There were similarities. "The world's your lobster" sounds like Del but was actually Arthur.
In Minder, Terry wasn't just the straight man, he was the title character, the protagonist, the voice of reason and doer of good deeds. Arthur was a supporting character actor who drew on and updated his old Flash Harry role and became loved in his own right as a comic villain because he was so well cast and scripted.
Terry wasn't that different to George Carter in character. Dependable, resourceful and loyal. Dennis was probably a bit typecast.
All caricatures of course, and both essential viewing for me once.
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