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Post by jno on Feb 17, 2015 15:43:37 GMT
Link to episode on minder.org: www.minder.org/episodeguide/S06E03_TheReturnOfTheInvincibleMan.htm Scotch Harry is back in this one, sadly without Big Stan but this gets a big positive from me reusing a great character from series 1. I quite like this one - it has a half decent story, Solly Solomon who is a right crook, Chisholm drinking in the Winchester and a nice comedic side!
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Post by daz on Jan 3, 2016 15:12:49 GMT
Another lovely episode with the return of Scotch Harry, a legendary Minder character IMO, minus his sidekick Stan.
You just knew that something would go wrong when Arthur was entrusted to stage a robbery and sure enough it did, leaving Harry on the sick list and at the mercy of his ex Wife.
I really enjoyed this episode.
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Post by arnie on Jan 12, 2016 14:53:53 GMT
Love this one, definitely one my favourites - Scotch Harry is a superb character brilliantly played by Phil McCall.
One of the more comic episodes, littered with superb scenes and banter.
Best bits - A drunk Chisholm at the Winchester, the café scene when Scotch Harry turns up, Chisholm at the hospital and in the car where a delirious Harry with his "burnt boat" tries to attack Arthur "get him off me - he's in a coma" - pure quality.
Also a brief appearance by Bomber!!
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Post by minderfan84 on Jan 12, 2016 20:08:16 GMT
this one is a classic imo
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Post by michael66 on Jan 13, 2016 17:39:55 GMT
One of my favourite episodes,absolute classic,so many quality scenes but I think the scene where Scotch Harry and the 2 (Chas and Dave characters) guys are about to blow the safe and the fuse goes out, as Scotch Harry goes over to the safe saying something like " No worries" and the 2 guys look at one another and duck behind the desk !, pure comedy genius
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Post by steve74 on Jul 8, 2016 13:50:53 GMT
This is a great episode, really funny all the way through. Scotch Harry is a character and the banter between Chisholm and Jones is comedy gold. Arthur is quality throughout "that is the whole point you did not do the bizzo, that is why we are in this messo". Haha wonderful stuff.
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Post by pr1 on Aug 7, 2016 16:43:00 GMT
Fifty minutes of pure entertainment! Fun to see Scotch Harry again and drunk Chisholm is a series highlight.
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Post by syrupapplesnpears on Oct 7, 2016 17:49:31 GMT
What's not to like? A 'refreshed' Mr Chisholm, the legendary John Bluthal, a mummified Scotch Harry, cracking dialogue, Pat Roach up a ladder and some great interplay between our two favourite coppers who have grown into a definite double-act. Love the bit at Harry's wife's house where he's forced to sit down, then jumps straight up again - Dennis seems to be enjoying the moment out-of-character. A great episode and I'm not even missing the rough-and-tumble stuff. We're approaching peak Minder here.
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Post by gra966 on May 12, 2017 5:48:57 GMT
A great comedy episode with some good characters & loads of funny scenes - especially Chisholm after a few sherbets Solly tells Arthur , at the beginning , he has had trouble with flying pickets , so will we in a couple of weeks time on BBC4 !!! Did anyone manage to spot the large silver saloon parked behind Arthur s Daimler , in the scene with "Bomber" & the ladder , it looked like an Australian Leyland P76 , which was a very rare sight in Britain Perhaps Colin & Ray were back !
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Post by Zimbo on Jul 24, 2017 22:26:52 GMT
Top notch episode. Good to see Scotch Harry again. Might have been nice if Rycott was in this one to add to the continuity. The scene where Chisholm thinks he recognises him is good. The highlight though is when Terry and Arthur are taking Harry to hospital. Every piece of dialogue in that scene is brilliant. Special mention for John Bluthal, who is perfectly cast as Solly. Pat Roache becomes the fourth of the seven Auf Whiedersehen, Pet to appear. Shevaun Bryers, who played the nurse was very pretty but doesn't seem to have acted since an appearance in The Bill in 1987.
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Post by alf on Jul 30, 2017 20:26:38 GMT
This does the bizzo for me too.
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Post by billymedhurst on Jan 1, 2018 16:47:13 GMT
Fab ep. Great to see Scotch Harry back to 'do the bizzo' The scenes of him escaping from hospital were hilarious !
One thing I don't get; why didn't Chisholm put Terry in a lineup ? When asked, the nurse said she would recognise him again.
