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Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
S1.E5
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A Blast from the Past

  • Episode aired Apr 15, 2000
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Emilia Fox in Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000)
ComedyCrimeFantasyMystery

Thirty years previously Marty's father, a policeman, was responsible for the death of a villain called Sidney Crabbe. Now Sidney's ghost has been accidentally re-awakened, and is seeking rev... Read allThirty years previously Marty's father, a policeman, was responsible for the death of a villain called Sidney Crabbe. Now Sidney's ghost has been accidentally re-awakened, and is seeking revenge by going after Marty. In the resultant exchange Jeff is shot and, in his brief time a... Read allThirty years previously Marty's father, a policeman, was responsible for the death of a villain called Sidney Crabbe. Now Sidney's ghost has been accidentally re-awakened, and is seeking revenge by going after Marty. In the resultant exchange Jeff is shot and, in his brief time as a ghost, before his revival, he is able to prevent Crabbe from pushing his partner into ... Read all

  • Director
    • Rachel Talalay
  • Writer
    • Charlie Higson
  • Stars
    • Vic Reeves
    • Bob Mortimer
    • Paul Whitehouse
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    7.9/10
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    • Director
      • Rachel Talalay
    • Writer
      • Charlie Higson
    • Stars
      • Vic Reeves
      • Bob Mortimer
      • Paul Whitehouse
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    Vic Reeves
    Vic Reeves
    • Marty Hopkirk
    Bob Mortimer
    Bob Mortimer
    • Jeff Randall
    Paul Whitehouse
    Paul Whitehouse
    • Sidney Crabbe
    Mark Benton
    Mark Benton
    • Harry Wallis
    Grant Masters
    Grant Masters
    • Maurice Crabbe
    Dudley Sutton
    Dudley Sutton
    • Old Ken
    Susan Brown
    Susan Brown
    • Deirdre Hope
    Charlie Higson
    Charlie Higson
    • Gomez
    Fritha Goodey
    • Bored Ghost
    Patrick Ryecart
    Patrick Ryecart
    • Posh Man
    Toni Palmer
    • Hospital Cleaner
    Ruth Harford
    • Doctor
    Emilia Fox
    Emilia Fox
    • Jeannie
    Glyn Lewis
    • Paul Johnson
    Melissa Knatchbull
    Melissa Knatchbull
    • Wendy Gill
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    • Director
      • Rachel Talalay
    • Writer
      • Charlie Higson
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    8Sleepin_Dragon

    Series one's best episode?

    Jeff is approached by Harry Wallis, who used to be the partner of Marty's father in The Olive. The pair were responsible for the death of vicious villain Sidney Crabbe, who's back and wants revenge.

    It doesn't surprise me that this is the highest rated episode from the first series, it's perhaps the best one. The story is very imaginative, but the characters are great.

    Two actors with real comedy talent, Paul Whitehouse and Mark Benton are both great here, both showing they can do villainous turns equally well.

    The music video to Nina Persson's song featured Paul Whitehouse, and you can hear it playing here.

    A nice nod to the original series, that really was a nice touch, and we get to learn about limbo and The Waiting room, that would play a part in future episodes.

    Was this Vic Reeves actually singing? If so he's got a very nice singing voice.

    Some of the effects look dated now, but at the time it looked good, definitely quirky.

    Very good, 8/10.

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      Dudley Sutton (Old Ken) also appeared in an episode of the original series of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in 1970.
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      Gomez: [after having his head punched off] Well, who got out of the wrong side of the coffin this morning then?

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      • April 15, 2000 (United Kingdom)
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      • Ghost Productions
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