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Minder (1979)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Minder is a British comedy-drama series about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television and shown on ITV. The show ran for ten series between 29 October 1979 and 10 March 1994, and starred Dennis Waterman as Terry McCann, an honest and likable bodyguard and George Cole as Arthur Daley, a socially ambitious, but highly unscrupulous importer-exporter, wholesaler, used-car salesman, and anything else from which there was money to be made whether inside the law or not. The show was largely responsible for putting the word minder, meaning personal bodyguard, into the UK and Australian popular lexicon. The characters often drank at the local members-only Winchester Club, where owner and barman Dave acted, often unwillingly, as a message machine for Arthur, and turned a blind eye to his shady deals. The series was notable for using a range of leading British actors, as well as many up-and-coming performers before they hit the big time; at its peak was one of ITV's biggest ratings winners.
In 2008, it was announced that Minder would go into production for broadcast in 2009 for a new version, although none of the original cast would appear in the new episodes. The new show focused on Arthur's nephew, Archie, played by Shane Richie. The series began broadcast on 4 February 2009. In 2010, it was announced that no further episodes would be made following lukewarm reception to the first series.
Style:
sitcom, comedy drama, humorous, realistic, semi serious, offbeat
Plot:
urban, fight, money, police, boxer, bodyguard, city, con men, cop, dealer, scheme, elderly, ex athlete, partner, odd couple, criminal heroes, unlikely partners, cons and scams, misled, small time, power relations, prison, con artists, friendship, businessman ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, 70s, 1990s
Place:
london, england, europe
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