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Post by pr1 on Oct 24, 2016 17:02:47 GMT
I first saw this in August and I'm very tempted to give it another look on Christmas or as close as I can get.
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Post by jno on Oct 24, 2016 17:48:22 GMT
I first saw this in August and I'm very tempted to give it another look on Christmas or as close as I can get. Agreed, this is must see Christmas viewing. When I spoke to Meic Povey about this one I felt a little sorry that only Chisholm gets to go to France and he was left at home with a few lines. I think it's almost impossible not to like this - arguably the script isn't the best ever Minder but the superb scenery, the train and the array of dodgy geezer characters just take you on a very enjoyable journey from start to finish. Top dollar Minder this. |
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Post by jno on Dec 7, 2016 17:51:53 GMT
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Post by jno on Jan 10, 2017 16:34:12 GMT
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Post by Zimbo on Jan 10, 2017 23:42:09 GMT
Yes, I couldn't imagine a Christmas schedule as good as that again. It's a wonderful cover.
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Post by jno on Jan 11, 2017 4:45:34 GMT
The picture down on the Christmas day listing is great too - I reckon they could be in the same Christmas clobber they're in for 'An Officer & A Car Salesman'. I haven't seen many shots of Arthur & Terry dressed up as Father Christmas over the years for promotional purposes. I've got that one somewhere and will dig it out.  |
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Post by billyfarmer on Jan 24, 2017 12:16:19 GMT
Below is a Press Photograph (which I obtained on eBay).  Written below, the words which can be found on the back of the above Press Photo. August 1st 1985 Actress Amanda Pays, who co-stars with Dennis Waterman and George Cole in the first 'Minder' movie, Minder On The Orient Express. |
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Post by jno on Jan 30, 2017 4:45:21 GMT
Publicity shot from Adam Faith - fair play, despite the comedic elements of the film, he was quite a nasty villain in this.  |
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Post by chopper on Apr 27, 2017 16:02:09 GMT
I've mentioned this before - Barry The Book,we went to Par train station to watch the train pull into the station & turnaround!
Remember seeing them - stretching their legs on the platform,whilst the engine turned around.
Still have photos ( at parents house) somewhere!
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Post by jno on Apr 27, 2017 16:52:21 GMT
You really need to dig these out brother chopper! |
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Post by barrythebook on Apr 28, 2017 20:23:07 GMT
You need to get those smudges mate.
I can remember the day very well.
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Post by jno on Apr 28, 2017 21:10:34 GMT
Make it so number 1!  |
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Post by chopper on Apr 29, 2017 11:27:39 GMT
You need to get those smudges mate. I can remember the day very well. Yes - they're down Mum & Dad's,somewhere. The train was pulled by a green livery class 47. i took some photos,as said - just need to find them! |
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Post by Scooter on May 13, 2017 8:07:38 GMT
Super stuff jno they should have had a Minder Xmas special every year to go up against OFAH on the BBC.
ITV missed a trick here.
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Post by Wynn Chester on May 18, 2017 18:48:34 GMT
Its funny, I've not watched this special very much over the years, but I enjoyed giving it an airing last night as part of my trawl through the Terry years. Is it just me though or is the incidental music dreadful? Following on from my previous comments in the Waiting for Goddard thread, with the recasting of actors/actresses as different characters in other Minder episodes, I've found 12 in this special! Karl Howman (All About Scorin' Innit), Linal Haft (In & A Fridge Too Far), Arthur Whybrow (Around the Corner & Last Temptation of Daley), Maurice Denham (The Birdman of Wormwood Scrubs), James Faulkner (The Car Lot Blaggers), Jonathan Kydd (A Number of Old Wives Takes & Broken Arrow), Frank Duncan (Willesden Suite), Milton Cadman (Back in Good Old England), Richard Linford (The Wrong Goodbye), Hans Meyer (The Smaller they Are), Debbie Arnold (Life in the Fast Food Lane) & Roger Tallon (Give Us Our Daley Bread) No doubt jno will find more  |
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Post by rjc77 on May 27, 2017 17:28:49 GMT
Brilliant. Takes you back to better times!!! Better TV Times (lol!!) RJC. |
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Post by larchlapriley on Jun 23, 2017 13:12:44 GMT
A bowl of Virgin Trains leek and potato soup has just ignited a happy memory of Minder on the Orient Express.
