Randall and Hopkirk Deceased (1)
Broadcast
Date unknown
Charlie Higson's post-modern revival of the 1969 ITC series, starring Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer as Marty and Jeff, with Emilia Fox as Marty's fiancée, renamed Jeannie and blessed with the ability to kick-box. Like the original, this series features the cream of contemporary acting talent in guest roles. Episode one boasts Charles Dance and David Tennant, while Richard Todd, Wanda Ventham, Peter Bowles, Elizabeth Spriggs and Gareth Thomas pop up during series one. Not forgetting Tom Baker, who guests throughout as Marty's afterlife mentor Wyvern. The second clip is the BBC1 introduction to episode one, Drop Dead, on 18/03/2000.