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Post by Albert Wendell on Jan 3, 2018 18:13:13 GMT
I watched this one yesterday I hadn't seen it for a number of years but still think it's the best episode in Series 6. It's a Leon Griffiths one which I always love and the decision to bring back his character of Scotch Harry is a welcome one, however I doubt in 1985 when this was first broadcast many viewers had remembered him from the Series 1 episode ('The Smaller They Are') from 1979 and I think I'm right in saying that Series 1 or 2 for that matter hadn't been repeated since first broadcast also Series 1 had small viewing figures compared to the Minder height in 1985 so for many this episode was the first time they saw Scotch Harry, although I know he was mentioned and I think appeared in 'Minder Christmas Bonus' from 1983. His character is some what lighter but still pretty much the same and he really makes the episode. Could the reason why Big Stan wasn't brought back be due to the fact David Jackson had already been cast in another Series 6 episode 'Give Us This Day Arthur Daley's Bread'.
There are plenty of comedy moments and the story is a good one with Arthur hiring incompetents to handle the robbery. The Beesley Brothers Billy & Benny make a good double act and I like the fact they have worked out it's Solly's factory without being told.
Seeing Chisholm drunk in the Winchester Club is a nod back to the episode 'Around The Corner' where Jones is drunk in the Winchester. A great Minder moment is Terry telling Chisholm he has a rock solid alibi as he was drinking with him at the time of the robbery.
Shevaun Bryers played the Nurse well and you could tell she didn't want to get Terry in trouble and appeared to fancy him or at least like him having met him on previous occasions that Terry appeared not to remember.
Arthur adjusting his wing mirrors and checking things over after the car wash was a nice touch of an every day occurrence rarely portrayed on television.
I feel Leon Griffiths stood his ground here on the character of Arthur in that he was not as tight fisted with money (as seen in earlier episodes) as he would later be portrayed. Mainly with him giving Scotch Harry the ÂŁ500 when he didn't have to, but also the Beesley brothers stated they were being paid three grand what Arthur told Solly they'd get, normally Arthur would cream some off the top for himself. Neither of these two gestures would have happened in an Andrew Payne or Tony Hoare script.
4/5
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Post by thewoodster on Feb 7, 2018 17:52:55 GMT
Best of series 6. Drunk Chisholm..lol
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Post by leaveitoutjohn on Mar 18, 2018 19:55:35 GMT
Are the beesley brothers , brothers in real life?
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Post by Albert Wendell on Mar 18, 2018 21:41:27 GMT
Are the beesley brothers , brothers in real life? The two actors who played them are Michael Sarne (Billy) and David Shawyer (Benny) despite them having different surnames they are in fact brothers in real life.
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Post by leaveitoutjohn on Mar 18, 2018 22:41:58 GMT
Ok thanks.Michael Sarne was in the film The world's end last night as a barman
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Post by pr1 on Apr 16, 2018 3:47:38 GMT
On second viewing this is still a very good episode. I really appreciate how well Minder holds up to repeated viewings. Drunk Chisholm is still funny and still a series highlight.
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Post by gustav on Oct 26, 2018 21:59:31 GMT
This is a really amusing episode. Good story, some great lines. Excellent in my view.
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Post by westldner on Nov 29, 2018 20:55:49 GMT
I thought the episode was good. right straight into the episode in true Minder fashion. Didn't have to wait for anything. Terry reacting to Arthur's plan right from the beginning. Get that all the way then the episode gets serious.
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Post by I used to think I was a parrot on Dec 4, 2018 20:47:35 GMT
I love it when Chisholm says about the bandaged Harry:
"I know him..it's those minces!".
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Post by westldner on Dec 6, 2018 8:13:44 GMT
I love it when Chisholm says about the bandaged Harry: "I know him..it's those minces!". Yeah I somewhat jumped when that happened but did laugh because it was a common police tactic to put suspect under pressure but a bit insensitive because Harry was in an nasty accident. Yeah I thought that was great trying to wonder where the line between if that was professional or taking it too far. I thought that was great also. I like it when they were trying to spy towards the end and the truck they were hiding behind drove away. Was a pleasant way to end the episode in my opinion and Terry and Arthur were greeting them.
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Post by eightiesclassic on Mar 25, 2019 13:41:08 GMT
Well, I'm going to swim against the tide here - not one of my favourites, I have to say.
In a pretty stereotype-filled little world, I found the ones portrayed here a little too one-dimensional; the 'wee Jock', the Oirish nurse and even the 'my boy, my boy' Jewish tailor (I adore John Bluthal in Dibley, by the way) - and the Beesley brothers were flat as a pancake. All a bit meh, to my taste. Sorry.
