Been watching this on ITV4 a lot recently, And always thought how it must have been a good example of the last few years of London being inhabited by good old fashioned Londoners, It is a shame how things have changed now
London is and always has been, like all other major cities of the World, a cosmopolitan place. From Roman Londinium to Ken Livingstonium and will be to infinity and beyond.
People want to leave for the country? Good luck. You don't know what you are missing.
IsleofSKy has summed it up perfectly. I am from West London 39 years old and now live in the suburbs, this is Minder is a perfectly apt portrayal of west london in the 70's and 80's. Spot on!
They don't make tv like this anymore, in fact i don't watch tv now i just download what i wanna watch (don't have to watch the adverts then) & i buy DVD boxsets of the tv shows of the 80's & yes i do own the complete Minder on DVD boxset :)
I often drive past Terry's old flat just off the Talgarth Rd heading out of London, last time i looked it still had the tiled steps outside the front door....i grew up watching Minder, The Professionals and The Sweeney.......the good old days
Minder is the best programme ever - Bar none. Even loved the later episodes with Gary Webster , George Cole is a legend and it says a lot that even when Dennis Waterman left Minder was still better than most programmes on t.v. right now.
dont be messing with george cole. even now hes capable of landing a solid punch to any jocks face. one thing george cant stand is jocks. from back when he was in the army and that. he wouldnt come on wogan cos rod steward was there. and he isnt even scottish.
yeah. and if you really know the history you will recall that sim tried it on with his wife. and george battered him. THATS why he hads jocks, and always will.
Cole held Sim in the highest regard and has refused regularly over the years to comment on repeated questions regarding Sims private life.
In Minder there was many story lines involving Scotland and Scottish characters so to suggest Cole would be unprofessional enough to refuse to take a stage with Rod Stewart (a cockney) is ridiculous.
Ian, don`t be bitter just because your mum gave you a Scottish name.
As a 55-year-old allow me to say that this PERFECTLY depicted London life in that fabulous era. Thats when "Londoners" inhabited London and what characters most of them were! ( if a little dodgy!).
Then we all moved to the safe Suburbs and Home Counties in the late 1970's/1980's but we all miss the vibrancy and stimulation of our London.
Now circa 2009 many Inner London areas have few English around and its a crying shame.
I was only born in 82, but my dad often comments how he misses those days when I watch minder or the sweeney with him. I was born in the wrong era as I think i would have liked it back then.
@Isleofskye too right speaking as a welsh truckdriver i cant ever remember longing to see a real englishman as much as my last visit to london no english there anymore just africans and pakis oh yes and the occasional mosque ;(
Funnily enough I've just come back from a London Casino and even at 5.00AM on a quiet January Morning the Black Guys are STILL on the street "chilling"...they are street people in every sense but I bet they won't be up at 7.30AM to prepare for work! lol
@Isleofskye You have to have humor to say the mosques are nice..lol, im a northerner & they do say our humor is better then in the south, but i certainly can't compete with that..lol on a more serious note its a damn shame whats happening to our country, but at least we can say we did have it good it is all down hill now :(
I was a PC in the early 90`s in the met and I was on duty in Churchfield st in Acton doing security for minder, the famous winchester bar front door was just a sign over a house front door, this was after Waterman left, but I did see Arthur.
I was in a pub with some workmates, in the tap room; Dennis Waterman was in the Snug, and for a bet, I went upto Mr Waterman and asked him into the taproom as 'some lads' wanted to speak to him. He came into the taproom with me, bought me a pint, and was an all round great guy to talk to. Really down to Earth. I was only 18 at the time.
in the opening sequence, the white ford escort mk 2 with the X-pack body kit was, going to be the original minder car, but this was dismissed in favour of the capri, and if you notice in some of the programmes, the car that terry used was in fact a white mk1 capri with the R registered plates on it and notthe mk2that it should have been!
You wonder how Terry would have been able to afford the mk2 Capri 'S' just coming out of jail! The X-Pack Escort together with the Mk2 Capri S, you couldn't knock Arthur for these two rare beasts!
Minder was great. I loved the episodes with deadpan Sargeant Chisholm and his dopey sidekick Taff. Does anyone remember the episode where Arthur stands as a local councillor and gives everyone a free box of chocs if they vote for him !! - total class
One of the great TV characters of all time Author Daley, George Cole what an actor he made that role his own. I loved watching this while growing up in the 80s.
