When the Spirit Moves You

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“When the Spirit Moves You”
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) episode
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Episode no. Season 1
Episode 16
Guest stars Kieron Moore
Michael Gothard
Anton Rodgers
Richard Kerley
Written by Donald James
Directed by Robert Tronson
Production no. 16
Original airdate 4 January 1969
Episode chronology
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List of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)episodes

When the Spirit Moves You is the sixteenth 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 28 December 1969 on the ITV. Directed by Robert Tronson.

Gang leader played by Kieron Moore
Gang leader played by Kieron Moore

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[edit] Synopsis

Jeff becomes involved with a bumbling alcoholic conman named Bream and a stash of $125,000 of stolen bonds from the United States that a criminal racket are after. Jeff goes ahead with a deal to exchange the bonds that he and Bream have for $125,000 of the criminal racket's cash. When Jeff and Bream manage to double cross them they turn the tables and come within seconds of blowing up Jeff with the safe that he deposited the money in.

[edit] Overview

In this episode Marty finds that he is able to commnicate with the alcoholic conman Bream (Anton Rodgers) but only when he is very drunk from whisky. This is also one of the first episodes where Marty physically threatens to haunt somebody as a traditional ghost would, to force him to give Jeff a helping hand.

Bream the conman
Bream the conman

[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



[edit] Video and DVD release

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

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