This is the entire first series of Reeves and Mortimer's long-awaited take on the cult classic Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and it's surely the most re-watchable of television series, not least because of its improbable plots. The anticipation which preceded the show was a drama in itself. How will it compare with the original? Would Reeves and Mortimer be able to cut it in acting roles? Will the cast be upstaged by her wardrobe? The answers were, of course, "perfectly", "no problem" and "probably not, but the BBC wardrobe department certainly excelled themselves... for this series". In fact, the premise of this humorous supernatural detective fantasy (a genre which probably contains nothing other than this series and the original)--a dead private detective comes back as a ghost to assist his partner, who is the only mortal who can see him--could easily have occurred as one of those surreal narratives from the duo's comedy shows. A must-see. On the DVD: the DVD includes a lively behind-the-scenes documentary (broadcast at the beginning of the series), an unfunny collection of outtakes and a rather better music video which comes on like Blue Velvet "re-imagined" by Cubby Broccoli.--Roger Thomas [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. RANDALL & HOPKIRK ARE SUPER SLEUTHS WITH A DIFFERENCE, ONE OF THEM IS A GHOST. The second sensational chapter to the terrific remake of the cult classic Randall & Hopkirk (deceased), stars the weird and wonderful Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer as the dead detective and his hapless but very much alive partner. Mad ghosts, mummified bodies, experiments that mysteriously change a person's gender - nothing, it seems, is beyond the perplexing world inhabited by super sleuth characters, Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk. The duo are aided and abetted by the ghost-busting glamour girl Jeannie (Emilia Fox) and Hopkirk's mentor Wyvern played by Tom Baker. Also features Pauline Quirk, Dervla Kirwan, Derek Jacobi, Mark Williams andJohn Thomson amongst many others.
The complete second series of the Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer revival of the supernatural detective series. In 'Whatever Possessed You?' Jeannie and Jeff investigate some suspect goings-on at a haunted hotel. 'Revenge of the Bog People' sees Jeff and Jeannie visit a sinister musuem when they agree to investigate the death of an egyptologist. 'O Happy Isle' concerns the death of young gay man on the Isle of Strait. 'Painkillers' has the spectrally-assisted sleuths visit a pain laboratory. 'Marshall and Snellgrove' finds Jeff and Jeannie taking on fellow detectives Marshall and Snellgrove when both crimefighting duos are hired to investigate the same case. 'The Glorious Butranekh' sees the sleuths on the trail of a kidnapped baby. Finally, in 'Two Can Play That Game', Jeff explores an empty department store.
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