Charlie higson screenplay, kate wood teleplay starring. Limited edition digipak packaging while stocks last compiled and remastered from the original analogue master tapes, this release comprises the theme and incidental scores for randall and hopkirk deceased, containing over 200 pieces of music which were especially composed for the series. Randall and hopkirk d eceased was created by veteran tv writer dennis spooner and producer monty berman as a comedy drama about a failing private investigator and his ghostly partner. Jeff randall and marty hopkirk are private detectives who specialize in divorce cases. While hes doing it, he misses his chance to go to heaven. Randall and hopkirk deceased 2000 internet archive. It was expensive to make, 35mm film, highly paid unionised film studio workers. The episode was first broadcast on 21 september 1969 on itv and directed by cyril frankel. True, advances in the special effects making marty appear and disappear were superior in the reevesmortimer shows, but whereas mike pratt and kenneth cope in the original series played it straight, relying on. Jeff randall and marty hopkirk are partners in a detectivesecurity firm. Randall and hopkirk deceas ed tv series is a tv series directed by jeremy summers, ray austin.
He meets jeannie at the store but it has been taken over by murderous shop. Click the edit button at the top of any page to get started just watch out for men in white suits. Unofficial fan website focusing on the programmes, history and locations of randall and hopkirk d eceased. Stuart boyle, who was at school with jeff, is puzzled by a letter supposedly from his father who has been dead for some years asking him to meet him at the boyle familys department store, which closed when the old man died. Their longrunning partnership seems to come to an abrupt end.
Now sidneys ghost has been accidentally reawakened, and is seeking revenge by going after marty. The first episode, my late lamented friend and partner tx. With vic reeves, bob mortimer, emilia fox, john michie. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Thirty years previously martys father, a policeman, was responsible for the death of a villain called sidney crabbe. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Their longrunning partnership seems to come to an abrupt end when marty is killed by a hitandrun, but marty is soon backas a ghostto help solve his own murder. Randall and hopkirk deceased what time is it on tv. On the avengers the cameraman got more than diana rigg. With mike pratt, kenneth cope, annette andre, ivor dean. In the resultant exchange jeff is shot and, in his brief time as a ghost, before his. I have randall and hopkirk deceased already on dvd but just had to get it on blu ray aswell because the picture is just so outstanding. Working to begin with under his birth name, he made his television debut in 1961 as abdul, a regular character in the second series of the bbc situation comedy a life of bliss, which starred george cole. After the prisoner, their most offbeat and intriguing series was randall and hopkirk deceased, which played in the us as my partner the ghost.
Starring mike pratt as the earthy, rugged jeff randall and kenneth cope as his late partner marty hopkirk, the glamour is supplied by annette andre as martys wife jean. Martys exfiance jennie emilia fox overhears jeff talking to marty. Network have done their usual quality job as regards the picture. When people remember randall and hopkirk they talk about. Randall and hopkirk deceased is a british private detective television series, starring mike. Randall and hopkirk deceased tibballs geoff 0752209159. The only difference was edwin astleys who produced some of his best theme music and incidental music.
If like me you think randall and hopkirk is one of the best tv programmes in history upgrade. Randall and hopkirk d eceased is a buddy cop show well, buddy detective drama from the 1960s with a difference. Randall and hopkirk d eceased is a late 1960s british private detective television series starring mike pratt and kenneth cope as the private detectives. Find out when randall and hopkirk d eceased is on tv, including series 1episode 2. Shot on film, itcs action shows always looked pretty good and their use of good interiors, decent location shoots, carefully edited stock footage, flash cars and carnaby street fashions made them seem as impressive as any us import. Unofficial fan website focusing on the programmes, history and locations of randall and hopkirk deceased.
Roles followed in the itc series espionage a camel to ride, 1963, danger man a man to be trusted, 1964 and the saint sibao, 1965. My late lamented friend and partner is the pilot episode of the 1969 british television series randall and hopkirk deceased starring mike pratt, kenneth cope and annette andre. When marty is killed, he returns as a ghost to help his old partner solve cases. A case in point was the disastrous remake 20002001 of randall and hopkirk d eceased, starring comics vic reeves and bob mortimer. There is one problem which is really annoying and i. Starring mike pratt as the rugged, downtoearth jeff randall and kenneth cope as his late partner marty hopkirk, the glamour is supplied by annette andre as martys wife, jean. With vic reeves, bob mortimer, paul whitehouse, mark benton. The series was a remake of the 19691971 british television series of the same name. No american star even though it never sold a second series before unless you count space 1999 which was a reboot of a series that reused much from the projected second series.