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Post by jno on Feb 17, 2015 16:41:57 GMT
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myinspiration
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Post by myinspiration on Mar 25, 2015 0:06:32 GMT
Clever plotline, and some interesting atmospherics as they traverse the deserted canals...the Welsh boxer is a good character too.
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Post by jno on Mar 25, 2015 6:44:49 GMT
Clever plotline, and some interesting atmospherics as they traverse the deserted canals...the Welsh boxer is a good character too. I agree, Big Dai is a great addition to this one. Interestingly (perhaps) - Dai played by Anthony O'Donnell also plays a character called Dai (Davies) in Sky 1's "Stella" ( link: click here for pic )
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Post by VAT on Mar 27, 2015 16:50:04 GMT
And Arthur cheating at Monopoly...as if Ray should have expected anything else
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Post by jno on May 27, 2015 14:08:01 GMT
Here are some photos as seen on Mike Joyce's website which mentions that a real barge was too cramped to they had so build a special set for this one. Source: www.mikejoycedesign.co.uk/html/barge.htm
and an ITV trailer for this episode from 1991:
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Post by ltd on May 29, 2015 22:02:25 GMT
I agree, Big Dai is a great addition to this one. Interestingly (perhaps) - Dai played by Anthony O'Donnell also plays a character called Dai (Davies) in Sky 1's "Stella" ( link: click here for pic )
I remember him playing a put upon snout in The Sweeney, being bullied into wishing George Carter happy birthday. More recently he's turned up in Doc Martin and I think he's had a prominent role as a Sontaran in modern day Doctor Who. Good actor and nice to see he's still working.
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Post by mike73 on Oct 10, 2015 20:13:54 GMT
Although I've seen this ep a few times now, it's only clicked the last few ep cos I laugh every time I see it near end - Dave's razzing up the canal never to be seen again in this ep and the copper says here's Donald Campbell or something - has me in stitches does any one know were he ends up?
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Post by thewinchester on Oct 11, 2015 0:29:50 GMT
'Big Dai', and Rabbit in Uneasy Rider played by the late great Brian Hibbard are my two favourite characters in the Ray years, I'm not sure if it's because they're fellow Welshmen or fantastic actors with a fantastic script?. I like to think its the latter.
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Post by ch on Nov 1, 2015 14:32:56 GMT
"Get thee behind me, satan."
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Post by VAT on Nov 1, 2015 18:05:37 GMT
Although I've seen this ep a few times now, it's only clicked the last few ep cos I laugh every time I see it near end - Dave's razzing up the canal never to be seen again in this ep and the copper says here's Donald Campbell or something - has me in stitches does any one know were he ends up? This has always puzzled me a bit...would have been good to see Dave turn up at the end when Arthur ditches the boat...and then maybe Arthur insisting Dave follows the slow old barge home just in case they break down Arthur in the warm old bunkhouse...and poor old Dave trundling along in the cold behind
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Post by daytona355 on Feb 29, 2016 20:43:55 GMT
Watched this episode earlier today, still entertains, especially when Arthur is panicking at the Winchester and the transit turns up in a cloud of smoke, yet big Dai doesn't spot it!
And 'aye aye, it's Donald Campbell' is a classic line!
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Post by jno on Feb 29, 2016 20:55:10 GMT
And 'aye aye, it's Donald Campbell' is a classic line! Agree! There are certain names that always get a bit of a giggle, a bit like Carter's "Who taught you to drive, Evel Knievel?" in The Sweeney's 'Stoppo Driver'. Glynn Edwards was of course totally into boating so I expect this was right up his street (or river).
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Post by jno on May 23, 2016 15:25:13 GMT
From The Mirror on Christmas Eve 1991:
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Post by daz on May 23, 2016 21:09:33 GMT
I bet he would drag his a*se out of bed for £30k nowadays!
After watching the Ray Daley years recently is is criminal he never went on to further success after Minder.
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Post by jno on May 24, 2016 2:58:09 GMT
I bet he would drag his a*se out of bed for £30k nowadays! After watching the Ray Daley years recently is is criminal he never went on to further success after Minder. I think both of those statements are a fair assessment daz. The £30k figure is probably true I think. Firstly, see bottom article here: linkA figure of 30 grand is most definitely mentioned there.Secondly, there's this video I posted some a little while ago on here on Gary's Money Problems thread where Gary himself said (in 2008) that the first series wages were absolutely awful. See 30 seconds in: minder.proboards.com/post/16873/threadThus, making me think his "Thirty grand?" statement above was slightly on the cocky/smug side - that's if it's true of course and we believe what we read in the gutter press. With that publicity shot though, I think it is probably is. I"m certain I recall GC mentioning somewhere (or maybe even Gary) it was during this publicity shoot (I think but could be wrong) that GC found out he was getting the OBE. I've not seen Arthur & Ray outside this article dressed in those outfits anywhere else (yet!). Gary is already looking marginally chunkier on that picture I think so the date it was taken was definitely Christmas 91 I reckon.