I gave you a thumbs up!! Obviously all these minder fans are a bit touchy about the little britain thing :-D plus, I was gonna say the same thing myselft but just had a quick check and found you....
Yeh i seen these on itv4, liked em so much i tracked down the series 1 box set on dvd! love the fact theyre not tryin to be mega gangsters, just lovin bein petty small time geezers
Tried to get into this the other night, but didnt do anything for me im afraid. Cant beat the old version, even he singings more better than the new one.... more raw and geezer like.
I mind I was steaming and in a bit of a downer and clocked my mate walking down the street singing this and it picked me right up. This tune is legend.
And now there remaking it with shane ritchie playing arthur daleys grand son haha and its on channel 5. Why dont they let it rest in peace? Its only a matter of time before they make a prequel to only fools and horses.
Proper televison programme - loved it as a kid (was born in '78)still ove it now . George Cole is my honorary grandad!!! This and Only Fools and Horses is my fave
quality viewing. my favorite show from the UK 80s. arfur was funny. i remember a funny scene where he passed out from a bout of cowardice in the pub and was then angry that dave the bartender tried to revive him with water and not brandy. great writing.
Shit i so love this ,as a kid i watched this every week..... still do now..... "i could be so good for you" well i could listen to it play after play and never get bored !!!
i must have been 8 or 9 when i was watching this your 13 cool. what about the A-Team, Knight Rider and Airwolf you watched those??? if not try them too
This was a magical, magical character-based the type of which is unlikely to return. Never a bad episode, and even managed to survive the loss of one of it's 3 main characters late on in it's run (the 3rd - and equally important character - being the city of London itself)
@171979 I love the cars on this show, i am gonna get myself a nice classic one day maybe a 1978 Escort maybe on a S or T reg, the cars today are shite with all that ecu crap in them that break.
@iguanna41 Yep..cars/vehicles where easier to work on back then too..,but modern technology has its good points though too,but i think they have gone to far with it all nowadays...Would'nt mind geting a mk2 like the Capri above but the MkII 3.0 Series X-Pack.. like the one Doyle drove in "The Professionals"...
One of the greatest tv shows of all time in my opinion. Was appointment tv in the 80's and really funny. And all the british stars queued up to be guest on it too. Brilliant stuff.
Sorry to ask but their another show on around the time this show used to be on called Chavalier. I can not find it anywhere does anyone remember it. it was about this Devil dude
HI, The Escort is actually a `16 Sport`, but the rare HARRIER Model , made only on 79 T-reg & 1980 V & W reg, which was lovely then & even greater now because it is so bloody RARE!!
HI, The Escort is actually a `16 Sport`, but the rare HARRIER Model , it looks like an RS1800 because of the AVO archs. only on 79 T-reg & 1980 V & W reg, which was lovely then & even greater now because it is so bloody RARE!!
HI, The Escort is actually a `16 Sport`, but the rare HARRIER Model , made only on 79 T-reg & 1980 V & W reg, which was lovely then & even greater now because it is so bloody RARE!!
I am so glad i got freeview for things like this Minder (i still have the theme tune on vinyl single) The Sweeney The Professionals Lovejoy (shurrup its good) Two Ronnies The Saint Randall & Hopkirk cant think of anymore they show, must be some. Proper tv, good fun and no PC bulls**t, I dont watch much new stuff these days, its all this stuff on freeview or my DVD's of 70's to early 90's tv, and its not just a nostlagia trip, it was just better tv.
Been watching this on ITV4 a lot recently, And always thought how it must have been a good example of the last few years of London being inhabited by good old fashioned Londoners, It is a shame how things have changed now
LMAO 2 months ago
mini Iraq and afganistan now living in our council houses and claiming every benefit in tha book
GSIBOSS 3 months ago in playlist stes TV
LOL, when London actually had English people living in it!!!!!
julzzzzzzzzzzz 4 months ago 2
My Last name is Minder! lol
lehviminder 6 months ago
Sing the theme tune....
Waynecampbell111 7 months ago
I'm from the US and never seen this show, but this theme just screams 80s buddy cop!
