Minder: On The Slate

Pete, Mark and Andy head back to 1909 for a special discussion of The World Cup: A Captain's Tale, the much-loved football drama starring Dennis Waterman as West Auckland miner and footballer Bob Jones. Based on the extraordinary true story of the West Auckland football team, the film follows a team of County Durham amateurs who unexpectedly find themselves travelling to Italy to compete in th...

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Mark, Andy and Pete have reached the end of Minder 's first series, and in this special episode they take a look back at where it all began. The trio revisit the episodes that stood out most, discussing their personal favourites, memorable moments and the performances that helped establish Minder as one of Britain's finest television dramas. From Arthur's wheeling and dealing to Terry&...

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Pete, Mark and Andy take a look at You Gotta Have Friends , where Arthur’s loyalty to an old mate lands both him and Terry right in the middle of a very nasty mess involving fake bearer bonds, gangsters, and a dead man floating in the water. When “Pretty Billy” Gilpin turns up battered and desperate for help, Terry reluctantly chauffeurs him out of London — only for Billy to end up dead soon after...

Pete, Mark and Andy sit down with The Dessert Song , where Arthur gets involved in the restaurant business for all the wrong reasons — mainly because he fancies the owner and reckons there’s probably a free meal in it somewhere. After Terry and Arthur step in to help a bloke getting a hiding in the street, they find themselves caught up in a messy family feud at a Greek restaurant, complete with d...

This week on On The Slate , Pete, Andy and Mark head into Minder ’s “Monday Night Fever” , where Arthur Daley fancies himself as a music impresario and, as ever, is completely out of his depth. When Arthur discovers Sharon Dobbs, an aspiring singer with big dreams and a questionable set of pipes, he’s convinced he’s found a goldmine. Before long, he’s promising gigs, talking up her talent, and put...

When a minicab firm Arthur’s got a stake in starts taking a pasting — drivers getting roughed up, motors getting wrecked — it looks like someone’s trying to send a message. Keen to protect his investment (and more importantly, his profits), Arthur sends Terry in undercover as a driver to find out who’s behind it. What follows is less a simple protection job and more a slow-burning stitch-up, as Te...

When a local newsagent finds his shop under attack, it looks like a straightforward job—step in, apply a bit of pressure, and restore order. Naturally, Arthur Daley sees an opportunity, and before long Terry’s drawn into what should be a routine bit of protection work. But in Arthur’s world, nothing stays simple for long, and this “little earner” soon becomes tangled up in family expectations, une...

This week, we’re heading into the smoky, high-stakes world of Minder with “Aces High: And Sometimes Very Low” —an episode where luck, nerve, and a fast shuffle of the cards are the name of the game. When a professional gambler hits a casino for everything it’s worth, it should be a cause for celebration… but in Arthur Daley’s world, a big win rarely stays that way for long. Before you can say “dou...

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Pete, Mark and Andy dive into The Bounty Hunter , where Arthur spots what looks like a chance to play the white knight… and maybe make a few quid on the side. When an old acquaintance of Arthur’s—a recently widowed Jo—is conned out of her late husband’s insurance money in a dodgy overseas property scam, Arthur promises to help put things right. Naturally, that means sending Terry in to do the actu...

Pete, Mark and Andy tuck into one of Minder’s most memorable early outings, where what looks like a cushy little earner quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. Arthur, sensing an easy few quid, loans Terry out as a bodyguard to visiting Lebanese businessman Bassam Sayin—promising a straightforward three-day job with minimal aggro. Naturally, that lasts about five minutes. Terry soon rea...

Pete, Mark and Andy take on Minder’s third outing, where small-time chancer Scotch Harry nicks a suitcase from the airport and suddenly finds himself holding what looks like a fortune in crisp American dollars. Naturally, when Harry realises he’s in way over his head with international crooks, corrupt coppers and some very dangerous people looking for their money back, he turns to the only man in...

Pete, Mark and Andy launch the pod with the show’s perfect mission statement: Arthur Daley “loans” Terry out for a routine cash job… and Terry ends up trapped in a laundrette hostage siege when an armed robbery kicks off. They love how Terry’s steady head keeps things from going bang, while Arthur instantly sniffs publicity and profit from Terry’s accidental hero moment. Also: first proper Guest S...

Pete, Mark and Andy dig into Minder ’s second adventure, where Arthur promises Terry an easy gig minding a newly released bank robber with a buried stash… and of course, nothing is ever that simple. Terry dutifully collects Albert Stubbs — only to find the job is fraught with erratic behaviour, rival crooks sniffing around for the hidden loot, and Arthur’s typical behind-the-scenes scheming to sta...

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