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A nice little Christmas earner

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December 13, 2025

“WHAT do you want tickets to a Chinese takeaway for?”

- MARION MCMULLEN

A nice little Christmas earner

George Cole (left) and Dennis Waterman starred together in seven series of Minder in the 70s and 80s

Arthur Daley asked of his minder Terry 40 years ago.Terry replied: “The Orient Express is not a Chinese takeaway. It’s a famous train.”

So began ITV's 1985 Christmas Day special of Minder. Minder On The Orient Express ventured into Agatha Christie territory with a train full of suspect passengers all eager to get their hands on the money of a dead gangster.

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