Money to Burn (Randall and Hopkirk Deceased)

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“Money to Burn”
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) episode
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Episode no. Season 1
Episode 20
Written by Donald James
Directed by Ray Austin
Guest stars Roy Desmond
Production no. 20
Original airdate 30 January 1970
Episode chronology
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List of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)episodes

Money to Burn is the nineteenth 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 January 1970 on the ITV. Directed by Ray Austin.

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[edit] Synopsis

Randall in jail
Randall in jail

Randall is offered by a dodgy Irish friend to take part in a money salvaging operation whereby £500,000 of old money is to be burnt, but is replaced with newspaper pieces. Not informing the police neither accepting any part in it, Randall watches from a nearby street and is caught by the police and imprisoned. Using his lady friend lawyer she tracks down his dodgy friend at his London club finding the real culprits are his lady dancers who attempt to fly to France in escape. However leaving it to the ghost Marty, he is able to manipulate their navigational equipment and get them to return to an airfield in Surrey where they are captured, freeing Randall.

[edit] Overview

In this episode Jeff's morality is questioned as he considers accepting the money to be incinerated.

[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
  • Mike Pratt as Jeff Randall
  • Kenneth Cope as Marty Hopkirk
  • Annette Andre as Jeannie Hopkirk
  • Ivor Dean ... Inspector Large
  • Roger Avon ... Uniformed Policeman
  • Norman Beaton ... Policeman
  • Tom Bowman ... Security Man
  • Linda Cole ... Anne-Marie Benson
  • Roy Desmond ... Kevin O'Malley
  • John Glyn-Jones ... Chemist
  • John Hughes ... Bank Worker
  • Richard Kerley ... Sgt. Hinds
  • Sue Lloyd ... Elizabeth Saxon
  • Olga Lowe ... Angela Kendon
  • Don Vernon ... Choreographer

[edit] Video and DVD release

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

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