Minder SE - EP8 A Star Is Gorn

1984 · Stepping Razor Sound Plate System

Minder (1984) SE4 - EP8 A Star is Gorn [22 nd Feb 1984] Pop star Zac Zolar (aka Albert Trout) disappears at the height of his fame. A dead body turns up, but the police are unable to find anyone who can identify it as that of Zolar, Arthur inadvertently buys a discarded master tape of Zolar’s unreleased early recordings, and tries to sell it at a high price to the record company. But Zolar’s ruthless manager, Cyril Ash, also wants them. Ash’s minder tracks down Zolar at his girlfriend’s place in the country, where he wants to get away from the business, under the new name of Alan Trent. He is kidnapped by Ash, but Terry is able to find and rescue him. They all meet at the recording studio, but to their chagrin, the tape has been stored next to a box old magnetic toys in Arthur’s lock-up and is unusable. (The episode title spoofs the 1954 film ‘A Star is Born’.) George Cole as Arthur Daley, Dennis Waterman as Terry McCann, Glynn Edwards as Dave Harris. Guest stars: Mel Smith as Cyril Ash, Mike Holoway as Zac Zolar, Primi Townsend as Sharon, Charles Kay as John Sutton, Tim Healy as George, Jackie Smith-Wood as Jessica Trent, Michael Deeks as Billy Cronin.