"Purgatory, Missouri" is a supernatural thriller that asks the question: can sleep and the Afterlife collide? It stars Dave Foley (Kids in the Hall, Fargo), Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers, The Goldbergs), Crissy Guerrero (In the Heights, American Mariachi) and Alina Foley (The Spy Next Door, The League). In "Purgatory, Missouri", an epileptic woman falls into a coma and finds herself in a grimy, rundown carnival, where the sky is grey and danger is everywhere. Each Newcomer gradually loses th ...
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Welcome to the Ford Capri of Podcasts! The Minder Podcast is a show launched July 2021 in honour of the greatest television show of all time. We will be looking to people involved with the Terry McCann years for the earlier episodes and over time we will move through the years as well as including some offbeat shows from time to time. In time there might also be exclusive content for members of the (virtual) Winchester Club. Generally episodes will be available every month. I am your host Pa ...
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Our brilliant director Richard Malmos wrote and narrates the prologues for each episode. Here he lifts the veil slightly to give you the briefest view of Episode 5: Carnies. What is a "first-world problem" in the Afterlife? What if you're on the outside looking in? Episode 5 premieres May 13th, 2025. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts. F…
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Tonoccus McClain interviewed by Hunter Lowry
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6:51Hunter Lowry interviews Tonoccus McClain, who plays "Tunnel of Love", the huge, hyperactive carnie who becomes Highstriker's muscle in "Purgatory, Missouri." Tonoccus has had a wildly varied career, working as a vocalist in movies such as "Avatar", "A Wrinkle in Time" and "Watchmen", touring in companies for "The Lion King", and working as a corres…
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In this episode we feature the Top Ten birds of Minder. Yes I received several emails which thanked me for avoiding being politically correct in the coverage of Whose Wife is it Anyway? so this one will also probably please most of you who are a little fed up of being told what you can and can’t say. According to the statistics I have a 3% female a…
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Welcome to Purgatory, Missouri. What is sleep? What is the Afterlife? Do they collide? Highstriker recounts her first encounter with Five as Roger and Blanca visit a Perimeter hole and meet a Void. The songs included in this episode are: "We Are The Falling Rain" and "Ticking Away" from American Gothic "I'm Taking You Down" an outtake from American…
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Our brilliant director Richard Malmos wrote and narrates the prologues for each episode. Here he lifts the veil slightly to give you the briefest view of Episode 4: Perimeter. What if Purgatory has its own Purgatory? Episode 4 premieres April 29th, 2025. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts. For more information, please visit our website: …
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Richard Malmos interviewed by Hunter Lowry
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20:14Hunter Lowry interviews our director, Richard Malmos, who along with directing "Purgatory, Missouri", also wrote and narrates the prologue for each episode and plays "One", the mysterious leader of the Carnival. Richard is a legend in the voiceover world. For ten years he was THE VOICE of "The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on NBC. Beyond tha…
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Welcome to Purgatory, Missouri. What is sleep? What is the Afterlife? Do they collide? Roger finds himself in the Carnival, convinced it is the next level of the Simulation. Blanca shows him around. The songs included in this episode are: "We Are The Falling Rain" from American Gothic "Dance Skeletons Dance" from Mojave "Come Fields of Green" an ou…
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Our brilliant director Richard Malmos wrote and narrates the prologues for each episode. Here he lifts the veil slightly to give you the briefest view of Episode 3: Roger. Simulation? What Simulation? Episode 3 premieres April 15th, 2025. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.stua…
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Hunter Lowry interviews Gary Lamb, who played the malevolent domestic abuser "Tony" in episode 2 of "Purgatory, Missouri". Gary has toured in numerous Shakespeare productions across the country. Here he talks to Hunter about playing "the bad guy", dreams, the afterlife and ghosts in his house. For more information on "Purgatory, Missouri", please v…
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Welcome to Purgatory, Missouri. What is sleep? What is the Afterlife? Do they collide? Blanca meets Tony, a violent Newcomer. Things don't go well. The songs included in this episode are: "We Are The Falling Rain" and "Where Are You?" from American Gothic "You Never Really Know" from Mojave "Then She's Gone" from Stories and Songs (courtesy of Rock…
