RANDALL AND HOPKIRK (DECEASED) was a popular private detective series that ran from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. The show starred Mike Pratt as Jeff Randall and Kenneth Cope... more
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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...
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 cosy 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 could afford a high calibre of special guest villains and dolly birds. A 1990s remake with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer hasn't obliterated memories of the original. --Kim Newman
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 cosy 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 could afford a high calibre of special guest villains and dolly birds. A 1990s remake with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer hasn't obliterated memories of the original.
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
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
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
RANDALL AND HOPKIRK (DECEASED) was a popular private detective series that ran from the late 1960s to the early 1970s. The show starred Mike Pratt as Jeff Randall and Kenneth Cope and Marty Hopkirk, two private eyes whose partnership hits a snag in the first episode when Hopkirk is killed. However, Hopkirk returns as a ghost only Randall can see, in order to help solve his own murder. Unfortunately, he misses his opportunity to get into heaven while he's chasing down his killer and is thus doomed to walk the earth as white clad spectre who helps Randall on cases and spies on his widow. This box set contains all 26 episodes spread over seven discs.
Advantages: Good cast, good story Disadvantages: Bad fashions, bad music - but it's all in the name of nostalgia
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It has funny moments – there are plenty of laughs. Whether it’s the next door neighbour, in a rock band (well, Black Sabbath did come from around there, didn’t they?), or the gossipy mothers in the backstreet.
There is also a serious side, though I can’t say the real issues, such as racial abuse, are all that well dealt with – in a lot of ways they are skated over. For me personally it did remind me of the rise of the skinhead culture, something which many of us perhaps didn’t view as seriously as we should have. But then, if the weightier issues had been truly delved into, it would have been a different movie altogether.
“Anita and me” is directed by Metin Huseyin, who has mainly been involved with TV, for example directing the remake of “Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)”.
92 minutes long, which is just about the right length.
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Off your NUT! Review ofOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Wide Screen)by
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Advantages: Jack Nicholson is Superb! Fantastic drama and humour combined. Disadvantages: no disadvantages, this film is class!
...Jack Nicholson is at his best! Completely mental. (Excuse the pun!)
This has to be one of my top 10 all time favourite films.
Set in the mid 60's, the young Jack Nicholson plays Randal McMurphy a crook that has a choice between jail and a mental institute. Naturally he chooses the asylum where he meets the most bizarre cast of loony's, and turns their sterile world into turmoil.
After numerous confrontations with the ward nurse Ratched, Randal protests against her heavy-handed rules about watching the world series, and illegally stages both a fishing trip and a drinking party in the ward. Randal then faces his punishment leading to his own paralysing lobotomy!
The story is brilliantly told and a real eye opener into the world of a 60's mental hospital.
The cast also includes the young Danny DeVito and Christopher "PLAY THE GAME...
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Advantages: entertaining, great cast, funny Disadvantages: a tried and tested formula, nothing new
...is very similar to one in another Carry On with Joan Sims innocently playing cards.
This is not to say that Carry On Matron is a bad film. It is well worth watching, but it wouldn’t be in my top favourites. You get most of the regular cast here – Sid, Hattie, Barbara Windsor, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Williams, Terry Scott, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor, Bernard Bresslaw – with appearances from Carry On babes such as Margaret Nolan, Jacki Piper and Valerie Leon. Wendy Richard features early on in the film too, a world away from Pauline Fowler!
With Jim Dale absent from this one, Kenneth Cope (Randall and Hopkirk, Brookside) returns to the leading male ‘hunk’ after his success in Carry On At Your Convenience. This time, he spends most of the film in a nurse’s uniform! Bernard Bresslaw also gets to wear a wig and a dress, while Hawtrey and Williams...
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