Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969-1970)

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Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) is a late 1960s British private detective television series starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope as the private detectives Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk, respectively. The series was created by Dennis Spooner and produced by Monty Berman. In the initial episode Hopkirk was murdered in the line of duty, but returned as a ghost only Randall was able to see or hear to help his former partner fight crime from beyond the grave. ITC film corporation produced a single series of 26 episodes during 1968 and 1969 which were aired between September 1969 and March 1970. The pilot episode was originally broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom on Friday 19 September 1969 on ATV Midlands.

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Season 1Episode 2650 min

The Smile Behind the Veil

At the funeral of his friend Caroline Seaton, Marty observes her brother Donald and his wife Cynthia, who seems to be smiling, and he deduces that they have killed Caroline. Jeff is reluctant to investigate so Marty tricks him into visiting the Seaton home, where an attempt is made to kill him. Due to Marty's intervention, he is saved by the real Donald Seaton, who has returned from Australia to find an impostor has taken his name, married his ex-wife - Cynthia - and killed both his father and Caroline for the Seaton estate. The killers throw Jeff down a well but Marty causes two hikers to rescue him and, as the villains are caught and the true Donald takes his inheritance, the partnership of Randall and Hopkirk -Deceased - continues.

Mar 13, 1970

Recent Episodes

Episode	Name	Airdate
S01E26	The Smile Behind the Veil	Mar 13, 1970
S01E25	You Can Always Find a Fall Guy	Mar 6, 1970
S01E24	Vendetta for a Dead Man	Feb 27, 1970
S01E23	The Trouble with Women	Feb 20, 1970
S01E22	It's Supposed to be Thicker Than Water	Feb 13, 1970

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Cast

Characters

Marty Hopkirk

played by Kenneth Cope

Jean Hopkirk

played by Annette Andre

Jeff Randall

played by Mike Pratt

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Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969-1970)