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Post by daz on May 24, 2016 8:18:59 GMT
He was a bit too flash in his youth, hardly a crime, but he should have had people around him to explain things better.
I wonder if his flash lifestyle helped stop him picking up meaningful roles. I could imagine that sort of reputation doing a lot of damage for aspiring actors.
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Post by daz on May 26, 2016 10:23:52 GMT
Just finished watching, for some reason I always had this down as a feature length episode.
Lots of laughs in this one, I loved the character Dai in this and all his biblical quotes. Were the videos being shipped around in this episode, the same ones used in the final series episode 'The Immaculate Contraption'? Would anyone be daft enough to play Monopoly with Arthur? I am an renowned cheat at boardgames, but I still reckon Arthur would show me a thing or 3 in the cheating stakes. Arthur's disgust at the flavour of crisps brought back by Ray was gold also.
I was left wondering how Dave got on with his speed boat, was he nicked by the river police?
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Post by bensonrad on May 26, 2016 12:51:06 GMT
I hadn't realised he had done so little since Minder until I saw that picture of Eastenders in another thread and looked him up a bit further, very surprising, he plays the part of Ray very well, and I thought is acting skills were great.
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Post by jno on Jul 6, 2016 14:25:35 GMT
Little feature with nice picture from TV TIMES Christmas 1991:
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Post by pr1 on Oct 9, 2016 18:50:26 GMT
Was there any particular reason why this episode didn't air until Christmas Day?
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Post by swainy on Oct 10, 2016 11:55:32 GMT
I'm not sure to be honest. It's not exactly got a Christmas feel to it at all but it's a few minutes longer than most of the other episodes from what I can remember.
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Post by jno on Oct 10, 2016 13:28:07 GMT
Was there any particular reason why this episode didn't air until Christmas Day? Christmas Special, althought the story wouldn't have anything to do with Christmas. I think they knew Minder was a winner in the ratings so (like 'Around The Corner') kept one episode back for showing at Christmas in order to get the viewers in.
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Post by I used to think I was a parrot on Oct 12, 2016 11:40:42 GMT
Who remembers Big Dai from the Nuts in May tv play? One of my biggest regrets about Minder is that they did not make a Christmas themed episode with Arthur doing some Xmas related scams and everyone ending up in the Winchester full of Christmas decorations.
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Post by pr1 on Oct 24, 2016 4:35:40 GMT
Big Dai is a great character and it was fun to see Trevor Cooper turn up in Minder. Arthur is so bent he cheats at Monopoly! He probley cheats at a simple game like checkers as well. Ray has a nice moment when he finally blows his top and tells Arthur off. Gary Webster is very good in that scene because it's obvious Ray really means what he's saying and regrets saying it at the same time. A fine bit of characterization for Ray.
Series Eight was overall uneven for me but it certainly ended on a high note with two superior episodes in a row.
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Post by daz on Oct 24, 2016 20:26:26 GMT
Series Eight was overall uneven for me but it certainly ended on a high note with two superior episodes in a row. I think that is a fair assessment of series 8, but trust me you will be in for a treat with 9 & 10, some real stand out episodes to be found.
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Post by pr1 on Oct 24, 2016 22:31:54 GMT
Series Eight was overall uneven for me but it certainly ended on a high note with two superior episodes in a row. I think that is a fair assessment of series 8, but trust me you will be in for a treat with 9 & 10, some real stand out episodes to be found. I have 9 & 10 and am looking forward to watching them.
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Post by yoyopickles on Jan 11, 2017 22:00:01 GMT
I hadn't realised he had done so little since Minder until I saw that picture of Eastenders in another thread and looked him up a bit further, very surprising, he plays the part of Ray very well, and I thought is acting skills were great. He was a regular in the channel five soap FAMILY AFFAIRS for quite a while.
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Post by yoyopickles on Jan 17, 2017 17:13:53 GMT
It's strange looking at two tones shop now, as although the Ray episodes still feel "modern" you look at the appliances in his shop, and it looks very dated, cassette players, VCRs, bulky t.v's ect.
There is a shop in Jersey a bit like this, which has actual film cameras in the window complete with out of date Kodak film and twin cassette deck stereos!
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alf
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Post by alf on Jun 29, 2017 22:55:57 GMT
Forgot this was a Christmas episode.Like the monopoly scene.Gave it average.
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Post by Dazza on Jan 3, 2018 21:23:19 GMT
Some funny moments but I personally feel the storyline is one of the most ridiculous in minder.
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