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Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.
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Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.
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Episode 1
A crooked travel agent, Monty Wiseman gets Arthur and Terry to pick up a coffin at the airport and store it at the lock up. But when the coroner needs to perform an autopsy, despite objections Monty stores it at Terry's flat...
Directed by Robert YoungWritten by Tony HoareGuest stars Harry Fowler, Patricia Maynard, Derek Fowlds, Harold Innocent, Suzi Quatro, Eileen Way, Rayner Bourton, Michael Jenkinson
Episode 2
Terry aids Des with a debt collection, but suffers a broken hand in a fight. Arthur has a special job lined up, and with his man out of action, has to hire another minder...
Directed by Ian SharpWritten by Andrew PayneGuest stars George Layton, Julian Holloway, Mike Reid, Alan MacNaughtan, Harry Landis, Martin Fisk, Gareth Milne, Richard Clay-Jones
Episode 3
When Arthur finds an artist who can turn out work as good as the originals, he thinks that he can make money, until a crooked art dealer tries to cut in on him.
Directed by Tom CleggWritten by Dave HumphriesGuest stars George Sewell, Patricia Quinn, Ewan Hooper, Paul Gregory, John Tordoff, Steve Alder, Candy Davis, Roy Pannell
Episode 4
Micky Dixon breaks out of jail in order to publicise his innocence, and Terry looks after him while the press try and hunt him down.
Directed by Tom CleggWritten by Tony HoareGuest stars John Labanowski, John Moffatt, Tom Watson, Bill Nighy, Richard Simpson, Jim McManus, Vanda Godsell, Marcia Tucker
Episode 5
Terry house sits for a rock star who has gone on tour, but it turns out that the star is broke and the bailiffs arrive to take the furniture away.
Directed by Tom CleggWritten by Andrew PayneGuest stars Richard Griffiths, Wanda Ventham, Roger Sloman, Dave Atkins, Sandy Ratcliff, Emma Garden, Frank Coda, Sylvia O'Donnell
Episode 6
Arthur's niece is getting married, but Terry, who should be driving the bride to the church, is using the limousine to pick up a load of porn books.
Directed by Mike VardyWritten by Willis HallGuest stars Warren Clarke, Ian Hogg, John Judd, Desmond McNamara, John Hartley, Peter Holt, Mark Botham, Roger Kemp
Episode 7
An old friend of Arthur's, released from prison, hopes to pick up a large amount of money left over from a bank robbery. Things start to go wrong when the retired policeman who was in charge of the case, a warden from the prison, and the other member of the gang learn of his release, and try and get a share of the loot.
Directed by Ian ToyntonWritten by Leon GriffithsGuest stars Maurice Denham, Rula Lenska, Stephen Greif, Avril Angers, Joe Ritchie, Frederick Treves, Charles Rogers
Episode 8
When a school boy is terrorised by local thugs, his mother hires Terry to protect him. It turns out that the thugs have been hired by his father's ex partner, who is just out of jail and has been cheated out of his promised windfall.
Directed by Francis MegahyWritten by Paul WheelerGuest stars Alfie Bass, Annabel Leventon, Gareth Hunt, Stephen Garlick, Gary Waldhorn, Bobbie Brown, Nigel Humphreys, David Arlen
Episode 9
Terry helps out Barry, an independent bookmaker, when he has to pay out a large amount of cash to one of his clients, in a deserted car park, but it turns out that he only wants Terry as a witness to a fake robbery, to cover up the fact that the bookie is broke.
Directed by Roy Ward BakerWritten by Leon GriffithsGuest stars Nigel Davenport, Kika Markham, Michael Medwin, Roger Brierley, Ronny Cush, Shay Gorman, Peter Machin, Cecil Cheng
Episode 10
Arthur finds a potential darts champion playing for peanuts in a pub, and enters him in a local competition, but his man is nobbled. Seeing enough to organize his own tournament, Arthur has a novel way to ensure he makes money, no matter who wins the match.
Directed by Roy Ward BakerWritten by George DayGuest stars Edward Peel, Sean Mathias, Maggie Steed, Michael Graham Cox, John Joyce, Chris Johnston, Paddy Joyce, Jonathan Kydd
Episode 11
While Arthur does jury service, he leaves Terry in charge at the lock up. Debbie goes into the business of home hairdressing and on her first job, the client's house is robbed, and she becomes a suspect.
Directed by Terry GreenWritten by Tony HoareGuest stars Diana Malin, Michael Culver, Barrie Cookson, Peter-Hugo Daly, Stephen Bent, Oscar Narciso, Tony Barton, James Cossins
Episode 12
Jack Wragg, a villain who fled the country after a bank robbery, is back to see old friends and his former gang members. Will they be willing to come on in on another heist that he has planned ?
Directed by Francis MegahyWritten by Andrew PayneGuest stars Pete Postlethwaite, Norman Beaton, Royston Tickner, George Layton, David Hargreaves, George Camiller, Tariq Yunus, Barry McCarthy
Episode 13
Arthur gets arrested in a drugs raid after taking possession of a car bought in from Europe. Terry tries to hunt down the seller, and after a long chase he gets the driver, but back at the police station Arthur is being released.
Directed by Ian ToyntonWritten by Leon GriffithsGuest stars Annette Badland, John Hallam, Edward Kelsey, Frederick Jaeger, Trevor Cooper, Brian Cox, Russell Hunter, Diane Langton
Episode 14
This special Christmas episode presents highlights from earlier episodes, linked by some new material set in the Winchester Club.
Directed by Ian Toynton
Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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