Groovy 60s crime show where private eye Geoffrey Randall is helped or usually hindered by his dead partner Marty Hopkirk.
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1. My Late Lamented Friend And Partner.
While investigating the death of client Mrs Sorensen from apparent heart failure, suspicion falls on her husband particularly as Randall and Hopkirk Detective Agency has proved Mr Sorensen's infidelity to Mrs Sorensen, who in retaliation planned to divorce him and throw him out of the lucrative family firm.
Marty Hopkirk is getting too suspicious so Sorensen pays to have him murdered, but Marty won't stay dead ! He is now a ghost who chooses partner Jeff as the only person who can see him. After proving Sorensen's guilt, Marty cannot get back into his grave as he stayed out beyond daybreak. So he'll hang around and help Jeff.
While investigating the death of client Mrs Sorensen from apparent heart failure, suspicion falls on her husband particularly as Randall and Hopkirk Detective Agency has proved Mr Sorensen's infidelity to Mrs Sorensen, who in retaliation planned to divorce him and throw him out of the lucrative family firm.
Marty Hopkirk is getting too suspicious so Sorensen pays to have him murdered, but Marty won't stay dead ! He is now a ghost who chooses partner Jeff as the only person who can see him. After proving Sorensen's guilt, Marty cannot get back into his grave as he stayed out beyond daybreak. So he'll hang around and help Jeff.
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2. But What A Sweet Little Room.
A crooked investment adviser is in cahoots with a psychic medium to entrap seance clients who want to communicate with their dead family. Phoney messages from beyond the grave encourage victims to contact Arthur Decressy who rips them off and then kills them. Marty's widow Jeannie now working with Jeff since Marty's death, poses as a potential victim, much to Marty's fury as he's worried for her safety.
A crooked investment adviser is in cahoots with a psychic medium to entrap seance clients who want to communicate with their dead family. Phoney messages from beyond the grave encourage victims to contact Arthur Decressy who rips them off and then kills them. Marty's widow Jeannie now working with Jeff since Marty's death, poses as a potential victim, much to Marty's fury as he's worried for her safety.
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3. For The Girl Who Has Everything.
Jeff and another private eye ,James McAllister, team up to see if the ghost of Hubert De Craic really is haunting Kim Wentworth , or is she using the ghost rumours that are linked to her home, Craic Castle, to do away with her cheating husband. Marty and Jeff confront a chain swinging cowled figure and Larry Wentworth is found dead.
Jeff and another private eye ,James McAllister, team up to see if the ghost of Hubert De Craic really is haunting Kim Wentworth , or is she using the ghost rumours that are linked to her home, Craic Castle, to do away with her cheating husband. Marty and Jeff confront a chain swinging cowled figure and Larry Wentworth is found dead.
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4. A Sentimental Journey.
Jeff is gently but firmly forced by a gangland boss to accompany a lady from Glasgow to London. Dandy Garrison was held in Glasgow as an insurance that the spoils of a robbery carried out by two gangs working together are equally split.
But there's treachery in the gangs and Jeff is caught in the middle. Marty is needed to keep Jeff in one piece.
Jeff is gently but firmly forced by a gangland boss to accompany a lady from Glasgow to London. Dandy Garrison was held in Glasgow as an insurance that the spoils of a robbery carried out by two gangs working together are equally split.
But there's treachery in the gangs and Jeff is caught in the middle. Marty is needed to keep Jeff in one piece.
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5. You Can Always Find A Fall Guy.
Jeff is hired by a nun to find proof that their convent is being ripped off by their own accounts manager. Jeff and Marty visit the convent but find its an electronic research establishment with security and guard dogs, and Jeff is captured and accused of being an industrial spy. His story that he thought it was a convent sounds mad and unbelievable. A set up and Jeff is the fall guy.
Jeff is hired by a nun to find proof that their convent is being ripped off by their own accounts manager. Jeff and Marty visit the convent but find its an electronic research establishment with security and guard dogs, and Jeff is captured and accused of being an industrial spy. His story that he thought it was a convent sounds mad and unbelievable. A set up and Jeff is the fall guy.
