Minder: Season 3

One of Britain's most beloved comedy-drama series returns! The delightful chemistry continues between shady businessman George Cole as Arthur Daley and Dennis Waterman (New Tricks) as his "minder" (bodyguard), Terry McCann. The blend of fast-paced action, tricky situations and devilish wit are packed into 13 episodes as the pair face chums, corpses, cops and cons!

Season 3, Episode 1: Dead Men Do Tell Tales
Original Air Date-13 January 1982
Monty Wiseman, a dodgy travel agent, pays Terry to collect a coffin from the airport and store it at Arthur's lock-up. it soon becomes clear that something very fishy is going on when a coroner demands to see the body for an autopsy and the coffin is moved to Terry's flat.

Season 3, Episode 2: You Need Hands
Original Air Date-20 January 1982
When Terry gets his hand broken in a fight whilst collecting a debt, Arthur takes on a new minder. Unfortunately he is about to get Arthur involved in a drugs deal. Can Terry come to the rescue in time?

Season 3, Episode 3: Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Original Air Date-27 January 1982
When Terry gets a job as a security guard at an art gallery Arthur sees yet another golden opportunity to make money - forging old masters. He manages to find an extremely competent forger but along the way is blackmailed by an art dealer anxious to get in on the act.

Season 3, Episode 4: Looking for Micky
Original Air Date-3 February 1982
With Terry looking out for him, 'Mad' Micky Dixon goes on the run from prison in order to protest his innocence over his latest conviction. The press are interested in finding Micky. Arthur is interested in making money by selling Micky's 'exclusive' story to them.

Season 3, Episode 5: Dreamhouse
Original Air Date-10 February 1982
Terry is hired to house-sit for a former sixties pop sensation who is playing a season in Las Vegas. What he is about to find out is that the man is bankrupt and bailiffs turn up at the 'dream house' to re-possess his belongings.

Season 3, Episode 6: Another Bride, Another Groom
Original Air Date-17 February 1982
Arthur's niece Trina is getting married and he is supplying the limousine, to be chauffeured by Terry. Unfortunately they become otherwise occupied when they need the car to dispose of a load of pornographic magazines.

Season 3, Episode 7: The Birdman of Wormwood Scrubs
Original Air Date-24 February 1982
An old lag who is a chum of Arthur's is released from prison determined to recover the remains of the loot from a bank robbery. However, the retired policeman who sent him down, a prison warder and various other interested parties join in the paper chase.

Season 3, Episode 8: The Son Also Rises
Original Air Date-3 March 1982
Muriel Standen calls upon Terry's services as a bodyguard when her teenage son John is beaten up by local thugs and Terry ends up taking the lad to and from school. John's father Ted is a wealthy property developer and it soon transpires that his ex-business partner, recently out of jail, is behind the attacks on John as he feels cheated by Ted.

Season 3, Episode 9: Why Pay Tax?
Original Air Date-10 March 1982
Terry agrees to accompany a bookie named Barry to an empty car-park where Barry is going to hand over the winnings to a punter. Too late,however, Terry realizes that he has been caught up in a scam, as a witness to a fake robbery for insurance purposes.

Season 3, Episode 10: Broken Arrow
Original Air Date-17 March 1982
When Arthur spots a potential darts champion he enters him in a local contest, where he gets nobbled. Undeterred Arthur comes up with an idea for his own darts tournament with a fool-proof win-win situation for himself.

Season 3, Episode 11: Poetic Justice, Innit?
Original Air Date-24 March 1982
As Arthur prepares for jury service Terry's friend Debbie Mitchell starts work as a mobile hair-dresser. Unfortunately the first house she goes to gets robbed and she and Terry end up as suspects.

Season 3, Episode 12: Back in Good Old England
Original Air Date-31 March 1982
When Jack 'Oily' Wragg, a villain who has fled the country, returns to London, Terry is in two minds as to whether to welcome him or not. That is, until it transpires that Wragg has come back to try and re-group his old gang for one more heist.

Season 3, Episode 13: In
Original Air Date-7 April 1982
Whilst taking possession of a car imported from Europe Arthur is arrested by police looking for drugs. Whilst Arthur is in custody Terry seeks out the car's original driver.

Directed by Roy Ward Baker, Francis Megahy, Terry Green
Written by Leon Griffiths, Tony Hoare, Andrew Payne
Produced by Ian Toynton, George Taylor
Executive Produced by Verity Lambert, John Hambley
Original Music by Robert Sharples, Mike Moran
Cinematography by Roy Pointer, Dusty Miller
Film Editing by Roger Wilson, Maysoon Pachachi
Costume Design by Derek Hyde, John Lindlar