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The twist of private-eye show Randall & Hopkirk Deceased is that in the first episode, gumshoe Marty Hopkirk (Kenneth Cope) is killed off by the villains, only to pop up in an immaculate white suit as a ghost visible only to his hardboiled partner, Jeff Randall (Mike Pratt). In theory, the supernatural streak--which meant a complex set of rules about Marty's appearances and effects on the physical world--should lead the show into wilder territory, but most episodes squander the team's unique abilities on ordinary cases about blackmail and murder-for-profit. A persistent subplot has the living Jeff getting cozy with the dead Marty's widow Jean (Annette Andre) to the discomfort of her late husband. The elementary effects and the nice underplaying of the leads have a certain period charm, and the show was able to afford a high caliber of special guest villains and beautiful women. A 1990s remake with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer hasn't obliterated memories of the original. --Kim Newman
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I really enjoyed this DVD being a fan of the series and of Vic and Bob, but why oh why did they make the DVD in the 4:3 format instead of the broadcast widescreen version. At times it really shows with faces barely appearing on screen or people half off the picture. I have awarded this DVD 4 stars because I have knocked one off for the screen size not being the same as the broadcast version - its only a small gripe but important (in my humble opinion)
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Although the series is very entertaining, be very wary of buying this DVD. The original 16:9 widescreen versions of the episodes are all presented here in 4:3 ratio. Utter madness and a complete waste of time.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Bob Mortimer and Vic Reeves slide into the roles of Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk with the ease of a hot Fry and Laurie into a PG Wodehouse made entirely of butter. Or something.
Not to give too much away, but Marty (Vic) dies horribly in the first episode, and the remainder of the series is Jeff (Bob) coming to terms with life without Marty, life with Marty's ghost, and life with Marty's ghost's ex-fiance-to-be. And they have madcap primetime off beat detective style adventures too.
A fabulous range of guest stars in this, including Charles Dance, Charlie Higson, Martin Clunes, Charlie Higson, The League of Gentlemen and many more...
Bonus material includes bloopers and a "making of" features, better than nothing.
The worst features are the dubbing, it's out of sync all over the show. Also there's no scene selection.
Effortless and entertaining viewing for everyone.
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Excellent
Exactly what I expected. What a great show, pity they never made any more. Any Emilia Fox - The cutest, sexiest lady to have ever graced our planet!
Published 2 months ago by pjfromuk
Vic & Bob Prove Critics Wrong
When it was announced that Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer were going to appear as Randall & Hopkirk, they were pretty much written off from the get-go. Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2009 by Mr. M. Curran
Good entertainment
This is a very good series, obviously based on the original 1969/72 series. But nowhere close to matching it. Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2009 by KS DEED
waste of time
Why did they bother? This series was a very poor rip off of a great series from the 60`s. The only good thing in this effort was the special effects which were brilliant. Read more
Published on 9 April 2009 by Ms. M. Potter
Supernatural comedy detectives?
Vic and Bob's first attempt at "proper" acting rather than larking about proves to be a lot more entertaining than some people make out. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2007 by Air Raid Patrol
Brilliant show, shame about the DVD
I loved this show when it was first screened. Yes, the attempts at 'straight' acting by Vic and Bob were sometimes dreadful, but their characters were so likeable you could forgive... Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2006 by J W Dabinett
BUY AT OWN RISK!!
If you've seen 'Star Wars - The Phantom Menace' with Jake Lloyd, and you thought his acting was bad, think again! Read more
Published on 21 Sep 2004
Good series, shame a third of it is missing.
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) with Vic and Bob is a hugley enjoyable series, and the DVD should have been superb - remasted sound, decent extras. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2001
Nice package, but with one glaring mistake.............
The previous reviewer has summed up this release nicely, but fails to highlight one quite awful mistake on the part of whoever was responsible for the release. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2001 by Mr. J. Duncan
Great show let down by presentation.
Excellent, affectionate, update of sixties classic. Full marks and five stars for the show itself but I was disappointed by the 4:3 format, bearing in mind that the TV broadcasts... Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2001
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