Generally i'm quite fond of the Ray Daley era, but i think this was one of several clangers they dropped in the final series. From what i can glean from the rather convoluted plot, a Jewish friend of Arthur who's terminally ill has arranged for some local nutter to top him as part of an insurance scam, but then changes his mind when he discovers he's not dying after all; the problem is he can't find the loon who was going to perform the dreadful deed, and needs Arthur to spirit him away to a safe hiding place until the said individual can be found. In his infinite wisdom, Arthur decides that taking a caravan trip to Brighton would the best thing for them to do.
Besides a confusing plot (which also includes a psychotic villain who finds religion), i've got several issues with 'Brighton Beautiful' such as the force fed comedy which borders on farce, some pretty hammy acting, and a completely ott skinhead character. The ending was a bit bemusing, to put it kindly.
Billed as the 100th episode, 'All Things Brighton Beautiful' should've been a showcase of all that's good about Minder, but instead only helped to hasten its demise.
Besides a confusing plot (which also includes a psychotic villain who finds religion), i've got several issues with 'Brighton Beautiful' such as the force fed comedy which borders on farce, some pretty hammy acting, and a completely ott skinhead character. The ending was a bit bemusing, to put it kindly.
Billed as the 100th episode, 'All Things Brighton Beautiful' should've been a showcase of all that's good about Minder, but instead only helped to hasten its demise.
