The Minder Podcast

In this episode we feature an interview with Location Manager of 13 Minder episodes, Dave Shanks. This is a great insight into behind the scenes of Minder and taught me a lot I had never heard before – I hope it will do the same for you.

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In this episode we feature an interview with director of

As I explain to him, I did try to find him early on when I

During our talk he gives great insight into working with

Given Robert directed one of my favourite episodes, we go into that a little and he tells a great story about what really happened during the motorbike stunt scene towards the end of Senior Citizen Caine.

We also find out why there was such a huge scene of smashing Windows in that particular episode – it was not what you might expect.

Then there is a little on Patrick Malahide who was rather

Robert also talks a little bit about fellow director Martin

Simon Channing Williams is also given great credit for

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In this episode we pay tribute to Andrew Payne and also give you a special exclusive mini interview with Colin Prockter who played Stevie in Series 2’s Caught in the Act, Fact (as well as Reggie in a later episode).

I firstly wanted to tell you all about the new Minder annual which is currently out via Confessions Press.

The annual is a real treat, very much in the style of the

They have drawn together some of the best pieces from the course of Minder history. There is even a story from Tony Hoare in there. Unless you are a collector of vintage TV magazines (and I know at least 2 people listening who are) then the chances are you will not have seen some of the material in there. And did I mention I wrote some

With that in mind what I thought I would do is read my

You can find the annual for purchase here. Pete asked if I wanted to contribute and I thought it was a good time

Onto Colin Prockter. I contacted him directly after tracking down his details and was lucky enough to receive

Here I read Colin’s emails to me where he mentions being in the very first Sweeney episode. This was also directed by Terry Green who coincidentally directed Caught in the Act, Fact, the Minder episode Colin tells me a story about.

So listen in for more on Andrew Payne and his top five episodes and a Colin Prockter exclusive.

In this episode we feature an exclusive interview with Stuart St Paul who appeared in the classic Whose Wife Is It Anyway? from Series 2 of Minder. It was a small part but I could not resist speaking with Stuart as not only did he appear in one of – if not the – best of episodes, but he was also later the stuntman for Dennis Waterman in Stay Lucky.  

In fact Stuart started out as a stuntman which was helped

Later he would play the Queen Alien for James Cameron. He did three Bond films, and was in the original Batman, Superman, and Robin Hood.

He became a screenwriter and was a producer on The Krays as well as his own projects. His first screenplay sold straight into Hollywood and he eventually won the title of Best Director in the USA as well as awards around the globe.

He stayed on as action advisor on many hit shows. The

We talk about the location and set up of the gay club in

We also get into a DJ voiceover part Stuart provided for

This is a fun conversation about a classic episode and a wealth of other interesting material.

In this episode we speak to camera grip for 53 episodes of

Some standout topics include working with the greats such as Roy Ward Baker, Robert Young and Christopher King although with the latter he didn’t start out quite so impressively.

There are the tales about drinking with the crew, the bond

There is a lot about Euston Films itself and some episodes

When you look at the work Nick has done over the years it is spectacular. He has been involved with many major movies. So we are also treated to some wonderful stories about Tom Cruise, Brian DePalma and Nick being

He tells of Jack Nicholson ad-libbing in Batman and how it

And then we lower the tone talking of the pleasures of The

We start with an explanation of what a grip actually does.

I also asked Nick whether he had any photos from his time on the Minder set and he sent me some fantastic material. These are going to be online with this episode on the minder podcast website so go and take a look.

The outro to the show was recorded on the 8th May, two years after Dennis Waterman’s passing. If you haven’t already, please do go back and check out the tribute shows. I shall provide the links.

It always amazes me that Dennis was 23 years younger than George Cole but lived 16 years less. I think this show is another nice tribute to the one and only Terry McCann and hoped you enjoy it. Thanks for listening and thanks for all the memories Dennis. Rest in peace.

Welcome to episode 30 of the minder podcast in association with minder.org.

I remember when the UK Gold TV channel I first came out that I thought it was great that certain TV programmes were being recognised as classics. And UK Gold also featured some more obscure works that were good to

We should also mention he was in a later episode from Series 9, with Gary Webster as well, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Retiring.

