The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo

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“The Ghost who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo”
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) episode
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Episode no. Season 1
Episode 11
Guest stars Brian Blessed
Mary Merrall
Written by Tony Williamson
Directed by Jeremy Summers
Production no. 11
Original airdate 30 November 1969
Episode chronology
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List of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) episodes

The Ghost who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo is the eleventh episode of the popular 1969 ITC British television series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) starring Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre. The episode was first broadcast on 30 November 1969 on the ITV. Directed by Jeremy Summers.

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[edit] Synopsis

Marty's Aunt Clara hires Jeff as a bodyguard for a trip to Monte Carlo where she plans to win £100,000 on her self-devised gambling system. With a thousand pounds, she plans to make £25,000 on the first night, £50,000 on the second night and the remainder on the third night. Although she professes to not like gambling, she claims to have studied every failed gambling system "since 1879" and has already won enough at a local casino to pay for her airfare. Having gone through four years of theorizing Clara is ready to put her system into operation, though is unknowingly tailed by suspicious staff from the first Casino, most notably, Brian Blessed. When she arrives at Monte Carlo, French gangsters clash with the English gangsters, both of whom are fighting over Aunt Clara's system. After much conflict they join forces, holding Jeannie at gunpoint so that Jeff and Clara will go with them after Clara's third night of winning at the wheel. Jeff begs Clara to lose, and, when she won't agree, uses Marty to rig the roulette. With the assorted gangsters now believing Clara's system to be beginner's luck, they leave only for Jeff to learn they were being watched the entire time by Casino security. Jeff, Jeannie, Marty and Clara take the plane home only for Clara to speculate what to tackle next horse racing or the stock exchange!

[edit] Cast

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

21 September 1969 - 13 March 1970
Actors  Directors
Mike Pratt Kenneth Cope Annette Andre

Episodes:

  1. My Late Lamented Friend and Partner
  2. A Disturbing Case
  3. All Work and No Pay
  4. Never Trust a Ghost
  5. That's How Murder Snowballs
  6. Just for the Record
  7. Murder Ain't What it Used to Be
  8. Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying?
  9. The House on Haunted Hill
  10. When did You Start to Stop Seeing Things?
  11. The Ghost who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo
  12. For the Girl who Has Everything
  13. "But What a Sweet Little Room"
  14. Who Killed Cock Robin?
  15. The Man from Nowhere
  16. When the Spirit Moves You
  17. Somebody Just Walked Over My Grave
  18. Could You Recognise That Man Again?
  19. A Sentimental Journey
  20. Money to Burn
  21. The Ghost Talks
  22. It's Supposed to be Thicker than Water
  23. The Trouble with Women
  24. Vendetta for a Dead Man
  25. You Can Always Find a Fall Guy
  26. The Smile Behind the Veil


  • Brian Blessed .... Jim Lawsey
  • Veronica Carlson .... Suzanne
  • Clive Cazes .... Claude
  • Nicolas Chagrin .... Andre
  • Nicholas Courtney .... Max
  • Roger Croucher .... Terry
  • Roger Delgado .... Tapiro
  • Hans De Vries .... Hibert
  • Eva Enger .... Young Lady
  • Michael Forrest .... Verrier
  • Mary Merrall .... Clara Faringham
  • Richard Pescud .... Hotel Receptionist
  • John Sharp .... Sagran
  • Colin Vancao .... French Croupier


[edit] Video and DVD release

The episode was released on VHS and several times on dvd with differing special features.

[edit] Trivia

[edit] External links

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