Minder Season 3

Season 3

Air date: 1982-01-13

Episodes: 14

Episodes

E1: Dead Men Do Tell Tales

A crooked travel agent, Monty Wiseman gets Arthur and Terry to pick up a coffin at the airport and store it at the lock up. But when the coroner needs to perform an autopsy, despite objections Monty stores it at Terry's flat...

Air date: 1982-01-13

E2: You Need Hands

Terry aids Des with a debt collection, but suffers a broken hand in a fight. Arthur has a special job lined up, and with his man out of action, has to hire another minder...

Air date: 1982-01-20

E3: Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Any More

When Arthur finds an artist who can turn out work as good as the originals, he thinks that he can make money, until a crooked art dealer tries to cut in on him.

Air date: 1982-01-27

E4: Looking for Micky

Micky Dixon breaks out of jail in order to publicise his innocence, and Terry looks after him while the press try and hunt him down.

Air date: 1982-02-03

E5: Dreamhouse

Terry house sits for a rock star who has gone on tour, but it turns out that the star is broke and the bailiffs arrive to take the furniture away.

Air date: 1982-02-10

E6: Another Bride, Another Groom

Arthur's niece is getting married, but Terry, who should be driving the bride to the church, is using the limousine to pick up a load of porn books.

Air date: 1982-02-17

E7: The Birdman of Wormwood Scrubs

An old friend of Arthur's, released from prison, hopes to pick up a large amount of money left over from a bank robbery. Things start to go wrong when the retired policeman who was in charge of the case, a warden from the prison, and the other member of the gang learn of his release, and try and get a share of the loot.

Air date: 1982-02-24

E8: The Son Also Rises

When a school boy is terrorised by local thugs, his mother hires Terry to protect him. It turns out that the thugs have been hired by his father's ex partner, who is just out of jail and has been cheated out of his promised windfall.

Air date: 1982-03-03

E9: Why Pay Tax ?

Terry helps out Barry, an independent bookmaker, when he has to pay out a large amount of cash to one of his clients, in a deserted car park, but it turns out that he only wants Terry as a witness to a fake robbery, to cover up the fact that the bookie is broke.

Air date: 1982-03-10

E10: Broken Arrow

Arthur finds a potential darts champion playing for peanuts in a pub, and enters him in a local competition, but his man is nobbled. Seeing enough to organize his own tournament, Arthur has a novel way to ensure he makes money, no matter who wins the match.

Air date: 1982-03-17

E11: Poetic Justice, Innit ?

While Arthur does jury service, he leaves Terry in charge at the lock up. Debbie goes into the business of home hairdressing and on her first job, the client's house is robbed, and she becomes a suspect.

Air date: 1982-03-24

E12: Back in Good Old England

Jack Wragg, a villain who fled the country after a bank robbery, is back to see old friends and his former gang members. Will they be willing to come on in on another heist that he has planned ?

Air date: 1982-03-31

E13: In

Arthur gets arrested in a drugs raid after taking possession of a car bought in from Europe. Terry tries to hunt down the seller, and after a long chase he gets the driver, but back at the police station Arthur is being released.

Air date: 1982-04-07 • ★ 1

E14: Christmas Bonus

This special Christmas episode presents highlights from earlier episodes, linked by some new material set in the Winchester Club.

Air date: 1983-12-26