Minder — S02E04 — Don't Tell Them Willie Boy was Here

1980 · 60 MIN · IMDB 8.3 · DIR. Dennis Abey

Minder — S02E04 — Don't Tell Them Willie Boy was Here poster

Overview

Terry trains Willie a boxer on the comeback trail, but it becomes apparent that he is not taking the fight seriously. The promoter wants Willie to lose and has had a large bet on the other boxer. Terry shames Willie into training properly but the outcome is in the balance right up to the last round.

ComedyDramaAction & AdventureCrime1980s

Dialogue Timeline — 797 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:48 ♪ I could be so good for you
00:02:54 Start believing that, and you can go barmy.
00:04:30 Oh, that's very nice. Ta.
00:06:03 I'm not absolutely sure that he has entirely given it up.
00:07:59 Who?
00:10:06 - Wise up, son. Wise up. -
00:12:40 I must say, I prefer your left profile myself.
00:14:28 Must be terrible to be rich.
00:16:48 I had to leave them in school.
00:18:40 No, Arthur, I don't think it's all happening.
00:20:52 YOU could beat him.
00:22:40 Satisfied? Now get off my back, Ruth!
00:24:44 Listen, I've seen Straw fight and you fool around.
00:26:31 So when I said I'd come back... for a good prize.
00:28:44 If Muhammad Ali was fighting tomorrow, you'd back him, wouldn't you?
00:30:10 They think, for some strange reason,
00:32:46 - Same time tomorrow, then? - Yeah.
00:35:48 - What are you talking about? - Ya-ta-ta-ta.
00:37:17 I've got a bomb riding on Jack Straw.
00:39:19 Since that amazing knock-down in the second,
00:41:01 What, like John Garfield?
00:43:29 Give him one, Willie!
00:45:34 He's won. He is bloody won!
00:48:22 ♪ There ain't nothing I can't go through ooh-ooh

Cast & Characters

George Cole Arthur Daley Dennis Waterman Terry McCann Glynn Edwards Dave Harris Patrick Malahide
Alfred Marks Barney Mather
Paul Barber Willie Reynolds
Tania Rogers Ruth Reynolds
Ronnie Stevens T.V. Compere
Benny Lee Boxing Comentator
Alex Tompkins Jack Straw
Dinny Powell Pug
Eddie Stacey Sparring Partner
Vicki Michelle Sarah Jane
Mandy Perryment Trudy
Imogen Bickford-Smith Girl in Disco
Jackie Collins Jackie Collins

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed797
Dialogue density13.3 lines / min
First line00:00:48
Final line00:48:22

Production Record

DirectorDennis Abey
LanguageEnglish

Factoids

Episode

Minder, season 2, episode 4: Don't Tell Them Willie Boy was Here.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/3469/season/2/episode/4
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