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After four near perfect series and one very good one, i think the magic was starting to fade in series 6. In this episode the always tricky relationship between Arthur and Terry seems to have hit rock bottom and it makes for pretty uncomfortable viewing. Arthur Daley behaves appallingly in this one, not only in his mean and vindictive manner towards Terry, but also by trying to exploit a vulnerable old man who's been left an inheritance, and even conning dear old Dave; although a bit of a rogue, Arthur had never stooped this low before and it seems oddly out of character. The finale is left open ended; Dennis Waterman did in fact return but it's no secret he'd been wanting to leave the show for some time.

By series 6 Minder was approaching middle age, Terry McCann didn't have much to do anymore, while Chisholm & Rycott were more bumbling and inept than the Keystone cops, a far cry from their early appearances - the balance between drama and comedy that was so good in the first four series was missing, and Minder never quite managed to recapture its former glory.

Obviously a signpost episode that the series was maybe about to end for good so from almost the first scene Arthur and Terry are uncharacteristically at each other's throats. Arthur was usually the positive and cheerful one actually comes across as petulant , vindictive and spiteful in this episode , traits that were rarely evident previously. Terry and his usual jocular sarcastic manner towards Arthur is still evident but lacks any comedic edge due to the moodiness of the out of character Arthur. The story involves a soon to be rich old man and Arthur trying to claim a fee for telling the solicitor where he can be found generally something his sidekick would have no issues with however he does here. Not the best episode of the bunch by a very long way and Terry looked very middle aged by this point and the storylines were not the best either and it is little wonder they rested it for a few years after this A long way from the brilliance of the series 1-4 and it's decline is very evident here.