Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000)

Genre

detective fiction

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 13 episodes

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A private detective is murdered and returns as a ghost. Only his living partner can see and hear him. Together they continue solving cases as a detective duo.

quirkylightheartedwhimsicalmysterioussupernaturalbittersweetcomedicoffbeat

What happens

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) is a British television series, produced by Working Title Television (WTTV) for BBC One, written and produced by Charlie Higson. It is a revival of the 1960s’ television series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and stars Vic Reeves as Marty Hopkirk and Bob Mortimer as Jeff Randall, two partner private detectives, Emilia Fox as Jeannie Hurst, Hopkirk's fiancée, and Tom Baker as Wyvern, a spirit mentor. Two series were commissioned and were broadcast in 2000 and 2001 with the pilot episode airing 18 March 2000. In keeping with the original series, in the initial episode Hopkirk is murdered during an investigation and returns to Earth as a ghost tied to his partner Randall. Randall is the only living main character who is able to see him (though occasionally other characters can). The remake paid much more attention than the original to where Hopkirk was when he was not on Earth and introduced Limbo, a place where he could meet other ghosts. It also introduced the character Wyvern, a mentor who helps Hopkirk hone his powers, introduces him to other ghosts, and is terrible at poetry. The remake also made Jeannie a more important character than the original and changed her status to Hopkirk's fiancée, rather than widow, allowing for a love-triangle element between the three main characters to form. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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