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
FeaturesThe 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 |
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