HCShannon 7 months ago
epic
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Still one of the greatest TV shows ever. It's simply a legend and I never tire of watching the boxset.
VocRobot1967 8 months ago
Still one of the greatest TV shows ever. It's a legend and I never tire of watching the boxset.
VocRobot1967 8 months ago
terrys white capri is in bob hoskins garage he brought it last year at auction
vania1013 8 months ago
i was too young to remember this, but i love watching minder when its on tv
woollett182 8 months ago
write the theme toon.. sing the theme toon...
matt9741399 8 months ago
the best tv programme made.......
pennington1905 9 months ago
@Isleofskye
London is and always has been, like all other major cities of the World, a cosmopolitan place. From Roman Londinium to Ken Livingstonium and will be to infinity and beyond.
People want to leave for the country? Good luck. You don't know what you are missing.
ExtremeBogom 9 months ago
and god bless its being shown on TV this week! ^_^
jr2nd 9 months ago
IsleofSKy has summed it up perfectly. I am from West London 39 years old and now live in the suburbs, this is Minder is a perfectly apt portrayal of west london in the 70's and 80's. Spot on!
kirjon1972 9 months ago
i want a ford capri now
angleslamhutch 10 months ago
They don't make tv like this anymore.
iguanna41 10 months ago
Not now Dave, large V.A.T.!
scatterround 11 months ago
Ah this is the greatest theme of all time!!Brings a smile to the face, bet Tel had a nice little earner from it too!!
scatterround 11 months ago
A U.S. show that is similiar to this is Hardcastle and McCormick.
digipeeper 1 year ago
That capri is still going.
pants735 1 year ago
They don't make tv like this anymore, in fact i don't watch tv now i just download what i wanna watch (don't have to watch the adverts then) & i buy DVD boxsets of the tv shows of the 80's & yes i do own the complete Minder on DVD boxset :)
iguanna41 1 year ago
I often drive past Terry's old flat just off the Talgarth Rd heading out of London, last time i looked it still had the tiled steps outside the front door....i grew up watching Minder, The Professionals and The Sweeney.......the good old days
makeminealarge1 1 year ago
That white wall behind Terry.........I used to live in that house......51 Dewhurst Road just off Shepherd's Bush Road.
Little Barratt houses on the car-lot now.
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Minder was crap. Waterman is just a talentless wife beating bald alcoholic who couldn't fight his way out of a paper abg.
JuanMacready 1 year ago
Terry often uses the phrase ' Wot's Occuring' long before it was used in Gavin & Stacey
jrg135 1 year ago
"What are we gonna get, 'er indoors?"
bren4q 1 year ago
This is how I discovered England...Thanks to Minder.
essertpitay 1 year ago
Hes as hard as all of the Eastender pussys... hes a legend u nobs!
SupaDoopaCoopa 1 year ago
Waterman couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag.
JuanMacready 1 year ago
Up tae ma knees in fuckin' cow pat!!
JudgeMazza 1 year ago 2
CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wickets069 1 year ago
how the hell can dennis waterman be a minder? there aint nothing remotely hard about him!??
goldyn12345 1 year ago
@goldyn12345 Not true. He used to be a professional boxer, as did his old man. He'd have you.
mrbiggles48 1 year ago
Minder is the best programme ever - Bar none. Even loved the later episodes with Gary Webster , George Cole is a legend and it says a lot that even when Dennis Waterman left Minder was still better than most programmes on t.v. right now.
tapoutlgnd 1 year ago
You don't mess with Terry McGann
RNC200707 1 year ago
Aurthur: "Did you know the human spine is not strong enough to support a being that weighs more than 60 kilos and stands upright all the time?"
(bystander): "I didnt know that!"
Arthur: " C'MON TERRY!! Hurry up and get those boxes of magazines loaded onto the truck! We havent got all day!!"
George Cole should have got a BAFTA for hos role in this.
stegatops 2 years ago
me and george cole had a pucnch up and he beat me in the 70s coz he is hard and hes a spiv yeh yeh
jimbo01111 2 years ago
dont be messing with george cole. even now hes capable of landing a solid punch to any jocks face. one thing george cant stand is jocks. from back when he was in the army and that. he wouldnt come on wogan cos rod steward was there. and he isnt even scottish.
ianupton 2 years ago
Bullshit. His mentor and acting peer was Alistair Sim (Edinburgh born and bred). He actually lived with Sim and his wife for years.
