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Minder (1979)

Minder poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
10 seasons, 108 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a British drama about a small-time London crook and his more upmarket associate. Set in the criminal underworld, it follows their schemes and the scrapes they get into.

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What happens

Minder is a British comedy-drama series about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television, and shown on ITV for ten series between 29 October 1979 and 10 March 1994. The series was revived by Channel 5 in 2009 but was discontinued after only six episodes. It was nominated three times for Best Drama Series or Serial at the British Academy Television Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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