List of Minder episodes
Series 2
First broadcast: 11 September – 18 December 1980 (ITV) Regular cast: Dennis Waterman as Terry McCann, George Cole as Arthur Daley, Glynn Edwards as Dave Harris.

List of Minder episodes

Section Title: Series 2
Table Section Text: First broadcast: 11 September – 18 December 1980 (ITV) Regular cast: Dennis Waterman as Terry McCann, George Cole as Arthur Daley, Glynn Edwards as Dave Harris.

Episode	Title	First aired

1	"National Pelmet"	11 September 1980

Arthur persuades Terry to guard 'Pelmet', a racehorse, at stables near Brighton. Terry initially refuses, but changes his mind when he meets Jocelyn, the attractive female jockey, although it's Rita, the stable girl, who makes passes at him.

Guest stars: Liza Goddard as Jocelyn Maxwell-Saunders, Jane Carr as Rita, Jim Norton as O'Brady, Jeremy Young as Everett.

2	"Whose Wife is it Anyway?"	18 September 1980

Terry guards an antique shop owned by Alex, a friend of Arthur, after two men demand protection money. He isn’t keen on the job as he has to share a flat with Jim, a gay man, Alex's partner.

Guest stars: Alun Lewis as Jim, David Daker as Alex, John Forgeham as George, Charles Pemberton as Policeman.

3	"You Lose Some, You Win Some"	25 September 1980

Maurice Michaelson (previously seen in Series 1), a professional gambler, is running a roulette syndicate at a casino, taking a percentage of the profits.

Guest stars: Anthony Valentine as Maurice, Gennie Nevinson as Penny, Lesley Joseph as Maureen, Lynda Baron as Sadie, Ronald Leigh-Hunt as Major Lampson, Leslie Schofield as Parsons.

4	"Don’t Tell Them Willie Boy was Here"	9 October 1980

Retired champion boxer Willie Reynolds, the 'Mersey Mouth', returns to London from Jamaica for a comeback fight, but gets hit with a demand for payment of back taxes.

Guest stars: Alfred Marks as Barney Mather, Jackie Collins as herself, Ronnie Stevens as TV host, Paul Barber as Willie Reynolds, Vicki Michelle as Sarah Jane, Tania Rogers as Ruth Reynolds, Imogen Bickford-Smith as Girl in disco, Barry Wade as Fashion Photographer.

5	"Not a Bad Lad, Dad"	16 October 1980

A former girlfriend of Terry's, escaping a violent marriage, leaves her nine-year-old son on Terry's doorstep with a note claiming that he's the father.

Guest stars: Sharon Duce as Beryl, Dicken Ashworth as Ronnie, Stanley Price as Publican

6	"The Beer Hunter"	23 October 1980

Arthur has a drunken reunion with his former army mate Yorkie, but in the morning Yorkie can’t be found at his hotel.

Guest stars: Brian Glover as Yorkie, Georgina Hale as Renee, Janine Duvitski as Carol

7	"A Nice Little Wine"	30 October 1980

Arthur buys a consignment of red wine from dodgy dealer Clive Stannard, but Stannard is later drugged and robbed by a visiting masseuse in his hotel.

Guest stars: Peter Jeffrey as Stannard, Rachel Davies as Bettina, Lois Baxter as Sandra, Pam St. Clement as Sandra's mum, Burt Kwouk as Sojo, Davyd Harries as Policeman, Donald Douglas as Scots Winetaster

8	"All Mod Cons"	6 November 1980

Charlie Vickery asks Arthur to remove some squatters from a flat he wants to renovate, but Terry discovers that they’re actually paying rent to Charlie's granddaughter Kate.

Guest stars: Simon Cadell as Simon, Harry Towb as Harry, Toyah Willcox as Kate, Michael Robbins as Jack McQueen, Tony Osoba as Pearce, James Ottaway as Vickery.

9	"Diamonds are a Girl's Worst Enemy"	20 November 1980

Terry is hired as driver/bodyguard for old flame Rose Mellors (previously seen in Series 1), who is handling uncut diamonds for dealer Mr Tajvir.

Guest stars: Ann Lynn as Rose, Tony Selby as Jacko, George Layton as Des, Zia Mohyeddin as Tajvir, Sam Kydd as Sid, John Ringham as Harrison, Howard Attfield as Driver

10	"The Old School Tie"	27 November 1980

Terry's friend George Palmer escapes from prison with only three months left of his sentence for a diamond robbery and asks Terry to help prove that he was innocent.

Guest stars: Paul Copley as George Palmer, Sherrie Hewson as Olive, Derek Thompson as Harry, Nick Stringer as Tommy

11	"All About Scoring, Innit?"	4 December 1980

Over-sexed footballer Danny Varrow, deep in gambling debts, tries to sell his ‘exclusive story’ to alcoholic sports writer Ronnie Raikes, but Raikes doesn’t want to know.

Guest stars: Karl Howman as Danny Varrow, Sean Caffrey as Leo Rafferty, Forbes Collins as Arklow, Adrienne Posta as Jenny, George Sweeney as Clifton Fields, Anthony Douse as Ronnie Raikes, Martin Neil as Reporter

12	"Caught in the Act, Fact"	11 December 1980

Terry is hired to mind Lady Margaret Thompson, but isn’t told that she has major memory lapses and shoplifting tendencies. She does go shoplifting whilst Terry is minding her, but has no memory of it and Terry is arrested and charged.

Guest stars: Angela Browne as Lady Margaret, Glyn Houston as Harry Thompson, George Layton as Des, Angus MacKay as Mr. Knight, James Marcus as Bertie, John Rolfe as Collin

13	"A Lot of Bull and a Pat on the Back"	18 December 1980

Arthur is hired by two farmers to repossess a prize bull and persuades a very reluctant Terry to help him. They later read in the newspaper that the bull has been stolen, and Terry, determined to clear himself of any guilt, persuades Arthur to help him steal it back.

Guest stars: Derek Benfield as Brown, Diana Malin as Debbie

For many years it was assumed this episode was the final episode of series 2 simply because it was broadcast at a later date in the London region only.

Sentence(s)

In 1980, Jane Carr appeared as Rita in "National Pelmet" which was the first episode of the second season of Minder.

final_sentence: In 1980, Jane Carr appeared as Rita in "National Pelmet" which was the first episode of the second season of Minder.