Minder
Season 8
TV-14
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley. Can his ex-boxer bodyguard Terry stay level-headed whilst working for the King of Dodgy Deals?
Where to Watch Season 8
13 Episodes
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Entrepreneur
E1The Loneliness of the Long Distance EntrepreneurAfter 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 Brussels to pick up a car. - A Bouquet of Barbed Wine
E2A Bouquet of Barbed WineArthur buys a consignment of wine from dodgy Herbie, which he intends to sell to the local corner shop. When the wine is impounded Arthur and Ray break into the warehouse to retrieve it but, after a disastrous tasting session, have to put it back - and end up getting locked in for the night. - Whatever Happened to Her Indoors
E3Whatever Happened to Her IndoorsWith a serious cash-flow problem and a newly-erected flag-pole advertising "British is Best" at the car lot, Arthur is suspected of bumping off his wife for the insurance and burying her on the forecourt when she disappears and he cannot account for her. Needless to say she returns, having gone to a health farm, but Arthur is more concerned about the flag-pole than Her Indoors. - Three Cons Make a Mountain
E4Three Cons Make a MountainThree victims of Arthur's past cons conspire, to trick him into buying an East German car, a retired greyhound and a piano. He strives to find buyers for them before business rival Ashley Brown broadcasts his gullibility around the manor - though he is fortunate that Ray is no mean con-artist himself. - Guess Who's Coming to Pinner
E5Guess Who's Coming to PinnerWhilst attending Charlie Johnson's wake in Pinner, Arthur attracts the lustful attention of merry widow 'Ron' Johnson but gets so drunk he has no recollection of his conversation with fellow mourner, dodgy Tommy Hambury, which he believes to be important, and takes desperate steps to find him. The police, believing Arthur is trying to take over Charlie's dubious empire, give chase. - The Last Temptation of Daley
E6The Last Temptation of DaleyArthur’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
E7A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in Shepherd's BushArthur's Yorkshire contact Billy hires Ray to guard Young Sam, his racing pigeon, on the eve of a race whose prize money is worth ten thousand pounds. Due to Arthur's stupidity, Young Sam escapes, requiring Arthur and Ray to 'acquire' a substitute from a station platform. Although Young Sam ultimately returns, matters are complicated when Ray falls for Donna, daughter of a rival pigeon-fancier. - Him Indoors
E8Him IndoorsStuck in his lock-up, due to a faulty alarm system fitted by ex-burglar Ron, when he should be taking his wife out for her birthday, Arthur is arrested as a prowler by a zealous rookie cop. Ron, meanwhile, is robbing warehouses on a list given him by Arthur as potential customers for security alarms and gets Ray nicked when he tries to stop him. For once it is Arthur who has to bail out his minder, rather than the other way around. - The Greatest Show in Willesden
E9The Greatest Show in WillesdenA nostalgic Arthur plans to host a number of variety acts at his local pub, including the great ventriloquist Tommy Pickford, now retired. To please the youth market he hires a karaoke machine. Both go down a storm but then the machine, rented to Arthur by the fearsome Gabadini family, is stolen. Ray plays detective to get it back. - Too Many Crooks
E10Too Many CrooksArthur's latest ill-starred venture is Daley's Catering International Cuisine, booking on banquets. Unfortunately for him his chef is wanted by a group of gangsters and goes on the run, leaving Arthur in the lurch as he is about to cater for a policeman's retirement party. Once again the services of the long-suffering Ray are required. - The Coach That Came in From the Cold
E12The Coach That Came in From the ColdArthur buys a coach from the cash-strapped local police to use for sight-seeing tours but it breaks down, so he takes the tourists to the Winchester Club, where they are thrilled to see a genuine old English pub brawl between Arthur's creditors and Ray. After the police buy back the coach, Ray also becomes a hero at the local golf club, ensuring Arthur full membership. - The Cruel Canal
E13The Cruel CanalWhen Ray's van breaks down whilst delivering two hundred video recorders to a client in Limehouse Arthur needs alternative transport - and fast, especially as he learns they were stolen property and psychotic Big Dai wants them back. His answer is to take them by barge, the ancient 'Persephone', a journey which inevitably ends in disaster and some very wet video recorders.