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6. Who Killed Cock Robin ?
Squabbling relatives confront each other over a will. They will get their money, a considerable sum after the deceased relative's collection of rare birds all die and not before. Jeff is hired as a bird guard as someone or two are getting impatient and trying to kill the birds, as well as each other.
Squabbling relatives confront each other over a will. They will get their money, a considerable sum after the deceased relative's collection of rare birds all die and not before. Jeff is hired as a bird guard as someone or two are getting impatient and trying to kill the birds, as well as each other.
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7. The Smile Behind The Veil.
A funeral takes place next to Marty's grave, and watching on Marty sees one of the mourners who has a huge grin. Jeff is manoeuvred by Marty to take an interest and stumbles on a plan of identity theft to gain a fortune. The dead girl died in a car crash, and the brother returning from Australia to find an imposter in his place, urges Jeff to help.
A funeral takes place next to Marty's grave, and watching on Marty sees one of the mourners who has a huge grin. Jeff is manoeuvred by Marty to take an interest and stumbles on a plan of identity theft to gain a fortune. The dead girl died in a car crash, and the brother returning from Australia to find an imposter in his place, urges Jeff to help.
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8. It's Supposed To Be Thicker Than Water.
Jeff has a difficult talk to Marty, he doesn't want a ghost haunting him anymore and wants to strike out on his own. He accepts a job to help an reclusive millionaire at a family gathering the old man is holding to celebrate his 80th birthday. One by one the relatives are murdered, and Jeff is in deep, time to say sorry to Marty and get his help.
Jeff has a difficult talk to Marty, he doesn't want a ghost haunting him anymore and wants to strike out on his own. He accepts a job to help an reclusive millionaire at a family gathering the old man is holding to celebrate his 80th birthday. One by one the relatives are murdered, and Jeff is in deep, time to say sorry to Marty and get his help.
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9. The Trouble With Women.
Jeff is hired by a desperate wife who has discovered her husband is having an affair. She wants Jeff to get evidence so she can get a divorce. But it turns out Jeff has been tricked and he's been following and spying on a crime boss. A murder is committed and Jeff is framed, and Marty has to end up dropping in on a seance to get Jeff help.
Jeff is hired by a desperate wife who has discovered her husband is having an affair. She wants Jeff to get evidence so she can get a divorce. But it turns out Jeff has been tricked and he's been following and spying on a crime boss. A murder is committed and Jeff is framed, and Marty has to end up dropping in on a seance to get Jeff help.
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10. Whoever Heard Of A Ghost Dying.
Jeff uses Marty to sit in on meetings of a gang planning robberies, and then tipping the police. He is employed by an insurance company to stop the robberies. Meanwhile Jeannie believes wrongly as it happens that Marty has been trying to contact her. She has contacted spiritualists to help make contact, but the spiritualists are the robbers! Marty despite being dead definitely feels unwell and is fading fast. It all ties together in a climax at Marty's grave.
Jeff uses Marty to sit in on meetings of a gang planning robberies, and then tipping the police. He is employed by an insurance company to stop the robberies. Meanwhile Jeannie believes wrongly as it happens that Marty has been trying to contact her. She has contacted spiritualists to help make contact, but the spiritualists are the robbers! Marty despite being dead definitely feels unwell and is fading fast. It all ties together in a climax at Marty's grave.
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11. That's How Murder Snowballs.
In a theatre a mind reading act goes horribly wrong and leads to murder. Jeff investigates and uses Marty in his own act as mind reader. The killer is one of the acts at the theatre and Marty realises that when the killer sees Jeff performing without a partner they'll think he really can read minds. Meaning the killer will avoid him...or kill him.
In a theatre a mind reading act goes horribly wrong and leads to murder. Jeff investigates and uses Marty in his own act as mind reader. The killer is one of the acts at the theatre and Marty realises that when the killer sees Jeff performing without a partner they'll think he really can read minds. Meaning the killer will avoid him...or kill him.
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12. All Work And No Pay.