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Our brilliant director Richard Malmos wrote and narrates the prologues for each episode. Here he lifts the veil slightly to give you the briefest view of Episode 2: Tony. What causes the momentum behind rage? Episode 2 premieres April 1st, 2025. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts. For more information, please visit our website: https://w…
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Dave Foley, Crissy Guerrero and Alina Foley interviewed by Hunter Lowry
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9:03Hunter Lowry interviews Dave Foley, Crissy Guerrero and Alina Foley about family, radio theater and all things supernatural. The interview took place on the first day of recording our supernatural drama series "Purgatory, Missouri." The show is streaming on all podcast platforms worldwide. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! For more informa…
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Welcome to Purgatory, Missouri. What is sleep? What is the Afterlife? Do they collide? Theresa and Blanca hope to find an exit from whatever this macabre, mysterious place is. Saint Therese of Lisieux once said "Time is but a shadow, a dream..." The songs included in this episode are: "We Are The Falling Rain" and "We'll Meet Again" from American G…
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Our brilliant director Richard Malmos wrote and narrates the prologues for each episode. Here he lifts the veil slightly to give you the briefest view of Episode 1: Theresa. Saint Therese of Lisieux once said "Time is but a shadow, a dream..." Episode 1 premieres March 18th, 2025. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts. For more information,…
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Since books have forewords, I decided to be a bit pretentious and give the listener a few things to be mindful of while discovering "Purgatory,Missouri." The series premieres on March 18th, 2025. I hope you find the series to be thought-provoking and compelling. Everyone has worked hard to bring you something that makes a lasting impression on you.…
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Mindy Sterling interviewed by Hunter Lowry
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10:55Hunter Lowry interviews Mindy Sterling, who plays "Five" in the supernatural drama series "Purgatory, Missouri" that premieres March 18th, 2025 on all podcast platforms worldwide. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! For more information, please visit: https://www.stuartpearsonmusic.com/purgatory-missouri…
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In this behind the scenes interview, Hunter Lowry asks "Purgatory Missouri" producer Maureen Davis questions about dreams and the afterlife. For more information on "Purgatory, Missouri", please visit https://www.stuartpearsonmusic.com/purgatory-missouriBy Stuart Pearson
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Season 1 of "Purgatory,Missouri" premiers on March 18th. It's a supernatural drama starring Dave Foley (Kids in the Hall, Fargo), Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers, The Goldbergs), Crissy Guerrero (In the Heights, American Mariachi) and Alina Foley (The Spy Next Door, Shimmer and Shine). What is sleep? What is the Afterlife? As Saint Theresa said, "Tim…
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Happy New Year to you all and thanks for your patience in awaiting some new material on the show. This one is a great joy to bring you, although the circumstances are a little unusual. We feature an interview with Mike Holoway, who played Zac Zolar in A Star is Gorn, episode 7 from series 4 of Minder. Mike has actually been in the news recently aft…
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Episode 36 Whose Wife Is It Anyway? (Steptoe’s Iron Hoof)
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45:38In this episode, we look at the classic episode Whose Wife Is It Anyway? from Series 2. This is, as you will know if you listen to the Top Ten episodes show, my favourite all time episode of Minder. I know it is for some of you too or at the very least, an episode you like a lot. I’ve wanted to do this one for a while and have been building up titb…
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Episode 35 – Dave Shanks (Location Manager) Interview
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1:16:45In this episode we feature an interview with Location Manager of 13 Minder episodes, Dave Shanks. This is a great insight into behind the scenes of Minder and taught me a lot I had never heard before – I hope it will do the same for you. For the full episode description please visit Minderpodcast.co.uk.…
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In this episode we feature an interview with director of four episodes, Robert Young. Robert directed the first episode of Series 3, Dead Men Do Tell Tales, and three episodes in Series 4: Senior Citizen Caine, High Drains Pilferer and Windows. As I explain to him, I did try to find him early on when I started this podcast and finally managed to fi…
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Episode 33 – Andrew Payne Tribute + mini Colin Prockter Interview
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25:47In this episode we pay tribute to Andrew Payne and also give you a special exclusive mini interview with Colin Prockter who played Stevie in Series 2’s Caught in the Act, Fact (as well as Reggie in a later episode). I firstly wanted to tell you all about the new Minder annual which is currently out via Confessions Press. The annual is a real treat,…
