Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Set 1

Starring:Ivor Dean, Robin Askwith
Director: Ray Austin, Jeremy Summers, Leslie Norman, Robert Tronson, Cyril Frankel, Roy Ward Baker, Paul Dickson
Studio: A&E Home Video
Product Type: DVD

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The twist of private-eye show Randall & Hopkirk Deceased is that in the first episode, gumshoe Marty Hopkirk (Kenneth Cope) is killed off by the villains, only to pop up in an immaculate white suit as a ghost visible only to his hardboiled partner, Jeff Randall (Mike Pratt). In theory, the supernatural streak--which meant a complex set of rules about Marty's appearances and effects on the physical world--should lead the show into wilder territory, but most episodes squander the team's unique abilities on ordinary cases about blackmail and murder-for-profit. A persistent subplot has the living Jeff getting cozy with the dead Marty's widow Jean (Annette Andre) to the discomfort of her late husband. The elementary effects and the nice underplaying of the leads have a certain period charm, and the show was able to afford a high caliber of special guest villains and beautiful women. A 1990s remake with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer hasn't obliterated memories of the original. --Kim Newman

Customer Reviews:

Clever British TV Shows, Annette Andre.......2007-05-18

Of the five best TV shows to come out of England in the 1960s and 1970s (it crossed both decades), this is one of them. The plots were clever and if you like TV series like Columbo and Perry Mason, this is a different twist for a new generation wanting to explore British TV series. Annette Andre as the wife in this clever TV series is superb (I get to meet her in person as she's a guest at the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in Aberdeen) and if you adore beautiful actresses like Diana Rigg and Honor Blackman, Annette Andre is on the top of the list. Buy this set from Amazon and see if you don't agree with me.

Found My Partner the Ghost.......2006-02-26

I first watched this series known as "My Partner The Ghost" on channel Nine in Los Angeles in the mid seventies. I was thrilled to finally find it and purchase for viewing. Not only is it entertaining, it is a historic representation of London in the early seventies.

Better than I expected. Now fork over set 2 !.......2006-01-08

Has anyone bought this that didn't have vague fond memories of watching this (My Partner the Ghost) as a child? I too am in that boat.
I feared watching this might spoil my memories. Fortunately I find I had fine taste as a youngster, because this show was very enjoyable as an adult. This time around it seemed less eerie, and was more nostalgic, campy fun.
This is the story of a pair of detectives, Jeff and Marty, one of whom is murdered on a case. Thankfully the only sad part in the series happens right away. Marty promptly returns to help Jeff, and also keep an eye on his widow Jeannie, now working in the office with Jeff. Naturally part of the fun is that only Jeff can see Marty (with a couple rare exceptions).
The premise holds up, thanks to actors who seem to have just the right touch, and the show is as entertaining as it sounds.
The stories are all pretty light, even when murder is involved. The plots are kind of small-potato Avengeresque. A plotting, sinister, bad-guy taking over an inheritance, rather than a mad/sinister agency attempting to take over the world.
The fact that one of the private detectives is a ghost leaves an anything-can-happen feel. While a lot of far-out adventures occur, it never goes beyond the great-beyond for supernatural storylines. In other words, they don't get into sci-fi (aliens), or horror movie type(vampires) plots. It happily sticks to a private-eye mystery show with a fun twist.
I enjoyed this as much as when I caught some Ellery Queen and Banacek re-runs a few years back (other long-lost childhood detective heroes).
I have seen this was released in England as an entire set of 26 episodes. We know the next 13 are out there, so come on A&E, put them out already.

So where is Set 2?.......2006-01-05

This was one of my favorite shows from the 60's, and I bought Set 1 as soon as it was released, and have been waiting somewhat impatiently ever since for Set 2. When is A&E going to grace us with the rest of the series?

A cult tv gem is back!.......2005-10-27

Randall and Hopkirk is a real gem of the 60's Brit TV. Good scripts, funny situations and actors, lovely Anette André, just pure magic. Bad transfer, special effects dated, but who cares?
I don't understand why it didn't have a second season.

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Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) [Region 2]
Starring: Vic Reeves , Bob Mortimer , Tom Baker , and Emilia Fox
Director: Steve Bendelack
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Randall & Hopkirk - The Complete Second Series

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Randall & Hopkirk - The Complete Second Series

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