Jeff is in money trouble as usual and Jeannie decides to leave the agency and accept a job with a couple of spiritualists. But it doesn't go well as they want her to bring spirits from beyond the grave to their séances, by making the journey herself to the next life!
Jeff is in money trouble as usual and Jeannie decides to leave the agency and accept a job with a couple of spiritualists. But it doesn't go well as they want her to bring spirits from beyond the grave to their séances, by making the journey herself to the next life!
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13. When The Spirit Moves You.
A conman is peddling bearer bonds to a gullible business man. But is shocked to discover the man is a front for crime boss Nicholas Corri, and you don't dupe him and live to tell the tale. The conman Bream drops Jeff in it by telling Corri that Jeff is his boss and has the bonds. Corri wants to launder money using the bonds and gives Jeff a limited time to get the bonds or else. But help is at hand, Bream has an unusual reaction to getting drunk , he sees Marty, and that can be used to get Jeff out of this mess.
A conman is peddling bearer bonds to a gullible business man. But is shocked to discover the man is a front for crime boss Nicholas Corri, and you don't dupe him and live to tell the tale. The conman Bream drops Jeff in it by telling Corri that Jeff is his boss and has the bonds. Corri wants to launder money using the bonds and gives Jeff a limited time to get the bonds or else. But help is at hand, Bream has an unusual reaction to getting drunk , he sees Marty, and that can be used to get Jeff out of this mess.
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14. Never Trust A Ghost.
Marty leads Jeff astray as he gets Jeff to tell the police of a murder. Unfortunately the murder victim isn't dead, a mistake by Marty. This happens a few times involving the same guy, Howarth, and when Jeff discovers Howarth is the guy in charge of the payroll at MI6 then the case takes on a different look.
Is Howarth really dead or not, is it an imposter in his place. With Howarth fed up with Jeff's continual harassment the police are called and in a great scene Jeff uses Jeannie as an alibi , by getting into bed with her as the police come calling. Marty though accompanies the police and sees Jeff with his widowed wife and goes spare.
Marty leads Jeff astray as he gets Jeff to tell the police of a murder. Unfortunately the murder victim isn't dead, a mistake by Marty. This happens a few times involving the same guy, Howarth, and when Jeff discovers Howarth is the guy in charge of the payroll at MI6 then the case takes on a different look.
Is Howarth really dead or not, is it an imposter in his place. With Howarth fed up with Jeff's continual harassment the police are called and in a great scene Jeff uses Jeannie as an alibi , by getting into bed with her as the police come calling. Marty though accompanies the police and sees Jeff with his widowed wife and goes spare.
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15. Money To Burn.
An Irish friend of Jeff , O' Malley, has an idea for a victimless robbery and hopes Jeff will be interested. The job is saving thousands of pound notes from being burned in the furnaces of the bank of England, currency that is to be disposed of. Jeff refuses but stupidly goes along on the night O'Malley is doing the robbery, and is dropped in it by someone spotting his car parked nearby. Jeff 's lawyer has a tough task to prove his innocence particularly as O'Malley says he bottled out of it. Someone though has the money and further drops Jeff in trouble by planting a few thousand pounds under the floorboards of his office. Jeff has a like/dislike relationship with Inspector Large who appears in 5 episodes, and Large thinks he finally has evidence to put Jeff out of business.
An Irish friend of Jeff , O' Malley, has an idea for a victimless robbery and hopes Jeff will be interested. The job is saving thousands of pound notes from being burned in the furnaces of the bank of England, currency that is to be disposed of. Jeff refuses but stupidly goes along on the night O'Malley is doing the robbery, and is dropped in it by someone spotting his car parked nearby. Jeff 's lawyer has a tough task to prove his innocence particularly as O'Malley says he bottled out of it. Someone though has the money and further drops Jeff in trouble by planting a few thousand pounds under the floorboards of his office. Jeff has a like/dislike relationship with Inspector Large who appears in 5 episodes, and Large thinks he finally has evidence to put Jeff out of business.
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16. The Man From Nowhere.
