Shows Like Minder

Same era and milieu as Minder - gritty London crime drama also starring Dennis Waterman, who went on to lead Minder.

The definitive companion piece - a London-set caper sitcom about lovable small-time wheelers and dealers, exactly the Arthur Daley template.

Same era of London-flavoured ITV/BBC working-class comedy-drama with petty-crime undertones (armed robbery backdrop, council estate setting).

Classic ITC light-hearted crime caper duo - shares Minder's roguish-charmer-meets-muscle dynamic in a comedy-action register.

British gentleman-rogue crime adventure - the lineage Minder draws from in its likable-crook tradition.

Long-running London ITV series of the same era - the police-side counterpoint to Arthur Daley's world.

British sitcom about a small-time dealer and his oddball acquaintances - same loveable-petty-criminal DNA as Minder.

Same-era buddy crime caper pairing a straight-laced authority figure with a roguish ex-con - mirrors the Daley/Terry dynamic.

Contemporaneous urban crime series with character-driven charm; appeals to the same classic-cops-and-crooks audience.

Charming-conman-meets-straight-man formula - modern descendant of Minder's likable-crook pairing.

Light-hearted crew of con artists and grifters running schemes - the modern American spin on Minder's caper-comedy spirit.

Comedy-drama about con artists - shares the scheming-charmer tone but in a modern setting.

Same-era odd-couple crime drama - investigator/prosecutor pairing echoes Minder's mismatched duo dynamic.

Same-era stylish crime drama - period-piece criminal underworld appeal, though more serious in tone than Minder.

Modern light-hearted crime comedy pairing a con-woman with a by-the-book detective - same odd-couple-meets-scheming-charmer template.