Shortly after Arthur and Terry board the train they are seen perusing the menu. Terry says he'll have the "loop the loop" to start. Arthur says something like "there's no soup on the menu". Terry replies "Yes there is. Potage (pronounced in a very English way). Its French for soup"
Don't know why but it just came back to me and made me smile.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Jun 27, 2017 11:59:59 GMT
Really good. Watched the other week. I thought there was just the right amount of farce (maybe a little too much?) and skullduggery. The cast were all good I thought, particularly the bad guys. Rated as excellent. It would have been nice to do a couple more 'movie length' specials, I reckon. Might have got the show to the US. Was MotOE ever shown over there? I think they dropped the ball a bit with Officer.. Which was a shame. Not as bad as some make out but not as good as Orient by some way. I really got officer and could see what they were trying to do but it just wasn't so good. |
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Post by pr1 on Jun 27, 2017 15:47:50 GMT
I doubt that Minder On The Orient Express was ever shown in the US since the series wasn't. If it was shown it would have been as part of a package of films not just on its own.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Jun 27, 2017 15:52:03 GMT
I doubt that Minder On The Orient Express was ever shown in the US since the series wasn't. If it was shown it would have been as part of a package of films not just on its own. That's what I figured. Wonder why the US never took it on. It got millions of viewers over here. |
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Post by pr1 on Jun 27, 2017 16:02:45 GMT
I doubt that Minder On The Orient Express was ever shown in the US since the series wasn't. If it was shown it would have been as part of a package of films not just on its own. That's what I figured. Wonder why the US never took it on. It got millions of viewers over here. I'm pretty sure I mentioned this somewhere previously. The English that Arthur and Terry speak would sound like a foreign language to most Americans. It would be gibberish to mainstream American viewers. The slang would also be another factor. The best chance Minder would have had in the US would have been for an American version using the format. It probley would have had a different title since the term Minder isn't known here. Trust me, an America version of Minder would have been a total disaster. |
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Post by Arch Stanton on Jun 27, 2017 16:08:51 GMT
That's what I figured. Wonder why the US never took it on. It got millions of viewers over here. I'm pretty sure I mentioned this somewhere previously. The English that Arthur and Terry speak would sound like a foreign language to most Americans. It would be gibberish to mainstream American viewers. The slang would also be another factor. The best chance Minder would have had in the US would have been for an American version using the format. It probley would have had a different title since the term Minder isn't known here. Trust me, an America version of Minder would have been a total disaster. Actually now you say all that I suppose The Bodyguard with Kevin Costner probably didn't do it that much justice.. |
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Post by pr1 on Jun 27, 2017 16:11:59 GMT
I'm pretty sure I mentioned this somewhere previously. The English that Arthur and Terry speak would sound like a foreign language to most Americans. It would be gibberish to mainstream American viewers. The slang would also be another factor. The best chance Minder would have had in the US would have been for an American version using the format. It probley would have had a different title since the term Minder isn't known here. Trust me, an America version of Minder would have been a total disaster. Actually now you say all that I suppose The Bodyguard with Kevin Costner probably didn't do it that much justice.. How dare you mention Costner when referring to Minder! I may have to send my man 'round to give you a spanking! ;D |
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Post by jno on Jun 27, 2017 16:50:30 GMT
Meanwhile back ON topic in the Minder section ... I notice one of the UK DVD releases from Clearvision has a 'Famous Faces' quiz contained on the DVD. Not entirely sure if this was a very poor attempt to get people to invest or not. Has anyone played this Clearvision 'extra'? |
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Post by pr1 on Jun 27, 2017 23:10:20 GMT
I enjoyed looking this over. Lots of good stuff to watch that week! Minder, Moonraker, Morecombe and Wise, the Marx Brothers and Who Dares Wins. Whew!
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Post by pr1 on Jun 28, 2017 11:47:58 GMT
This thread has reminded me of how much fun this episode is. I started watching Minder again from the first episode but may jump ahead to watch this again.
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Post by Wynn Chester on Jun 28, 2017 12:15:10 GMT
I notice one of the UK DVD releases from Clearvision has a 'Famous Faces' quiz contained on the DVD. Not entirely sure if this was a very poor attempt to get people to invest or not. Has anyone played this Clearvision 'extra'? I'll take a butchers tonight and let you know jno  |
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Post by jno on Jul 10, 2017 10:03:42 GMT
I noticed ubiquitous extra Don McClean pushing a bag trolley at the station when Arthur arrives there. Also, when they arrive in Boulogne, when Chisholm enters the arrivals zone to meet François LeBlanc, the scout leader that enters directly after him looks a lot like Andrew Paul aka Dave Quinnan off 'The Bill'. Pretty sure it's him.
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Post by barrythebook on Jul 10, 2017 20:39:57 GMT
Also, when they arrive in Boulogne, when Chisholm enters the arrivals zone to meet François LeBlanc, the scout leader that enters directly after him looks a lot like Andrew Paul aka Dave Quinnan off 'The Bill'. Pretty sure it's him. Would they have taken 'extras' over to France rather than hire-on once there. |
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Post by jno on Jul 11, 2017 21:37:16 GMT
Here is the scene with what looks like Andrew Paul as a scout leader:  Then comes this hilarious scene when Chisholm is asked what he wants to drink and he suggests 'a Bottle of Light Ale'  Superb! |
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