A man turns up at Jeannie's flat and claims to be Marty! He says he's Marty Hopkirk in another body, and the last thing he remembers is dying in a car crash. Marty is apoplectic with rage at this conman trying it on, but this guy seems to know everything Marty ever knew. So a real puzzle for Jeff to sort out. A wood in Oxfordshire holds the key.
A man turns up at Jeannie's flat and claims to be Marty! He says he's Marty Hopkirk in another body, and the last thing he remembers is dying in a car crash. Marty is apoplectic with rage at this conman trying it on, but this guy seems to know everything Marty ever knew. So a real puzzle for Jeff to sort out. A wood in Oxfordshire holds the key.
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17. Vendetta For A Dead Man.
A prisoner Jansen escapes from a psychiatric ward of a prison and wants revenge on Marty for putting him in jail. But Marty is dead, so Jeannie is the next best thing. Jeannie is seeing a man socially much to Marty's anger, and Jansen decides to use him to get to Jeannie and as Emil , Jeannie's boyfriend is a married man and doesn't want it all coming out he obliges Jansen with help to trap Jeannie. Marty must recollect the arrest of Jansen in detail to solve the mystery of where Jansen has got Jeannie and how he intends to kill her.
A prisoner Jansen escapes from a psychiatric ward of a prison and wants revenge on Marty for putting him in jail. But Marty is dead, so Jeannie is the next best thing. Jeannie is seeing a man socially much to Marty's anger, and Jansen decides to use him to get to Jeannie and as Emil , Jeannie's boyfriend is a married man and doesn't want it all coming out he obliges Jansen with help to trap Jeannie. Marty must recollect the arrest of Jansen in detail to solve the mystery of where Jansen has got Jeannie and how he intends to kill her.
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18. When Did You Start To Stop Seeing Things.
Something strange has happened, Jeff can longer see Marty and also Marty witnesses Jeff murdering a man in cold blood. Jeannie is upset when Jeff makes a lustful lunge at her. Marty is extremely worried, this doesn't seem like Jeff at all, is he ill?
When Marty materialises in Jeff's flat he makes a remarkable discovery and he needs help to get Jeff out of this mess. A hypnotherapist can help if only Marty can get Jeff to see him. Marty discovers the patients when under hypnosis can hear him and this leads to some funny scenes as Marty uses them to get Jeff help.
Something strange has happened, Jeff can longer see Marty and also Marty witnesses Jeff murdering a man in cold blood. Jeannie is upset when Jeff makes a lustful lunge at her. Marty is extremely worried, this doesn't seem like Jeff at all, is he ill?
When Marty materialises in Jeff's flat he makes a remarkable discovery and he needs help to get Jeff out of this mess. A hypnotherapist can help if only Marty can get Jeff to see him. Marty discovers the patients when under hypnosis can hear him and this leads to some funny scenes as Marty uses them to get Jeff help.
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19. Just For The Record.
Jeff and Jeannie are hired by the Cities Of The World Beauty Contest to chaperon a couple of contestants. Jeannie chaperones Miss London who wants to visit the records archive of the British Museum to look at ancient documents, to give the trailing press pack an impression that Miss London is an intellectual, good publicity for her ahead of the contest. But in reality she is working for a crook called Pargiter who thinks the documents will prove he is the rightful heir to the British crown. Marty sees her casually cut a wire with the arm of her spectacles, which have a sharpened edge, cutting the alarm system ready for a robbery of said documents. Jeff seems more interested in having a good time chaperoning Miss Moscow around town.
Jeff and Jeannie are hired by the Cities Of The World Beauty Contest to chaperon a couple of contestants. Jeannie chaperones Miss London who wants to visit the records archive of the British Museum to look at ancient documents, to give the trailing press pack an impression that Miss London is an intellectual, good publicity for her ahead of the contest. But in reality she is working for a crook called Pargiter who thinks the documents will prove he is the rightful heir to the British crown. Marty sees her casually cut a wire with the arm of her spectacles, which have a sharpened edge, cutting the alarm system ready for a robbery of said documents. Jeff seems more interested in having a good time chaperoning Miss Moscow around town.
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