User Reviews

It's always fun when Arthur is fitted up for a crime by the slimy Chisholm, and mixed with a comedic storyline involving Arthur being taken into hospital, presents a fun and interesting hour of TV that is one of the best for showing off George Cole's comedy skills.

The main plot is interesting, and ranks among one of Minder's more creatively diverse stories. It collates all of the primary concepts such as the anarchist bookmaker, the antagonistic cops and the dark thugs, but also some very interesting elements, particularly Arthur's hospital visit and Chisholm's informer.

The way the plot unfolds makes for maximum intrigue and I found myself glued to the screen right to the end. It episode keeps a constant and cautious pace that pays off brilliantly during the climax.

The fight scenes are well-designed and the acting is entirely convincing. Obviously, George Cole gives the best performance in the episode but from the supporting cast, I'd say Roger Hammond's performance as Albert Wendell is the most convincing of the bunch. He fits the agoraphobic bookmaker role incredibly well and leaves a lasting impression

Overall, Get Daley is a fun and interesting episode that I always enjoy watching. The humour is excellent, the action is spot-on and the cast is stellar, a truly great Minder.

A strong feel of series 1 to this episode written by creator Leon Griffiths and a strong story line involving an agoraphobic bookie and Arthur's Ingrowing toenail supposedly through his private health plan that when pronounced sounds like FARTY. Loads of comic scenes throughout this excellent episode however the heavies employed by the bookie are not very convincing and it's an easy outing for Terry to sort them out at the end. Moving scene part way through shows Arthur showing his true feelings for Terry as he waits for his operation and it was this warmth between the two characters that carried it for so long past it's sell by date l. Only gripe is the miscast heavies however the other characters are all very convincing and this is a classic minder episode and arguably one of the best of series 4. Well worth a watch and like other episodes hasn't dated and is still relevant today .

Excellent episode of an outstanding series. Everybody gets what's coming to them, thanks mainly to Terry. The story is easy to follow (sometimes it's not), and the dialogue is understandable (sometimes it's not). Arthur even expresses some positive feelings about Terry! Mr. Daley has a decent side. There was one thing that especially caught my attention: Arthur was told that his insurance scheme would not pay because he had signed up too recently. I thought the National Health System would cover it. If anyone understands this, please expalin.

Plot A: Punter dies of fright when a bookie's enforcer comes to collect. Arthur just happened to be in the shop so he sorta half-witnesses the event.

Plot B: Arthur is a guest of the NIH for some foot surgery.

Before long, Daley has the bookie's thugs AND Chisholm and Jones after him.

It's all easy to follow. Lots of excellent one-off characters keep popping up. And plenty of good lines, including:

"Just a little pr1ck." "He's got a lovely smile, though, dun he?"

And it still has a strong sense of the Series 1 street grit, including an excellent punch-up between McCann and the thugs.

As a sweet little cherry on top we get Arthur penning a sort-of deathbed father-son letter to Terry.