Check out his performance in "A Christmas Carol" with Sim. Get your facts right next time. Idiot.
haroldbhoy67 2 years ago
yeah. and if you really know the history you will recall that sim tried it on with his wife. and george battered him. THATS why he hads jocks, and always will.
ianupton 2 years ago
Cole held Sim in the highest regard and has refused regularly over the years to comment on repeated questions regarding Sims private life.
In Minder there was many story lines involving Scotland and Scottish characters so to suggest Cole would be unprofessional enough to refuse to take a stage with Rod Stewart (a cockney) is ridiculous.
Ian, don`t be bitter just because your mum gave you a Scottish name.
haroldbhoy67 2 years ago
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ianupton 2 years ago
its like GTA lol
hemlei 2 years ago
As a 55-year-old allow me to say that this PERFECTLY depicted London life in that fabulous era. Thats when "Londoners" inhabited London and what characters most of them were! ( if a little dodgy!).
Then we all moved to the safe Suburbs and Home Counties in the late 1970's/1980's but we all miss the vibrancy and stimulation of our London.
Now circa 2009 many Inner London areas have few English around and its a crying shame.
The mosques are nice though!:(
London humour at its finest!
Isleofskye 2 years ago 35
I was only born in 82, but my dad often comments how he misses those days when I watch minder or the sweeney with him. I was born in the wrong era as I think i would have liked it back then.
plane15 2 years ago 3
@Isleofskye - and I just love the English sing-along in all it's manifest glory, common of that era also.
burgerwisdim 1 year ago
@Isleofskye too right speaking as a welsh truckdriver i cant ever remember longing to see a real englishman as much as my last visit to london no english there anymore just africans and pakis oh yes and the occasional mosque ;(
M374EVL 1 year ago 2
@Isleofskye you are so right my friend, it really is a crying shame and i´m from bournemouth!
ChannonFodder 1 year ago
@ChannonFodder
Funnily enough I've just come back from a London Casino and even at 5.00AM on a quiet January Morning the Black Guys are STILL on the street "chilling"...they are street people in every sense but I bet they won't be up at 7.30AM to prepare for work! lol
THAT is London's future.
Isleofskye 1 year ago
@Isleofskye and they complain about us being racist to them,well they fucking took london
AlfieEngland100 1 year ago
@Isleofskye You have to have humor to say the mosques are nice..lol, im a northerner & they do say our humor is better then in the south, but i certainly can't compete with that..lol on a more serious note its a damn shame whats happening to our country, but at least we can say we did have it good it is all down hill now :(
iguanna41 11 months ago
@iguanna41
As an old Man of 75 said to me last year in South London "We had the best of it, lad" and I think he is right M8:)
Isleofskye 11 months ago
@iguanna41,
Why don't you spell humoUr the British English way if your so proud of your country.
PNETriffid 11 months ago
I was a PC in the early 90`s in the met and I was on duty in Churchfield st in Acton doing security for minder, the famous winchester bar front door was just a sign over a house front door, this was after Waterman left, but I did see Arthur.
79274333 2 years ago 2
I was in a pub with some workmates, in the tap room; Dennis Waterman was in the Snug, and for a bet, I went upto Mr Waterman and asked him into the taproom as 'some lads' wanted to speak to him. He came into the taproom with me, bought me a pint, and was an all round great guy to talk to. Really down to Earth. I was only 18 at the time.
neil73 2 years ago 4
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WHAT A BUNCH OF LIES
ellandrd1306 2 years ago
'Pack' would be the correct collective noun. However, I am not lying.
neil73 2 years ago 3
i fingered my uncle ernies dog........i suppose thats lies aswell eh?
