Terry is on the boat with Jan and sings "liFe on the ocean wave". Not sure about his ski jacket here though!
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Post by VAT on Sept 9, 2016 16:05:22 GMT
Enjoyable episode, but personally, I found Ozzie very annoying and hence dislikeable. Like Roddy (Windows) and Monica (Rembrandt). Very annoying/grating characters (to me). Love the scene where Arthur meets Granger in The Winch and at first didn't recognise him "It was the Mouse that put me off" |
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Post by syrupapplesnpears on Oct 2, 2016 17:47:55 GMT
"It's not my fault your dad lost his Bovril". What does Terry mean? I've checked some rhyming slang sites but I'm none the wiser!
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Post by syrupapplesnpears on Oct 4, 2016 20:37:55 GMT
Erm, OK...got it now.
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Post by billyfarmer on Jan 19, 2017 12:15:23 GMT
I have always liked this episode, great chemistry between Dennis and Jan Francis, I like the scenes where they were on the boat, sailing down the Canal.
I can remember thinking once, when I watched this episode, how different Terry's flat looked.
I can also remember that this was one of four Minder episodes, which featured a supermarket scene.
Good to see Peter Capaldi (the current Dr Who) and David Daker, in this episode.
Below is a screencap (from Life in the Fast Food Lane) of Jan Francis as Sarah Bates.
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Post by gra966 on Apr 6, 2017 17:42:25 GMT
Quite an amusing episode I just love the moment where Arthur is explaining to Dave , the advantages of having a car phone , as though it was some novel idea that would never catch on - little did he know ! He also proves , that even when car phones were in their infancy , using one while driving causes accidents , even if it does only involve a model aeroplane !! The scene where the heavies turn up at Terry s flat & beat him up , almost looked as though it had been lifted from a much earlier episode I have to agree , when Chisholm sprints out of the phone shop on hearing of Arthur s involvement , it is a laugh out loud moment ! I m sure "Spotters Syndrome" is something you would suffer from , if you spent a lot of time watching old tv shows & then writing about them !! The characters played by both Jan Francis & David Daker are very similar to more regular characters they have played in other shows (i.e - Penny Warrender in Just Good Friends & Harry Crawford in Boon) In Arthur s car lot , we see a two tone grey Citroen 2cv , which became briefly very fashionable in the mid eighties - Despite being a big fan of classic cars , these tin baths on wheels do nothing for me - give me on old Ford any day ! |
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Post by reminder on Apr 8, 2017 20:33:35 GMT
I noticed something very odd in this episode! Arthur goes back to Mctaggart and says he will take the phones, but won't pay the £200 a piece asking price, and instead offers £750 for the 5 telephones. Mctaggart starts to work out the cost on the calculator, and Arthur quickly says "£900". I can't see Arthur upping his offer by another £150, before mctaggart had time to complain, let alone work it out on the calculator! Mctaggart also says "make it a £1000 and i'll throw in the services of the engineer", i/e making arthur pay him the original asking price! I can't see Arthur being done over like this? it seems very odd Because Arthur had already taken one off him for testing. 6 X 150 = 900. So in the end Arthur actually saved 200 quid 😀 |
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Post by Zimbo on Jul 5, 2017 22:53:30 GMT
Not quite a classic this one. I preferred the storyline of the dodgy phones rather than the Jan Francis part. After seeing nearly every episode of Boon over the past few months, it felt odd seeing David Daker without his Bilston accent. Is Daker the first actor to reapppear as a different character? beating Rula Lenska and half the cast of Minder On The Orient Express. I did like Peter Capaldi's role here. Interesting suggestions about him becoming a future Minder...
Poor Terry has no chance when faced with Peter Brayham and a few heavies.
The stunning Debbie Arnold elevates this one to good.
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Post by jno on Jul 6, 2017 5:23:31 GMT
Is Daker the first actor to reapppear as a different character? beating Rula Lenska and half the cast of Minder On The Orient Express. I did like Peter Capaldi's role here. Interesting suggestions about him becoming a future Minder... I think this award might go to James Marcus, who has a brief appearance as the villain Bertie in 'Caught In The Act, Fact' and would later appear as Phil (the ticket man) in 'The Long Ride Back To Scratchwood'. David Daker is also beaten by actor Ellis Dale, magistrate in 'Caught In The Act, Fact' and Mr. Howlett (church-goer) in 'Give Us This Day Arthur Daley's Bread'. Peter Capaldi also appeared alongside Dennis Waterman in the 1993 'Stay Lucky' episode called 'The Driving Instructor'. www.imdb.com/title/tt0709880/ |
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Post by Zimbo on Jul 6, 2017 9:38:18 GMT
Yes, I should have remembered Marcus, also arguably Derek Martin, who was also in ...Scratchwood and his odd cameo in The Bounty Hunter.
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Chisholm knew what Arthur was up to but couldn't find the evidence (thanks to Ozzie). Chisholm's frustrated sneers were great. I liked the part where Arthur says Chisholm needs a "long weekend in Llandundno". 
