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Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) [1969]
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The Best Tv Series ever Made
Review date: 2008-06-16 Rating: 10 out of 10
I bought this box set from Amazon last year.
It is superb all the episodes are crytal clear.The new interviews with jean and marty hopkirk are very funny.
They have also included the original UK opening titles which i remember as a kid.Only you can see me jeff only you!
This is a must buy. They will never make a better tv series than this.
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Reviews
Network is the Business!
Review date: 2008-03-31 Rating: 8 out of 10
I have fond memories of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) as one of my earliest favourite TV programmes and the one which gave me my first on-screen 'girlfriend' - the beautiful Annette Andre.
Network certainly appear to have done the series proud with this SE Boxset.
On the episodes that I have already watched the picture quality is crisp and clear whilst the sound - although only mono - is also of good quality.
I have also read a good bit of the first booklet which contains production notes and the first instalment of the episode guides. I am happy to report that these are indeed extensive and sure to bring added value particularly to those viewers with an eye for detail who enjoy plenty of additional background information.
Although I have yet to watch any of the extras (aside from the stills galleries on the first 4 eps, which are very good and contain snippets from the fine original musical score) the list of these is mouth-watering and I eagerly look forward to watching them in due course.
If you have seen any of the re-runs of the show and prefer it to the Reeves & Mortimer remake of a few years ago (and let's face it, who wouldn't?) then this Special Edition Boxset of a complete and unedited cult TV Series from the late '60s / early '70s is definitely for you!
Sleuthing with a Supernatural Sidekick!
Review date: 2007-12-22 Rating: 8 out of 10
A clever concept of a private eye haunted by his murdered partner who helps him solve crimes. Good cast and imaginative plots. Appears a little dated in places but still has good entertainment value with a good few laughs. A nice boxed set.
You'll WANT to believe in ghosts
Review date: 2007-08-20 Rating: 10 out of 10
It's very hard to go back to things you loved as a kid and still enjoy them. Old episodes of Doctor Who look laughable - you can tell the monsters are made of ping-pong balls and roofing felt, possibly in the Blue Peter studio. Alias Smith and Jones is an unthreatening ripoff of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Wacky Races? Every single episode is exactly the same - it's worse than Little Britain!
This, however, is special. Forget the desecration of this fine comedy-supernatural thriller-detective series by Vic and Bob. They just tried too hard, missing what those behind the new Doctor Who have achieved so spectacularly by a country mile.
What makes this series so good? Well, not all of it IS good - some of it is pretty awful - but when it works, it really works. The key actors are unsurpassed, the plots always inventive but perhaps the key to it all is the theme.
I don't believe in ghosts. I think Derek Acorah is a plonker. But this series, more than anything except perhaps the film The Sixth Sense, makes you WANT to believe in ghosts. The idea that a friendship can be so strong that it will endure beyond the grave is a compelling one - and that's what Jeff and Marty have got.
Long live Randall and Hopkirk! Well, one of them anyway.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Mike Pratt; Kenneth Cope
Creators:
Mike Pratt; Kenneth Cope (Primary Contributor)
Recording label: Network
Manufacturer: Network
EAN: 5027626243746
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 8
Format: Box set, PAL, Special Edition,
Release date: 2007-06-25
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 1300 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1969
Language: English (Unknown)
Language: English (Original Language)