666fannyfart 2 years ago
probably true !
ellandrd1306 2 years ago
Slap the Bass!
neil73 2 years ago
in the opening sequence, the white ford escort mk 2 with the X-pack body kit was, going to be the original minder car, but this was dismissed in favour of the capri, and if you notice in some of the programmes, the car that terry used was in fact a white mk1 capri with the R registered plates on it and notthe mk2that it should have been!
rocoupe 2 years ago
You wonder how Terry would have been able to afford the mk2 Capri 'S' just coming out of jail! The X-Pack Escort together with the Mk2 Capri S, you couldn't knock Arthur for these two rare beasts!
jona76 2 years ago
Minder was great. I loved the episodes with deadpan Sargeant Chisholm and his dopey sidekick Taff. Does anyone remember the episode where Arthur stands as a local councillor and gives everyone a free box of chocs if they vote for him !! - total class
dazzyboy74 2 years ago
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auf wiedersehen pets way better than this ;)
TheNoob2993 2 years ago
I will love Terry McCann all my life!
starshine1950 2 years ago 3
have you got a picture on your licence sir?
markbarrysaunders 2 years ago
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ysivyboi1 2 years ago
search dvla enquiry on google
ysivyboi1 2 years ago
Date of Liability 01 10 1992
Date of First Registration 25 01 1977
Year of Manufacture 1977
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1993CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour WHITE
Vehicle Type Approval null
ysivyboi1 2 years ago
On the DVLA enquiry page it says it was crushed on the 1st October 1992 and register on the 25th January 1977
ysivyboi1 2 years ago
Shame, could have been worth a lot of money now...
TheMessiah79 2 years ago
That car was crushed in 1992
why didn't they sell it on for gold lyk they did with the trotters regal van
ysivyboi1 2 years ago
The car still exists! I believe it is owned by the Capri owners club.
sfordcar 2 years ago
shane ritchie is a twat.go back to butlins you mockney...and take the geezer from thunderbirds with you as well.dont change a broken record.
stephenm6100 2 years ago 3
Me and me brother used to watch this all the time when we were kids.
One episode i remember has got suzi quatro in it playing terry's bird
burnzgotshot 2 years ago
my uncle sam played bass on this tune with gerard kenny....in 1979....
po58dvn 2 years ago
Legendry. God damn you Shane Ritchie...damn your eyes!!!!!!
kingsod 2 years ago 5
One of the great TV characters of all time Author Daley, George Cole what an actor he made that role his own. I loved watching this while growing up in the 80s.
turner681 2 years ago 4
Me too. Minder defined my entire teenage years as I grew up in Thatcher's Britain. TV has never been better since.
OldMrGrace 2 years ago
Iv got a nice 3 litre Capri
GSIBOSS 2 years ago
Two houses on that car lot now,classic intro through...
royalcollage 2 years ago
You want me to write the da feem tune, sing da feem tune and star in it.
IamHLO 2 years ago
I gave you a thumbs up!! Obviously all these minder fans are a bit touchy about the little britain thing :-D plus, I was gonna say the same thing myselft but just had a quick check and found you....
BTW I liked Minder too when I was a youngun.
Snuffomatica 2 years ago
Has to be one of the best ever UFOs (shows) on the bowl of jelly (telly).
Very good king kong (song).
mutinyonthekitkat 2 years ago 2
Yeh i seen these on itv4, liked em so much i tracked down the series 1 box set on dvd! love the fact theyre not tryin to be mega gangsters, just lovin bein petty small time geezers
FrumBeermingum 2 years ago
Minder rocks. I have every Cole/Waterman episode on DVD. It was shite after that...
jronson22 2 years ago
wat a song!!! I want it played at my funeral!!!
DissyDissy 3 years ago 13
Very Good. Been watching the re-runs of these on ITV4. :)
yethboth 3 years ago 4
that was tv at its best ,.
tommyj2010 3 years ago 3
bugatti veron
royalcollage 3 years ago
what you chattin bout :L
TH3G1MPO1D 3 years ago
im a big minder fan TH3G1MPO1D im just having a laugh with the comment on what car is it..for me the best tv series ever cya...
royalcollage 3 years ago
What sort of car is that?
RapidRPM 3 years ago
Ford Capri
simonspiers 3 years ago 2
The only thing i ever liked about this show when I was a kid was the theme tune.
buffboydan 3 years ago
Tried to get into this the other night, but didnt do anything for me im afraid. Cant beat the old version, even he singings more better than the new one.... more raw and geezer like.
chilloutcockney 3 years ago 4
I mind I was steaming and in a bit of a downer and clocked my mate walking down the street singing this and it picked me right up. This tune is legend.
valhallaawaitsme 3 years ago 2
And now there remaking it with shane ritchie playing arthur daleys grand son haha and its on channel 5. Why dont they let it rest in peace? Its only a matter of time before they make a prequel to only fools and horses.
