Drop Dead

Episode aired Mar 18, 2000
50m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

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Comedy Crime Fantasy Mystery

Private eyes Randall and Hopkirk are investigating two-timing husband Kenneth Crisby as Marty Hopkirk prepares for his marriage to Jeannie Hurst. Performance artist Gordon Stylus also seeks ... Read allPrivate eyes Randall and Hopkirk are investigating two-timing husband Kenneth Crisby as Marty Hopkirk prepares for his marriage to Jeannie Hurst. Performance artist Gordon Stylus also seeks their help as he believes his wife is suicidal. Marty is killed when a car, apparently dri... Read allPrivate eyes Randall and Hopkirk are investigating two-timing husband Kenneth Crisby as Marty Hopkirk prepares for his marriage to Jeannie Hurst. Performance artist Gordon Stylus also seeks their help as he believes his wife is suicidal. Marty is killed when a car, apparently driven by Mrs. Stylus, sweeps them both over a cliff. The killer is, in fact, Crisby and Mart... Read all

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8Sleepin_Dragon

Our of control.

The casebook opens for the duo, this first episode sees investigations into a cheating husband, and a slightly crazed artist.

Music from The Chemical Brothers, out of control, that says it all really, and that's what this episode is, loud, bold, crazy, over the top, but fun.

Now I've never seen the original series, so my thoughts are based purely on what I'm watching here. I really did enjoy it, it's fun, it's clever, and it's nicely made.

I am surprised nobody has reviewed this first episode yet, particularly because it features David Tennant.

The question was always going to be, could the comedy duo act, and the answer is yes, I really enjoy watching the pair, they are good fun, but there's more to it than just humour.

Look out for Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton, it really is full of talent. Plaudits naturally go to David Tennant, who is just fabulous, I'm a massive fan, and he is brilliant. Charles Dance is great too.

Enjoyed it, 8/10.

Trivia
Near the beginning of the episode, Randall is seen standing with a projected map. Many of the street names are references to the cast and crew of the original 1969 My Partner the Ghost (1969), among them Spooner Drive and Berman Street (named for Dennis Spooner and Monty Berman), both named by Randall.

Quotes
Kenneth Crisby: [having kidnapped Jeff] Now all we need to make this perfect is to bring in that vicious little bitch who kicked me in the head!
Jeannie: Hello?
Kenneth Crisby: Oh, happy birthday me!