Minder (TV series)

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Minder
	Original title sequence featuring Dennis Waterman (1979–1989)
Genre	Comedy drama
Created by	Leon Griffiths
Starring	Dennis Waterman (series 1–7); George Cole (series 1–10); Glynn Edwards; Patrick Malahide (series 1–6); Peter Childs (series 1–7); Gary Webster (series 8–10); Shane Richie (series 11); Lex Shrapnel (series 11);
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	11
No. of episodes	114 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	60 minutes (including commercials)
Production companies	Euston Films (1979–1994); for Thames (1979–1991); for Central (1993–1994); Talkback Thames (2009);
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	29 October 1979 –; 10 March 1994
Network	Channel 5
Release	4 February –; 11 March 2009

Minder is a British comedy-drama series about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television, and shown on ITV for ten series between 29 October 1979 and 10 March 1994.

The series was revived by Channel 5 in 2009 but was discontinued after only six episodes. It was nominated three times for Best Drama Series or Serial at the British Academy Television Awards.