Tag Archives: DC Jones

Lordy, Lordy…Minder is Forty!

Posted on November 18, 2019 by admin

Admin: Happy Birthday to “Minder”.  It debuted October 29, 1979 and went strong until March 1994.  We here at the Appreciation are pretty much only concerned with the Chisholm episodes which ran sporadically from ’79 to ’88, but those 24 … Continue reading →

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Happy National Friendship Day!

Posted on August 4, 2019 by RFodchuk

Happy National Friendship Day from the Appreciation!  

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Something Neat! Patrick Malahide / Meic Povey Article

Posted on April 3, 2019 by admin

Here is another great article from Cathode Ray’s vintage television listings Twitter feed.  The first can be found here.  This is from 1985 and gives some insight into Patrick Malahide’s and Meic Povey’s relationship on Minder. It is a fantastic … Continue reading →

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Analysis of a Scene XXXV Remembering Meic Povey

Posted on December 12, 2017 by admin

RFodchuk and I were very saddened to hear that the lovely Meic Povey passed away December 5th. His portrayal of DC Jones was perfect, and his chemistry with Patrick Malahide’s DS Chisholm is always a joy to watch. After leaving … Continue reading →

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Analysis of a Scene XXVI: Chisholm and British Telecom

Posted on June 26, 2016 by admin

RFodchuk and I have been going through a bit of Chisholm withdrawal, so we decided to revisit one of our favorite Chisholm moments.  This is from “Life in the Fast Food Lane” (recapped here).  Chisholm *knows* that Arthur Daley has … Continue reading →

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Something Neat XXIX: “Minder” Production Still

Posted on September 19, 2015 by RFodchuk

Stumbled across this online, quite by accident:  it’s an amazingly clear production still from the “Minder” episode, “Life in the Fast Food Lane” (reviewed by Admin).  I’m guessing it’s from the scene where Chisholm and Jones show up at Arthur’s … Continue reading →

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Analysis of a Scene XVIV: Chisholm Visits Hagrid’s Wig Shop

Posted on April 14, 2015 by admin

What Makes Shamy Run is an all around excellent episode of Minder.  It is my favorite, actually.  And it has one our all time favorite scenes.  Chisholm and Jones, investigating counterfeit twenty pound notes, have been called to the Holland … Continue reading →

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Analysis of a Scene XIV: Minder – Around the Corner

Posted on November 29, 2014 by admin

Around the Corner (reviewed here) is probably best known for its infamous car crash between DS Chisholm and DS Rycott (Peter Childs).  It is an excellent episode because of all the great Chisholm vs Rycott scenes.  It is the crooked … Continue reading →

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Something Neat XXIII: So What is Jones Up To?

Posted on November 6, 2014 by admin

Meic Povey played DC “Taff” Jones alongside Patrick Malahide’s DS Chisholm in eighteen Minder episodes.  He only appeared in three post-Chisholm episodes before leaving the series to pursue other interests.   BBC Wales has a Welsh language article on his post-Minder … Continue reading →

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