Edited sentence: As was to be expected, brand new Minder received some criticism from fans of classic Minder, though even many of this older fan base would like to have seen more of Archie and Jamie, believing these characters were not given enough chance to develop in just six episodes.Fans of the show generally felt disappointed with FIVE for not commissioning a new series of the show as most believe that the show's two main characters (in particular, Jamie played by Lex Shrapnel) were played very well.Other believe that weaker scripts towards the start of the series meant people lost interest in the series at the wrong time and didn't continue to watch.Rumours are still unconfirmed that Minder will not return.The reasons behind why viewing figures were lower than expected is simply supposition, though some believe that the show's original airtime of Wednesday at 9pm didn't help as this coincided with big football games.The reasons for this might never become public, though many believe this could just as easily be as the result of financial constraints at FIVE, though these rumours are not confirmed.This news left many fans extremely disappointed with bitterness at FIVE for not giving the series a fair chance as they would have liked to Archie and Jamie to return and their characters allowed a good opportunity to develop.With the new series of Minder came a new legion of fans of the show