However,the highlight was indeed Mr.Chisholm; "You can wipe that Welsh smirk off your face"..
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Post by denzel on Aug 12, 2019 23:03:16 GMT
A fine episode of The Middle Years; a fine Terry and Arthur episode, with some great help from Chisholm, Jones and the guest actors, from returnee Scotch Harry, to Solly Salmon. Some great lines and moments, to be sure. - This is the first "proper" Leon Griffiths written episode that I've commented on, having just done the Xmas Bonus. Will get round to doing the rest..as and when, I hope.
- John Bluthal was great, obviously well cast here. Standout exchange from him, for me: Solly: "You're like the Godson". Arthur: "No, Godfather". Solly: "No...my Godson..the one who's doing seven years in Parkhurst...mashugana". Nice stuff.
- Scotch Harry is great too, from the moment he first shows up, here. No problem if someone's not seen The Smaller They Are yet. Except that they should see it, since that episode is great and all.
- Harry's lunge at Arthur when he's driving is great.
- Shevaun Bryers, the nurse, did a good job. Liked her smile, when Jones looks at her, after Chisholm asks if he's taking the peas.
- I also enjoyed the performance of Anne Kristen, as Harry's wife.
- Hah...great line from Taffy, commenting how he too had seen those eyes: "It was one of those Walt Disney nature films..when the coyote was trapped". You couldn't make this stuff up..unless you were on the firm producing this episode.
- And the final moments with Chisholm and Jones, I liked a lot. Jones: "Makes you think, doesn't it". Chisholm: "Anything that makes you think, Jones, I'm all for that".
I really appreciate how well Minder holds up to repeated viewings. Hard to think of a series that is more re-watchable. For me, I re-watch this show even more often than comedies like Only Fools. Could the reason why Big Stan wasn't brought back be due to the fact David Jackson had already been cast in another Series 6 episode 'Give Us This Day Arthur Daley's Bread'. Certainly would make sense, that. Fab ep. Great to see Scotch Harry back to 'do the bizzo' The scenes of him escaping from hospital were hilarious ! One thing I don't get; why didn't Chisholm put Terry in a lineup ? When asked, the nurse said she would recognise him again. Yes, Harry was fun, during his escape, and generally. As for Chisholm..good question, but perhaps the witnesses who can place Tel with Chisholm at the time, in a boozer no less, might have had summat to do with it. Top notch episode. Good to see Scotch Harry again. Might have been nice if Rycott was in this one to add to the continuity. The scene where Chisholm thinks he recognises him is good. The highlight though is when Terry and Arthur are taking Harry to hospital. Every piece of dialogue in that scene is brilliant. Special mention for John Bluthal, who is perfectly cast as Solly. Pat Roache becomes the fourth of the seven Auf Whiedersehen, Pet to appear. Shevaun Bryers, who played the nurse was very pretty Agree with all that...including Shevaun Bryers.
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Post by tinman on Sept 21, 2019 10:04:43 GMT
Giggling away watching this in bed last,she wasnt happy.
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Post by daz on Mar 20, 2020 14:29:15 GMT
Had the boxset out so picked this disc out at random and gave this episode a viewing. As Scotch Harry would say it's the bizzo!
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 30, 2020 18:23:11 GMT
I watched this today, first time in years and loved it. This has to be the best we see of Chisholm imo, Malahide is excellent. I've always said that George Cole is the best actor to portray a drunk but my Gawd, Chisholm in his cups at a Winchester lock in is priceless, Patrick Malahide acts this perfectly and he's then excellent throughout. "We'll be back my old son and we wont be bringing any grapes!"
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Post by jjmolloy on Apr 30, 2020 22:04:38 GMT
One of the very very best episodes.
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Post by jjmolloy on May 1, 2020 0:36:20 GMT
Some rhyming slang mysteries.. When Arthur quotes Solly a price for the safe job he asks for ''cash, no kites'' Also Terry calls the safe a ''Pete'' , anyone any ideas on ''kites'' and ''Pete'' ? Obviously ''kites'' refers to cheques but there must be a rhyming slang for it..
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Post by coyote on May 1, 2020 9:22:30 GMT
Great episode. Fantastic lines from plod, I've always loved the way Harry's wife suddenly turns into his biggest fan when they gang up on Arthur in the name of a few sovs and Chisholm getting brahmsed at the Winchester is just brilliant
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