But it is as Tasty Tim that many of you will have fond

But he was elusive and here we have the crux of the issue, which we discuss in some humorous depth. For you may

What we certainly talk about in some depth is Colin’s role

We talk about the filming and what it was like on set, why

So, ladies and gentlemen I am sure you will agree this really is Minder Gold. We’ve found the elusive, slippery Tasty Tim and found he is actually very well spoken and far more pleasant than his role in Minder may suggest, although he is such a good actor I probably still wouldn’t

After the interview there are a few listener emails as well as news on the next few episodes.

Welcome to episode 29 of The Minder Podcast in association with minder.org.

In this episode we bring you a tribute to a man without whom Minder would have looked very different indeed. What would Minder have been without Dave the barman? A very underrated part of the main trio which made Minder famous: Arthur, Terry and Dave, Glynn Edwards was by all accounts very similar to his character. He liked a pint for one thing.

So we will cover the life and times of Glynn Edwards, drawing together from as many sources as were available. If you had tried to find out more about Glynn you may have thought there was not too much out there. I know I did.

Despite his many TV, film and theatre performances, the man himself was a bit of a mystery. Have you heard all this before? I hope not. But even if you are a treasure trove of knowledge when it comes to Glynn Edwards, this is the first audio tribute that covers it all. I think anyway.

In the process of searching through everything I could about his life and career I realised there were many gaps and so – over the months (yes I have been working on this off and on since November last year!) I tried to complete the picture. Along the way I was lucky enough to enter into correspondence with Christine Pilgrim, Glynn’s second wife, after Yootha Joyce.

We cover Glynn’s youth where he had a variety of placements and forms of work as well as his journey into becoming a full-time actor who only ever once had to sign on and that was in the early days. Within this show is everything from Marillion and Rich Tea biscuits to Shaft In Africa. Glynn was a true one off.

Glynn appeared in 95 episodes of Minder, second only to George Cole who of course appeared in every one. The sheer variety and impressiveness of his other work really shines through – who can forget Zulu for instance?

He was no one trick pony, appearing in The Paper Lads, Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em, Get Carter, Dixon of Dock Green, Burke and Hare, Robbery and Steptoe and Son. He had hundreds of acting credits in TV, film amd theatre to his name and a rather exciting personal life too.

He liked nothing more than sailing on a boat and even once invented a board game. Unusual man indeed in all the right ways. As Christine Pilgrim told me: “Glynn was a good man.”

Although his acting credits were many and varied, Minder really did change his life. Gradually all other work took a back seat and all Glynn had to do was drive (or sometimes sail!) to the studio and take his rightful place behind the bar. As he would later say, “Minder is timeless.”

So grab yourself a Vera and Philharmonic and sit back to reminisce over the wonderful Glynn Edwards.

Happy new year to everyone. Hope you all had a great festive time. But now it’s back to work.

In this episode we ease back in lightly with an interview

You don’t have to have heard those episodes to enjoy this

Here, perhaps surprisingly, it seems like he and Vanessa

The interview was originally televised on BBC One London at 14:50 on Wednesday 6th December 2000.

Stay tuned at the end of the show for two tributes to Minder contributors who recently passed.

We also have listener emails and an update on likely future

This one is a little different as you will no doubt have seen. So what’s occurring, what’s this all about?

Well, I have had a few requests for doing an episode deep

But sometimes you come across something that you didn’t expect from a surprising source and in this case it made me think this was one episode I could do that with. My wife, legend that she is, recently came back from the second hand book shop with a book called The Enforcer, written by Albert Donoghue (with Martin Short).

What jumped out at me when reading the book was chapter nine, Big Frank Meets The Big Sleep.

Or should I say, pre-telling, because this occurred in 1966. So if you are a fan of the episode from series 3, you’ll love this.

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Welcome to episode 26 of The Minder Podcast in association with minder.org.

What red blooded male would not love to have met Debbie

Best of all she is a great guest with several stories. So here

We’ve spoken about this before but Debbie recalls some

There were times where she had me in fits of laughter which

Some highlights include the very different side to George

An incredible revelation regarding Jenny Lee Wright, a very

Did you know Debbie was married to John Challis? I didn’t.

And the words 'basque', 'suspenders', 'Jim Davidson', 'Benny Hill',

Plus Debbie’s ability to charm older men, which to come full

So if you don’t want to listen to the interview after that