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''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased),'' first transmitted during 1969 and 1970, is a British private detective television series starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope as the private detectives Jeffrey Randall and Martin Hopkirk, respectively. The series was originally created by Dennis Spooner and produced by Monty Berman. When it was transmitted in the United States, it was given the title ''My Partner the Ghost.'' In the initial episode Hopkirk was murdered during an investigation, but returned as a ghost. Randall was the only main character able to see or hear him, although certain minor characters were also able to do so in various circumstances throughout the series. ITC Entertainment produced a single series of 26 episodes during 1968 and 1969, which was 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. LWT broadcast the pilot on 21 September 1969. The series was remade in 2000, starring British comedy duo Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. On 10 May 2010 the SyFy Channel announced that it had secured the rights to ''Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)'' and were looking to develop a pilot. As of October 2014, there has been no further developments on it. ==Background== ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' was conceived by producer Dennis Spooner in 1967. Spooner had a keen interest in the paranormal and ghostly phenomena, which he believed would be an inspired idea for a television series, incorporating it with the characteristic crime, drama and action of other earlier productions in the 1960s such as ''The Avengers'' and ''The Saint.'' Spooner was strongly influenced by other paranormal films, such as ''Blithe Spirit'' and ''Topper,'' which had a profound impact on him, providing him with an understanding of the elements of the fantasy genre, studying the aspects of paranormal activity upon which a television series could be based. While working on ''The Baron'' for ITC, Spooner met the producer Monty Berman, with whom he later formed the production company Scoton. Spooner had already worked with Mike Pratt and Annette Andre in ''The Baron,'' based on John Creasey's novels, in 1966 and 1967, and had known Pratt and Kenneth Cope from other series such as ''The Avengers'' and his work on the BBC's ''Z-Cars.'' Pratt and Andre had also appeared in ''The Saint'' earlier in the 1960s which both Spooner and Berman were familiar with. Screen testing began in late 1967; soon, both Berman and Spooner agreed that the trio would make an ideal casting, and the three were soon confirmed in the major roles. Soon after this, Scoton were informed that they were to commence the filming of ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' in 1968 alongside the production of ''Department S''. Filming commenced in 1968 and the cast worked strenuously into 1969 to complete the series. The first episode was broadcast on Friday 19 September 1969 on ATV Midlands, Harlech, Westward, Yorkshire, Granada, Channel and Ulster. LWT on Sunday 21 September 1969, Southern on Sunday 5 October 1969. Other regions, such as Anglia, Border, Tyne-Tees, Scottish and Grampian, which would continue to broadcast in black and white for several months after the initial colour broadcast start date of 15 November 1969, decided not to screen the series at this time. Of this initial run, only LWT screened all 26 episodes. Ulster and Granada rested the show after eight episodes, Yorkshire, Channel and Westward rested the series after 14 episodes, Harlech rested the show after 15 episodes, and ATV Midlands only screened 21 of the 26 episodes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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