Telly Addict: Cop Shows - Hardcover

MINDER CLASSICS: EPISODES 1-4 DVD: Re-live this British TV institution with the first ever 4 episodes to be broadcast on ITV in 1979. Gunfig ht at the O.K Launderett e Terry is caught inside a laundrette while it is being robbed. As the police gather outside Arthur tries to make some money by selling Terry s life story to the press. Bury My Half at Waltham Green George, an ex bank robber is released from prison. Arthur gets Terry to mind him until the whereabouts of a large amount of hidden cash is found. The only problem is, Arthur forgot to tell Terry that George is a decoy laying a false trail. The Smaller They Are Scotch Harry arrives from the airport where he has struck lucky by stealing a suitcase full of banknotes but unknown to him they are forged. Arthur hides him until he can come to some agreement with the rightful owner. A Tethered Goat Terry agrees to guard a middle eastern commodity broker. Arthur sets out to benefit from this but he and Terry get more than they bargained for. TELLY ADDICT: COP SHOWS LITTLE BOOK: Cop shows have had a place in broadcasting history since the early days of television production. Telly Addict: Cop Shows highlights more than 50 popular shows that have given pleasure to television audiences since the birth of the medium. The variety of shows ranges from gritty urban dramas like The Bill and The Sweeney to light-hearted spoofs such as the outrageous Police Squad!, with everything from 24, A Touch of Frost, TJ Hooker, Charlie s Angels, Hawaii 5-0, Inspector Morse, The Saint and Z Cars in between. Stars such as Sylvester Stallone, Dennis Farina, Samuel Jackson and Tom Selleck launched their careers in cop shows, while many like David Jason, John Thaw, Kiefer Sutherland and Diana Rigg cemented their reputations as the finest actors of their generation having been cast in the most iconic television dramas of the last 60 years.