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In this episode we feature an exclusive interview with Stuart St Paul who appeared in the classic Whose Wife Is It Anyway? from Series 2 of Minder. It was a small part but I could not resist speaking with Stuart as not only did he appear in one of – if not the – best of episodes, but he was also later the stuntman for Dennis Waterman in Stay Lucky.…
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Episode 31 - Nick Pearson Interview
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1:08:41In this episode we speak to camera grip for 53 episodes ofMinder, Nick Pearson. Nick was behind the camera and at the technical helm for many classic episodes – from the very first to the last in Series 5 – and as you would expect has some terrific insight into how it all came together. Some standout topics include working with the greats such as R…
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Welcome to episode 30 of the minder podcast in association with minder.org. I remember when the UK Gold TV channel I first came out that I thought it was great that certain TV programmes were being recognised as classics. And UK Gold also featured some more obscure works that were good tosee on TV for the first time. Why do I mention this? Well, be…
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Welcome to episode 29 of The Minder Podcast in association with minder.org. In this episode we bring you a tribute to a man without whom Minder would have looked very different indeed. What would Minder have been without Dave the barman? A very underrated part of the main trio which made Minder famous: Arthur, Terry and Dave, Glynn Edwards was by a…
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Episode 28 – Dennis Waterman Life and Times Interview 2000
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45:09Happy new year to everyone. Hope you all had a great festive time. But now it’s back to work. In this episode we ease back in lightly with an interview with Dennis Waterman I came across recently which I had never seen before. It was given in 2000 in order to promote his book Reminder.You will most likely have heard our earlier episodes relating to…
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Episode 27 – Looking For Micky (A Krays Bedtime Story)
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42:00This one is a little different as you will no doubt have seen. So what’s occurring, what’s this all about? Well, I have had a few requests for doing an episode deep dive and wasn’t sure if I wanted to start that process as it could become addictive. After all, there are 109 to play with. But sometimes you come across something that you didn’t expec…
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Welcome to episode 26 of The Minder Podcast in association with minder.org. What red blooded male would not love to have met DebbieArnold in the 80s? Much less spoken to her for an hour. Well, it’s 2023 and Debbie is still as lovely as ever. There is a photo of Royce Mills – Arthur’s accountant – on the Minder Podcast website. Go and take a look bu…
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Episode 25 – Kevork Malikyan Interview
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1:11:00This time we feature an exclusive interview with Kevork Malikyan, the very recognisable face of a variety of starring side roles, from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade to Midnight Express. Let’s not forget Mind Your Language and The Professionals. From his very first role on screen in 1968’s Portrait of a Lady, Kevork has starred alongside acting…
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Episode 24 – Maureen O’Farrell Interview
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1:14:30This time we feature an exclusive interview with a very well known actress, particularly in the 80’s, Maureen O’Farrell. It took me a whileto track Maureen down but once I realised she had changed her name to Sara Farouk Ahmed it was a little easier. You would not think it was easier to reach an actress who became a belly dancer and moved to Egypt …
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Episode 23 – Debbie Does London – Where is Diana Malin?
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44:29Welcome to episode 23 of The Minder Podcast in association with minder.org. For our two-year anniversary of the show it’s time to honour one of the best characters in Minder history. This episode is something a little different, part tribute and part enquiry – we are going to look at the very special Diana Malin and her character of Debbie Mitchell…
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Episode 22 – Revisiting Reminder (Dennis Waterman Autobiography)
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58:45May 8th is of course the one year anniversary of Dennis Waterman’s passing. If you haven’t already done so you might want to listen to the tribute to Dennis released in June last year. In this episode we are going to look back at Dennis’ 2000 autobiography, Reminder, specifically the chapter on Minder. The book, written with Dennis’ manager Deke …
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Episode 21 – Carole Ashby Interview (Imogen that!)