MaturitySucks2008 3 years ago 2
And they are now going to do that! OFAH prequel that is.
andrew1984uk 2 years ago
Proper televison programme - loved it as a kid (was born in '78)still ove it now . George Cole is my honorary grandad!!! This and Only Fools and Horses is my fave
firefighterno1 3 years ago 5
was the nuts watched all through my childhood and i was born in 81
still watch it now on the re runs
essexmole 3 years ago 3
Great British comedy drama!!
lr2025 3 years ago 7
great show
colinsmyth99 3 years ago 5
go to
gubadotcom
and see free episodes of minder, the sweeney ( about 30 ) and new tricks if you are a waterman fan
79274333 3 years ago
i used to skip PE in school after lunch to come home and watch this! much more beneficial!!!
chofaigh 3 years ago 4
Starsky & Hutch was in the seventies. But I agree TV was a lot better in the seventies & eighties.
LGScotland1992 3 years ago
Interesting clip from a new digital master. I noticed the "EUSTON FILMS PRESENTS" label is missing from here.
tsangari 3 years ago
Series 7-10 had the Euston Films Presents label.
sfordcar 3 years ago
quality viewing. my favorite show from the UK 80s. arfur was funny. i remember a funny scene where he passed out from a bout of cowardice in the pub and was then angry that dave the bartender tried to revive him with water and not brandy. great writing.
and top job sabbat34. this is hidef!
wassupyall 3 years ago 7
Classic!
robdoglawry 3 years ago 9
Shit i so love this ,as a kid i watched this every week..... still do now..... "i could be so good for you" well i could listen to it play after play and never get bored !!!
11111225 3 years ago 9
yeye, i whatch the A-Team...thats quite good, but 'minder' and 'the professionals' are the best.
deadfire59 3 years ago 9
im 13, and i cant live to miss this programme, its ace
deadfire59 3 years ago 9
i must have been 8 or 9 when i was watching this your 13 cool. what about the A-Team, Knight Rider and Airwolf you watched those??? if not try them too
anthony100uk 3 years ago 8
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be honest who else searched this beacause of little britain?
tsu921 3 years ago
Not me, I searched it because it's classic. Little Britain is shit.
andrew1984uk 3 years ago 8
Simply brill.. bring back the 80s !! TV today is a load of rubbish
kella100 3 years ago 8
This was a magical, magical character-based the type of which is unlikely to return. Never a bad episode, and even managed to survive the loss of one of it's 3 main characters late on in it's run (the 3rd - and equally important character - being the city of London itself)
0p3n55am81t 3 years ago 9
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Write the theme tune...sing the theme tune...
SNEDILLIO 3 years ago
i was born in 1990 but i think this is brill. I watch it every saturday on itv4
doormouse1990 3 years ago 12
i loved this when i was a kid ,still do magic
MidnightOil001 3 years ago 18
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"write the theme tune sing the theme tune"
Schlagerlander 3 years ago
best show ever.. think it got around 14million watching.. that would not happen with todays crap tv!!!!!!
rbssixnations 3 years ago 26
Minder was brilliant.Just don't make tv like that anymore. Love to get my hands on that Escort mk2! proper cars eh..
171979 3 years ago 42
@171979 I love the cars on this show, i am gonna get myself a nice classic one day maybe a 1978 Escort maybe on a S or T reg, the cars today are shite with all that ecu crap in them that break.
iguanna41 1 year ago
@iguanna41 Yep..cars/vehicles where easier to work on back then too..,but modern technology has its good points though too,but i think they have gone to far with it all nowadays...Would'nt mind geting a mk2 like the Capri above but the MkII 3.0 Series X-Pack.. like the one Doyle drove in "The Professionals"...
171979 1 year ago
One of the greatest tv shows of all time in my opinion. Was appointment tv in the 80's and really funny. And all the british stars queued up to be guest on it too. Brilliant stuff.
coolcelt 3 years ago 54
Write the theme tune... sing the theme tune?
