History Series / RandallAndHopkirkDeceased

* [[SpiritualSuccessor Spiritual Predecessor]]: Many consider the 2000-01 series to be a prototype of sorts for the 2005 ''Series/DoctorWho'' relaunch. In addition to the obvious link of having Creator/TomBaker as Wyvern, as well as Creator/DavidTennant as the man who [[spoiler:kills Hopkirk]] in the first episode, many of the production team on the ''Randall & Hopkirk'' remake would later pop up on ''Doctor Who'', including writers Creator/MarkGatiss and Gareth Roberts, as well as composer Murray Gold.

* TooDumbToLive: Jeannie, almost constantly.

It ran 26 episodes from 1969 to 1970 on {{ITV}}, starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope. It had a {{Remake}} in 2000 (by [[Creator/TheBBC the BBC]], [[ChannelHop curiously]]) for a moderately successful 13-episode run over two seasons as ''Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)'' (note the ampersand), a much sillier series (though the original was silly, too... just not nearly ''as'' silly) featuring ComedyDuo Vic Reeves (as Marty) and Bob Mortimer (as Jeff). The revival series also added extra powers and Wyvern, a ghostly tutor for Marty, played by Creator/TomBaker.

* YouCanSeeMe: When Marty runs into someone besides Jeff who can see him for whatever reason he may use this sentence.

* BiggusDickus: Jeff, according to Marty's reaction when he accidently materialises next to him in the shower.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In "Whatever Possessed You?", there are several references to a ghost known as "The Ice Maiden", along with the Faceless Lady and Burning Man we meet later. We never see this character or hear anymore about her, the only possibility suggested being [[spoiler: that this is landlady Virginia Carpenter's true identity.]]

* PunnyName: The comedy duo D. Klein and Fall. When Kleenex died he was replaced by Ronnie Rise.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In "Whatever Possesed You?", there are several references to a ghost known as "The Ice Maiden", along with the Faceless Lady and Burning Man we meet later. We never see this character or hear anymore about her, the only possibility suggested being [[spoiler: that this is landlady Virginia Carpenter's true identity.]]

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Wyvern only looks like Creator/TomBaker for Marty's sake. What he does he really look like? YouDoNotWantToKnow.

** [[spoiler: Landlady Virginia Carpenter]] appears at the end of "Whatever Possessed You?" thanking Wyvern for helping to clear her hotel of ghosts. This is [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadowed]] when we see that [[spoiler: she was still the landlady (or had an [[IdenticalGrandson identical relative]]) back in the 1950s)]].

** [[spoiler: Landlady Virginia Carpenter]] appears at the end of "Whatever Possessed You?" thanking Wyvern for helping to clear her hotel of ghosts. This is [[foreshadowed {{Foreshadowing}}]] when we see that [[spoiler: she was still the landlady (or an [[IdenticalGrandson identical relative) back in the 1950s)]].

* EditedForSyndication: The BBC America airings were completely botched by this.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Pretty much everyone; aside from the main cast, regulars from ''TheFastShow'' would show up almost constantly in guest roles (as they always have done in Reeves and Mortimer productions).

* TheOtherDarrin: Felia was played by Jessica Hynes in the first season, and replaced by Pauline Quirke for her sole appearance in the second season. Considering that her characterisation seemed to totally change between the two seasons (Hynes's version was confident and self-assertive, but Quirke's version was a neurotic crybaby with OCD), it seems kind of strange that they bothered to keep her as the same character.

It ran 26 episodes from 1969 to 1970 on {{ITV}}, starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope. It had a {{Remake}} in 2000 (by {{the BBC}}, [[ChannelHop curiously]]) for a moderately successful 13-episode run over two seasons as ''Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)'' (note the ampersand), a much sillier series (though the original was silly, too... just not nearly ''as'' silly) featuring ComedyDuo Vic Reeves (as Marty) and Bob Mortimer (as Jeff). The revival series also added extra powers and Wyvern, a ghostly tutor for Marty, played by Creator/TomBaker.

* WeddingDay: Poor Jeannie finds out at the altar about her fiancé's demise.

* BadassDamsel: Jeannie is ''much'' more savvy and sensible than in the original series -- the first time we see her in the remake, she ''knocks a man out by karate chopping him in the face''.

