1969 - "Set 1" - US
1969 - Series 1 - UK
2000 - Series 1 - UK
2001 - Series 2 - UK

2ube Shows:

Blackadder
Firefly
Hitchhikers'
Lazytown
Police Squad!
Randall & Hopkirk
Rockford Files
Top Cat

2ube People:

Peter Cook
Tommy Cooper

The premise of this humorous supernatural detective fantasy (a genre which probably contains nothing other than this series and the original) is a dead private detective comes back as a ghost to assist his partner, who is the only mortal who can see him. This could easily have occurred as one of those surreal narratives from Reeves and Mortimer's comedy shows.

This is the entire first series of the duo's long-awaited take on the cult classic Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). The anticipation which preceded the show was a drama in itself. How will it compare with the original? Would Reeves and Mortimer be able to cut it in acting roles? Will the cast be upstaged by her wardrobe? The answers were, of course, "perfectly", "no problem" and "probably not, but the BBC wardrobe department certainly excelled themselves for this series".

• Starring:
  Tom Baker as Prof. Wyvern
  Emilia Fox as Jeannie
  Charlie Higson as various characters (6 episodes)
  Bob Mortimer as Jeff Randall
  Vic Reeves as Marty Hopkirk
  
  
• Directors:
  Charlie Higson, Mark Mylod, Steve Bendelack, Metin Hüseyin, Rachel Talalay
  

DVD Features

• Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats).
• PAL
• Released: 29 October 2001
• Main Language: English

The DVD includes a lively behind-the-scenes documentary (broadcast at the beginning of the series), an unfunny collection of outtakes and a rather better music video which comes on like Blue Velvet "re-imagined" by Cubby Broccoli.