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52:40In this show we feature an interview with the wonderful Carole Ashby whoplayed Imogen in Fiddler on the Hoof. This was episode 5 of the much underrated series 7 – the latest in the Dennis Waterman era that we’ve yet gone in featuring an actor or actress. So what was it like working with George and Dennis during this series? We get into some of the …
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Episode 20 – Leon Griffiths Tribute (The Origins of Minder)
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1:11:23This is a special episode, paying tribute to Leon Griffiths, the creator of Minder, as well as revealing the origins of the programme. As such we will feature a reading from Jonathan of the Minder fans site and there are also contributions from Andrew Payne so if you want to know about the beginnings of the show, or learn more about Leon Griffiths …
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Episode 19 – Top Ten Episodes (Dennis Waterman Years)
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56:21Welcome to episode 19 of the Minder Podcast in association with minder.org. Happy New Year to one and all. We are back with a fun episode to start the new season and that is a top ten episodes list of the Dennis Waterman years. That is not to take away from the Gary Webster era and we will cover that in a later episode. Dennis appeared in 73 episod…
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Episode 18 – George Cole 2008 Interview
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1:12:08In this episode we feature a terrific interview with George Cole from 2008. BBC’s Mark Lawson does a great job at covering everything of interest in a magnificent career and, in particular, there is plenty of talk about Minder. This was not something George spoke of in much depth elsewhere so this is a great interview for posterity. I’ve also selec…
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In this show we feature an interview with the one and only Karl Howman, who as well as playing Jacko in Brush Strokes and other popular series of the 80s and 90s, also appeared in All About Scoring Innit? from series 2 and broadcast towards the end of 1980. One of the best episodes, it was a delight to receive insights from Danny Varrow himself. We…
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Episode 16 - Brian Croucher Interview Pt.2 (Euston, We Have a Problem)
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42:46In this show we feature part two of an interview with Brian Croucher, who played Big John in Monday Night Fever from the very first Minder series. Far from being a bit part actor, Brian has appeared in 124 film or television productions and played a huge variety of parts. I found Brian to be a very funny, thoughtful and insightful interviewee and h…
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Episode 15 – Brian Croucher Interview Pt.1
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1:02:27In this show we are back to the regular format and feature part one of an interview with Brian Croucher, who played Big John in Monday Night Fever from the very first Minder series. Far from being a bit part actor, Brian has appeared in 124 film or television productions and played a huge variety of parts. I found Brian to be a very funny, thoughtf…
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Episode 14 – Dennis Waterman Tribute
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1:05:41The Minder Podcast returns with the only way possible, a tribute to the one and only Dennis Waterman. In this feature length episode we cover as much as possible about Dennis’ life and career. From humble beginnings, raised on a council estate by two parents who only liked each other when they went to bed, Dennis Waterman became an incredible star …
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Episode 13 On The Slate Volume One (Minder Trivia)
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30:04In this show we are going to explore some Minder trivia. This is the first of several shows where we will do just that. Given there has been so much trivia to accrue over the years, you’ll have to forgive the somewhat random nature of the information. We’ll go from connections between actors appearing in the same film or TV series, straight to an u…
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Episode 12 – Andrew Payne Interview Pt.2 (Minder on the Hornsey Express or A Nice Little Urner)
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40:49Welcome to episode 12 of The Minder Podcast in association with Minder.org. In this show we have part two of an interview with Andrew Payne, writer of 12 Minder episodes including some real classics, several of which we discuss here in detail, including Back in Good Old England, Goodbye Sailor, Dream House and Minder On the Orient Express. Andrew t…
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Episode 11 – Andrew Payne Interview Part 1 (Minder On The Hornsey Express)
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51:28Welcome to episode 11 of The Minder Podcast in association with Minder.org. In this show we have part one of an interview with Andrew Payne, writer of 12 Minder episodes including some real classics: Senior Citizen Caine, Back in Good Old England, Goodbye Sailor, You Need Hands, Get Daley and Minder On the Orient Express. Andrew is also known for P…
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In this show we have part two of an interview with a complete superstar, the one and only Suzi Quatro. Full disclosure – it’s the first episode of the Minder Podcast where, er, Minder is not mentioned; although we do have the usual clips for you to enjoy. But if you really want to know more about Suzi Quatro, this is the interview for you. You’ll h…
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In this show we have part one of an interview with a complete superstar, the one and only Suzi Quatro. There is an unusual beginning as Suzi began mistakenly talking to me about Dempsey and Makepeace for a good 5 minutes before the audio you are about to hear. I wasn’t sure if I misremembered the Minder episode for a moment as she was talking about…
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Episode 8 – Goodbye Sailor, Hello Sarah Berger Pt.2
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41:24In this show we have part two of an interview with the alluring Sarah Berger, a very intriguing actress and person. She has featured in a large variety of roles including appearances in Doctors, Casualty, Lovejoy, Holby City, An Inspector Calls, The Green Man and the very first episode of New Tricks. As we discuss, she has often appeared with many …
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Episode 7 – Goodbye Sailor, Hello Sarah Berger Pt.1
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34:00Welcome to episode 7 of The Minder Podcast in association with Minder.org. In this show we have part one of an interview with the alluring Sarah Berger, a very intriguing actress and person. She has featured in a large variety of roles including appearances in Doctors, Casualty, Lovejoy, Holby City, An Inspector Calls, The Green Man and the very fi…
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EPISODE SIX - Michael Povey Interview and Episode Commentary
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1:10:50Welcome to episode six of The Minder Podcast for a very special tribute episode featuring a Michael Povey interview and commentary with Jonathan Gibbs of Minder.org. From 1982 until 1989 Michael (or Meic) appeared in 21 classic episodes of the show as D.C. Jones. He was one of the core characters from the earlier episodes and formed a wonderful dou…
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