Minder Season 8

Minder Season 8 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. 29 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. George Cole sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Minder Season 8 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Minder Season 8 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Season 8 of Minder includes 13 episodes. It aired from September 1991 to December 1991. This season stars George Cole, Dennis Waterman and Gary Webster. George Cole and Dennis Waterman lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1991. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Minder Season 8 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Minder Season 8. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. George Cole's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.

🎬 Minder Season 8 — Episode Guide

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Entrepreneur

1991-09-05

After Terry marries and leaves for Australia without telling anyone, Arthur appoints his nephew Ray as his new minder and assistant, on similar vague and ungenerous terms. Ray proves himself as physically capable as Terry was, and also finds his French language skills of use when he is sent to Brus...

A Bouquet of Barbed Wine

1991-09-12

Arthur ventures into the wine trade, but when the supplier is taken in for questioning, his wine is locked up by the police and somehow they've got to get it out.

Whatever Happened to Her Indoors

1991-09-19

Her indoors has gone missing and Arthur is the police's prime suspect. More importantly, he's got a cash flow problem and his British car sales are being hampered by the Council.

Three Cons Make a Mountain

1991-09-26

Arthur keeps acquiring items that won't do his reputation any good. How is he going to off-load them without the rest of the manor finding out he's been conned ?

Guess Who's Coming to Pinner

1991-10-03

At Charlie Johnson's funeral, a friend of Arthur's persuades him to help with the next 'big one'.

The Last Temptation of Daley

1991-10-10

Arthur’s doctor wants him to give up alcohol and tobacco if he wants to avoid a stomach ulcer, but this causes him 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.

A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in Shepherd's Bush

1991-10-17

Ray is given the task of minding a racing pigeon due to race from London to Bradford with a prize of 10,000 pounds at stake.

Him Indoors

1991-10-24

When Ron the Burglar, now reformed, opens Arthur Daley's lock-up with a metal comb, it's clear to that Daley Enterprises has to strengthen its warehouse security.

The Greatest Show in Willesden

1991-10-31

Arthur plans to boost the membership of the Winchester Club with some variety nights, but ends up in a spot of bother over a stolen karaoke machine.

E10

Too Many Crooks

1991-11-07

Arthur gets into the food business, but the chef he employs goes on the run from a group of gangsters, leaving him to cater for a policeman's retirement party.

E11

The Odds Couple

1991-11-14

Ray is assigned to look after the wife of a casino owner who has become a compulsive gambler. But Arthur finds himself strangely drawn to her husband's casino.

E12

The Coach That Came in From the Cold

1991-11-21

As Arthur attempts to ingratiate himself at the local golf club, DS Morley offers to sell him a police transport coach for a knock-down price.

E13

The Cruel Canal

1991-12-25

When Ray's van breaks down whilst delivering two hundred video recorders to a client in Limehouse, Arthur needs alternative transport - and fast. He learns they were stolen property, and psychotic Big Dai wants them back...

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