Series synopsis
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) is a British comedy action & adventure drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on BBC One on March 18, 2000. It ended on November 10, 2001. It was created by Dennis Spooner. It stars Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves, Tom Baker and Emilia Fox.
A modern day version of the 1969 detective series about Private Investigator Jeff Randall, who is aided in cases by the ghost of his deceased partner Marty Hopkirk.
Premise
A modern day version of the 1969 detective series about Private Investigator Jeff Randall, who is aided in cases by the ghost of his deceased partner Marty Hopkirk.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Bob Mortimer as Jeff Randall
- Vic Reeves as Marty Hopkirk
- Tom Baker as Prof. Wyvern
- Emilia Fox as Jeannie
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 14 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 6 | March 18, 2000 | April 22, 2000 |
| Season 2 | 7 | September 29, 2001 | November 10, 2001 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randall & Hopkirk Music Video |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Drop Dead In the week before private detective Marty Hopkirk's wedding to waitress Jeannie Hurst, he and his partner, Jeff Randall, get a job from famous artist Gordon Stylus to watch over his wife, as he fears for her safety. In the course of the assignment, Marty is killed, and the grieving Jeff and Jeannie must investigate how he died, which then endangers their lives. Fortunately Jeff begins to get help from Marty's ghost, which only he can see. Marty fails to get back to his grave in time and is cursed to walk the earth for the duration of Jeff Randall's life, visible only to him... |
March 18, 2000 |
| 2 |
Mental Apparition Disorder Jeannie joins the private detective agency, and investigates the repeated disappearance of money from the till of a local casino. Meanwhile, Jeff goes to a private psychiatric clinic run by Dr Lawyer, to try to get over Marty's death and rid himself of the ghostly apparitions. Marty gets tutorials in being a ghost and doing impersonations from his mentor Wyvern. After Jeannie solves the case at the casino, the detective agency's offices are broken into, and the trail leads Jeannie back to Jeff at the clinic. |
March 25, 2000 |
| 3 |
The Best Years of Your Death When Jeannie senses that her nephew, Daniel, is unhappy at his boarding school, she quizzes him about it, and he lets on that he thinks a teacher was murdered. Jeff and Jeannie get jobs there as teacher and nurse, to investigate, and find that the headteacher is exerting a sinister influence on the boys. |
April 1, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Whatever Possessed You? Jeff and Jeannie are hired to investigate goings on at a hotel that is supposed to be haunted. Jeff has a disbelief in ghosts until Marty re-appears and gives Jeff back his memories of Marty being a ghost. |
September 29, 2001 |
| 2 |
Revenge of the Bog People Jeff's ex-fiancee Freya Cargill asks him to re-open investigations into the death of her Egyptologist father. Jeff and Jeannie head for the museum where he worked, and meet some of the strange staff who work there. |
October 6, 2001 |
| 3 |
O Happy Isle Jeff and Jeannie are hired to investigate the apparent suicide of a young gay man on the remote island of Strait Isle in Scotland, the inhabitants of which are starting to show some bizarre character traits. Their enquiries start at the brewery where the man worked. |
October 13, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 18, 2000 |
| Last aired | November 10, 2001 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | Ended |