AbsoluteShambles 3 years ago
Sorry to ask but their another show on around the time this show used to be on called Chavalier. I can not find it anywhere does anyone remember it. it was about this Devil dude
chalvalier 3 years ago
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sfordcar 3 years ago
Great tv show with razor sharp dialogue. A much missed classic. George Cole and Dennis Waterman made a great team.
bobgrantsbus 3 years ago 10
I had 3.0 S capri back then. Now that was a car. My friend had a 2.8i Special. That was an even better car. I'm getting old...
aardmans 3 years ago 3
Three years ago I almost bought a 2.8i Special, except I didn't trust the showroom selling it! Wish I had, I was only 22 at the time.
andrew1984uk 2 years ago
You might have dodged a bullet there mate. Good looking car but terrible record for maintenance etc
archeronfoot 2 years ago
Yeah so I hear. I doubt I would've still had it today if I had bought it...
andrew1984uk 2 years ago
l wonder how long it took to get it perfect ?
1ATV 3 years ago
Classic.
MinderFan72 3 years ago 2
Terry Mccann came in at number 7 in TV's 50 Greatest Hard Men. Personally I would put him in the top 5, but at least he's in the top 10.
LGScotland1992 3 years ago
"terrence!"
thesilversurfa 3 years ago 2
ONE OF THE BEST EVER TV SHOWS
CADAVERHUSK 3 years ago 3
loved this as a kid.capri club international (cci)have this car and show it alot.
classictellyfan 3 years ago 2
it look like a rs2000 downatthea1
wishmaster200 3 years ago
HI, The Escort is actually a `16 Sport`, but the rare HARRIER Model , made only on 79 T-reg & 1980 V & W reg, which was lovely then & even greater now because it is so bloody RARE!!
samartzis2000 3 years ago
I'm pretty sure this was the intro to the first ever Minder episode.
burkezillar 3 years ago
It is.
sfordcar 3 years ago
YES THIS IS THE FIRST SHOW
samartzis2000 3 years ago
terry hit him pure class
royalcollage 3 years ago
large vat please dave!
mkj1972 3 years ago
Stick it on the slate!
sfordcar 3 years ago
will do!
mkj1972 3 years ago
Does anyone know what escort that is on the forecourt??? Fantastic show, certainly don't make them like this any more!
DownAtTheAl 3 years ago 2
i totally agree with you.
radburn80 3 years ago
its a rs 1800 mk2 escort
philipm8178 3 years ago
HI, The Escort is actually a `16 Sport`, but the rare HARRIER Model , it looks like an RS1800 because of the AVO archs. only on 79 T-reg & 1980 V & W reg, which was lovely then & even greater now because it is so bloody RARE!!
samartzis2000 3 years ago
i think it is a ford escort mk2 harrier with an x pack body kit
imRIGHT08 3 years ago
HI, The Escort is actually a `16 Sport`, but the rare HARRIER Model , made only on 79 T-reg & 1980 V & W reg, which was lovely then & even greater now because it is so bloody RARE!!
samartzis2000 3 years ago
Arthur Daley is the greatest character EVER on TV.
dovestones 3 years ago 2
xneverwalkalonex 3 years ago 4
Boon was another great one. Don't make them like that anymore.
awilliams100 3 years ago
I also think the old shows are best an im only 15.
My top 5 shows are
1.The Persuaders
2.The Rockford Files
3.The Professionals
4.Minder
5.Starsky & Hutch
LGScotland1992 3 years ago
same here. just 16 and loving minder, the sweeney, mash and fawlty towers
minderlover 3 years ago 4
Yes,Minder was a great programme which I too loved and was better than EastEnders.More proper drama and proper stories about London life.
Tomj2110 3 years ago 2
Is that a Mk II Capri?
Ashley4Movies 3 years ago
Yes
sfordcar 3 years ago
the good old days when a shovel was called a shovel.....
marklovell1965 3 years ago 4
dont you just miss those days so much
xneverwalkalonex 3 years ago 3
fergal hunter is a cunt
acquiesce01 3 years ago
Top 5
1. Minder
2. Last of the Summer Wine
3. A Touch of Frost
4. Darling Buds of May
5. Laurel and Hardy
Pure Classics
buddyfan1959 4 years ago
Last of the Summer Wine? Well... the first couple of series, maybe - about 30 years ago. It's just gone on and on and on and on far too long...
MartianTom 3 years ago