The WORST episodes of Minder
Every episode of Minder ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Minder!
This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and Arthur Daley, a second-hand car dealer with an eye for a nice little earner. Alongside his many business ventures, Arthur would regularly hire Terry out as a minder or bodyguard.
#1 - All Things Brighton Beautiful
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/1994
Businessman Sydney Myers has himself transported in a packing case to Arthur’s lockup. He had paid a skinhead to murder him after learning that he had terminal cancer, but when the diagnosis was proved false, he has tried to keep clear of the potential murderer.
#2 - The Old School Tie
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/13/1980
An old friend of Terry's (George Palmer) has escaped from prison comes to see him to get help in overturning his sentence. With the help of a newspaper reporter Terry tracks down the real culprits and George gets compensation and a pardon.
#3 - Another Case of Van Blank
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/1994
To take advantage of new rules concerning duty-free alcohol, Arthur, Ray and Dave take a van to Calais, planning to stock up on cheap booze. Whilst Ray and Dave go to a hypermarket, Arthur has a meet with Henry/Henri, a former mate, and gets unwittingly drawn into breaking into a liquor warehouse.
#5 - The Last Temptation of Daley
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/10/1991
Arthur’s doctor wants him to give up alcohol and tobacco if he wants to avoid an stomach ulcer, but this causes Arthur even more stress and he begins to believe that everyone's after him. The feeling is reinforced when building contractor Benny McLeish threatens him over a paint deal that goes sour. Arthur becomes so paranoid that he demands police protection.
#6 - Guess Who’s Coming to Pinner
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/1991
Arthur is invited to the funeral of big-time gangster Charlie Johnson and the wake afterwards. The funeral is being carefully observed by police and the palatial Johnson home in Pinner is bugged. Police identify Tommy Hambury, a major crook returned after many years abroad and conclude that something major is being planned. Ray starts romancing Joanna, a friend of the family, who is later revealed to be an undercover police officer.
#7 - The Second Time Around
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/26/1984
When an old author friend of Arthur's comes back to town to write a book,and sell her house.When she learns that her ex husband has sold the house without her permission, she hires Terry, and a secretary to help with ideas, and Arthur to help get the money from her husband.
#8 - A Tethered Goat
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/1979
Terry agrees to guard a middle eastern commodity broker, but he and Arthur get more than they bargained for.
#9 - The Balance of Power
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/1984
When Arthur's car lot is compulsory purchased by the council, he decides to run as an independent candidate in the local bi-election for a seat on the council. Terry and a local reporter help out, but just as he is about to win, the opposition want him barred for overspending during his campaign.
#10 - Windows
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/1984
Arthur gets in on the keep fit fashion by opening an aerobics studio.Terry gets involved with two Italian families when the daughter of one family walks out on her husband, who is from the other family.
#11 - The Bengal Tiger
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/10/1979
Terry minds a newspaper shop, from a group of Indians bent on revenge, over the shop owner's daughter and an arranged marriage.
#12 - Dreamhouse
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/10/1982
Terry house sits for a rock star who has gone on tour, but it turns out that the star is broke and the bailiffs turn up to take the furniture away.
#13 - A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in Shepherd’s Bush
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/17/1991
Bookmaker Stan Sorrell and Billy from Bradford have a £10,000 bet on a pigeon race from London to Bradford. Billy asks Arthur to lend him Ray for this job, so Ray goes to Bradford with Billy. Whilst there, he falls heavily for Sorrell's daughter Donna. Back in London, Ray starts thinking about moving to Bradford to be with Donna. Arthur sets up Donna in a nightclub with 'Nostalgic' to break up the budding romance.
#14 - Opportunity Knocks and Bruises
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/1993
Arthur sells some surplus stock to Nolan, a fairground owner, in exchange for a slot machine, but discovers that the machine is full of Irish money. He realises that Nolan was part of a major Dublin bank robbery some years previously and has thus hidden the money. With Ray's help, Arthur manages to inform DS Morley of what's been happening and an operation is set up to arrest Nolan and his cronies.
#15 - Gunfight at the OK Launderette
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/29/1979
Terry is caught inside a launderette while it is being robbed. As the police gather outside, Arthur tries to make some money by selling Terry's life story to the press.
#16 - A Number of Old Wives' Tales
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/19/1984
Arthur gets involved with Clive Cosgrove, who has several businesses which are all run by women but it turns out that he is married to all of them.
#17 - Hypnotising Rita
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/17/1984
Arthur meets a young girl who is being conned by a doctor hypnotist over a large sum of money coming to her, Then the doctor disappears, when the money is withheld and the girl tries to commit suicide. Terry finds out where he lives and informs the girls brother's who sort him out.
#18 - What Makes Shamy Run
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1984
Arthur is looking for Shamy,an Indian emigrant who owes him money. Shamy pays him in counterfeit money, which Arthur doesn't notice,until Dave at the Winchester draws his attention to them Later Shamy steals a master video tape and with Terry's help, flies off to India, to sell it.
#19 - The Smaller They Are...
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/12/1979
Scotch Harry arrives from the airport where he has been looking for easy pickings. He has struck lucky by stealing a suitcase full of banknotes, but unknown to him they are forged. Arthur hides him, until he can come to some agreement with the rightful owner
#20 - Uneasy Rider
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/1993
Arthur can't believe his fortune: London's newest despatch business "The Daley Post" is swamped with choice customers. But Ray thinks it's all to good to be true - or legal.
#21 - The Dessert Song
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/14/1980
Terry gets a job minding a Greek restaurant after saving a relation of the owner from being beaten up.
#22 - You Lose Some, You Win Some
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1980
Terry guards a group of people that Maurice the gambler has put together to win at roulette.When the casino start to protest, Terry hides them out at his flat, but this upsets his girlfriend Penny, who has taken the week off to be with him.
#23 - A Bouquet of Barbed Wine
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1991
Arthur is persuaded by Herbie Collins to buy a large consignment of British wine allegedly made by the 'Blessed Brothers of Saint Bidolph' in Kent. Before Arthur can collect the wine, Collins is arrested and the warehouse chained up prior to an inventory being taken. Ray and Arthur break in and take the cases they have already paid for. Arthur holds a official launch of 'Bulldog Wines PLC' at the Winchester, but discovers that all the wine has been 'corked' and is unsaleable.
#24 - The Last Video Show
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/1989
Arthur opens a video shop and gets Terry to run it, but there is a mix up over a tape that has been shot by a big time gangster (Jack Last) which compromises the local police, that has been inadvertently taken back the Arthur's shop in place of the real tape, the police , the gangsters are all after it before Arthur discovers what he has.
#25 - Arthur Is Dead, Long Live Arthur
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/1985
When the tax people catch up with Arthur, he fakes his death, and starts a rumour that he was being hounded by the police, and the tax authority's When the news reaches the Winchester, they take up a collection.