The Minder Podcast

Welcome to episode 19 of the Minder Podcast in association with minder.org. Happy New Year to one and all. We are back with a fun episode to start the new season and that is a top ten episodes list of the Dennis Waterman years. That is not to take away from the Gary Webster era and we will cover that in a later episode. Dennis appeared in 73 episodes of Minder so it has to be split and  there...

In this episode we feature a terrific interview with George Cole from 2008. BBC’s Mark Lawson does a great job at covering everything of interest in a magnificent career and, in particular, there is plenty of talk about Minder. This was not something George spoke of in much depth elsewhere so this is a great interview for posterity. I’ve also selected some of the greatest Arthur Daley moments, alt...

In this show we feature an interview with the one and only Karl Howman, who as well as playing Jacko in Brush Strokes and other popular series of the 80s and 90s, also appeared in All About Scoring Innit? from series 2 and broadcast towards the end of 1980. One of the best episodes, it was a delight to receive insights from Danny Varrow himself. We do indeed talk mostly about the episode, and ther...

In this show we feature part two of an interview with Brian Croucher, who played Big John in Monday Night Fever from the very first Minder series. Far from being a bit part actor, Brian has appeared in 124 film or television productions and played a huge variety of parts. I found Brian to be a very funny, thoughtful and insightful interviewee and he gave me a lot of time. In fact, the two intervie...

In this show we are back to the regular format and feature part one of an interview with Brian Croucher, who played Big John in Monday Night Fever from the very first Minder series. Far from being a bit part actor, Brian has appeared in 124 film or television productions and played a huge variety of parts. I found Brian to be a very funny, thoughtful and insightful interviewee and he gave me a lot...

The Minder Podcast returns with the only way possible, a tribute to the one and only Dennis Waterman. In this feature length episode we cover as much as possible about Dennis’ life and career. From humble beginnings, raised on a council estate by two parents who only liked each other when they went to bed, Dennis Waterman became an incredible star actor with a still inimitable presence and legacy....

In this show we are going to explore some Minder trivia. This is the first of several shows where we will do just that.  Given there has been so much trivia to accrue over the years, you’ll have to forgive the somewhat random nature of the information.  We’ll go from connections between actors appearing in the same film or TV series, straight to an unusual cause of death.  Hopefully...

Welcome to episode 12 of The Minder Podcast in association with Minder.org . In this show we have part two of an interview with Andrew Payne, writer of 12 Minder episodes including some real classics, several of which we discuss here in detail, including Back in Good Old England, Goodbye Sailor, Dream House and Minder On the Orient Express. Andrew talks about appearing on the set of Minder and wha...

Welcome to episode 11 of The Minder Podcast in association with Minder.org . In this show we have part one of an interview with Andrew Payne, writer of 12 Minder episodes including some real classics: Senior Citizen Caine , Back in Good Old England , Goodbye Sailor , You Need Hands , Get Daley and Minder On the Orient Express . Andrew is also known for Pie In The Sky , Lovejoy and Midsomer Murders...

In this show we have part two of an interview with a complete superstar, the one and only Suzi Quatro. Full disclosure – it’s the first episode of the Minder Podcast where, er, Minder is not mentioned; although we do have the usual clips for you to enjoy. But if you really want to know more about Suzi Quatro, this is the interview for you. You’ll hear very much about what makes her tick and what s...

In this show we have part one of an interview with a complete superstar, the one and only Suzi Quatro. There is an unusual beginning as Suzi began mistakenly talking to me about Dempsey and Makepeace for a good 5 minutes before the audio you are about to hear. I wasn’t  sure if I misremembered the Minder episode for a moment as she was  talking about doing her own stunts and having a dea...

In this show we have part two of an interview with the alluring Sarah Berger, a very intriguing actress and person. She has featured in a large variety of roles including appearances in  Doctors, Casualty, Lovejoy, Holby City, An Inspector Calls, The Green  Man and the very first episode of New Tricks. As we discuss, she has often appeared with many actors who turned up  in Minder a...

Welcome to episode 7 of The Minder Podcast in association with Minder.org . In this show we have part one of an interview with the alluring Sarah Berger, a very intriguing actress and person. She has featured in a large variety of roles including appearances in  Doctors, Casualty, Lovejoy, Holby City, An Inspector Calls, The Green  Man and the very first episode of New Tricks. As we disc...

Welcome to episode six of The Minder Podcast for a very special tribute  episode featuring a Michael Povey interview and commentary with Jonathan Gibbs of Minder.org . From 1982 until 1989 Michael (or Meic) appeared in 21 classic  episodes of the show as D.C. Jones. He was one of the core characters  from the earlier episodes and formed a wonderful double act with  Sergeant Chi...

Welcome to episode 5 of the Minder Podcast in association with Minder.org . This is part two of an interview with Gennie Nevinson, the actress  who played Terry’s girlfriend Penny, or Penny Flyme, in the programme. Over the course of four episodes Gennie became a firm favourite in Minder. She is also well known for a starring role in Muriel’s Wedding as well as many appearances in Home and Aw...

It’s a great pleasure to feature the wonderful Gennie Nevinson who played Penny in the series. She has also 55 acting credits to her name including both film and television – most notably Muriel’s Wedding, Star Cops, Babe, Zoo Family and Home and Away. In this, our first slightly explicit interview (Gennie swears every  now and then), we feature in-depth revelations about Dennis Waterman and...

Welcome to the third episode of the Minder Podcast in association with Minder.org . It is a pleasure to feature an interview with a songwriting legend and the man responsible for the music behind one of television’s greatest ever themes: ‘I Could Be So Good For You’. We welcome Gerard Kenny to the podcast.  Gerard has composed music for Barry Manilow, Shirley Bassey, James Last, Johnny Mathis...

Welcome to the second episode of the all new Minder Podcast in association with Minder.org . This is the second part of the George Layton interview - Des in the show.  More on George can be found at his website and his Twitter profile . Intro theme: Zac Zolar & Electric Banana – Take Me Home Outro: F McDonald – Night Moves

Welcome to the first episode of the all new Minder Podcast in association with Minder.org . First up is an interview with George Layton who played Des in the show. More on George can be found at his website and his Twitter profile . Intro theme: Zac Zolar & Electric Banana – Take Me Home Outro: F McDonald – Night Moves www.minderpodcast.co.uk