It ran 26 episodes from 1969 to 1970 on {{ITV}}, starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope. It had a {{Remake}} in 2000 (by {{the BBC}}, [[ChannelHop curiously]]) for a moderately successful 13-episode run over two seasons as ''Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)'' (note the ampersand), a much sillier series (though the original was silly, too... just not nearly ''as'' silly) featuring ComedyDuo Vic Reeves (as Marty) and Bob Mortimer (as Jeff). The revival series also added extra powers and Wyvern, a ghostly tutor for Marty, played by TomBaker.

* [[SpiritualSuccessor Spiritual Predecessor]]: Many consider the 2000-01 series to be a prototype of sorts for the 2005 ''Series/DoctorWho'' relaunch. In addition to the obvious link of having TomBaker as Wyvern, as well as DavidTennant as the man who [[spoiler:kills Hopkirk]] in the first episode, many of the production team on the ''Randall & Hopkirk'' remake would later pop up on ''Doctor Who'', including writers Creator/MarkGatiss and Gareth Roberts, as well as composer Murray Gold.

* TheNotSecret: One episode sees Jeff hired to protect a former civil servant who is in danger from various political groups [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg (and a jilted former lover)]] due to a speech he's about to give which will potentially blow the lid on a number of political scandals. When he actually gives the speech, it turns out that the "scandals" are such common knowledge -- like the existence of the Mafia, and the fact that a few government ministers are homosexual -- that everyone involved is left feeling like an idiot for ever being worried.

* [[SpiritualSuccessor Spiritual Predecessor]]: Many consider the 2000-01 series to be a prototype of sorts for the 2005 ''Series/DoctorWho'' relaunch. In addition to the obvious link of having TomBaker as Wyvern, as well as DavidTennant as the man who [[spoiler:kills Hopkirk]] in the first episode, many of the production team on the ''Randall & Hopkirk'' remake would later pop up on ''Doctor Who'', including writers MarkGatiss and Gareth Roberts, as well as composer Murray Gold.

* ShoutOut: The finale episode has what at first glance appears to be a reference to ''Film/{{Psycho}}'', with a mysterious figure in a chair watching Jeff and Jeannie's progress through the store, only for it to turn out that [[spoiler:the figure is actually a mostly-decomposed skeleton]]. In actual fact it's a reference to the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story "Death to the Daleks", which has a near-identical scene (the finale episode was co-written by MarkGatiss, a famous ''Doctor Who'' fan who would subsequently become a writer on that show's revival in 2005).

''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' (1969-1970) is a BuddyCopShow (well, Buddy ''DetectiveDrama'') from the 1960s with a difference. When Marty Hopkirk, of the Randall and Hopkirk private detective agency, dies in a hit-and-run, everyone including his partner, Jeff Randall, assumes it was a tragic accident. That is, until someone insists that it wasn't, it was murder, and Jeff must investigate.

''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' is a BuddyCopShow (well, Buddy ''DetectiveDrama'') from the 1960s with a difference. When Marty Hopkirk, of the Randall and Hopkirk private detective agency, dies in a hit-and-run, everyone including his partner, Jeff Randall, assumes it was a tragic accident. That is, until someone insists that it wasn't, it was murder, and Jeff must investigate.

* ShoutOut: The finale episode has what at first glance appears to be a reference to ''{{Psycho}}'', with a mysterious figure in a chair watching Jeff and Jeannie's progress through the store, only for it to turn out that [[spoiler:the figure is actually a mostly-decomposed skeleton]]. In actual fact it's a reference to the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story "Death to the Daleks", which has a near-identical scene (the finale episode was co-written by MarkGatiss, a famous ''Doctor Who'' fan who would subsequently become a writer on that show's revival in 2005).

Why does Jeff believe them? Well... because the person who insists he ''is'' Marty, in ghostly form (denoted by his white suit), has every reason to believe he was murdered and you can't get a better witness than that! Actually, you can, because [[SpiritAdvisor only Jeff (and the odd psychic) can see and hear Marty]] so he can't exactly give a testimony. So together Jeff and Marty try to solve the murder and Marty can rest in peace... or he could, if he hadn't stayed out of his grave too long, so now he's stuck on Earth. It's not too bad, though, as having a ghost for a partner who has a few useful powers--walking through walls, teleportation, the ability to shatter glass and call up gusts of wind, telekinesis (though this is just to make up for Marty's intangibility, anyway)--is quite handy on cases.