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Jeff Randall (Bob Mortimer) & Marty Hopkirk (Vic Reeves) are two lowlife
private eyes specialized on divorce cases, when, on the eve of Marty's marriage
to Jeannie (Emilia Fox), they seem to get their long sought after break - they
have to keep Annette (Hanna Miles), wife of artist Gordon Stylus (David
Pennant) from killing herself, while Gordon is having a party/art-happening at
his house. But not only does Annette commit suicide by driving her car over a
cliff, she also takes Marty - who somehow invconveniently landed on her car's
hood - with her to her watery grave ...
Marty's wedding, the next day, of course is cancelled, even though ... he
does come back from the grave as a ghost, but only Jeff can see him - & for
the 2 of them, something smells fishy about the case:
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Why did Annette assure Marty she would never kill herself
when she went on to do just that ? |
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Why was she threatening her husband's agent Crisby (Charles
Dance) to expose her husband as a fraud (actually, she did all his
paintings) when she was planning to kill herself ? |
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Why did she drag Marty to death with her ? |
And yes, it turns out it was really Stylus who killed his wife, all the
while having a masked robot do his artwork at his party as an alibi, & he
was helped by Crisby who couldn't let the woman expose his best client - &
who had an account to settle with Randall & Hopkirk since they helped his
ex-wife in her divorce. That found out though, it all culminates in a massive
finale involving a robot with chainsaw, a bathtub of acid with Jeff hanging
over it, & some magic by Marty, but at the end of the day, it all ends
happily with Stylus ending up as an exhibit in his own gallery - sawed in half
... Randall and Hopkirk (deceased) was a charming &
endearing tv-series back in the 60's, but at the same time, it was not terribly
original, & the balance between comedy & crime-story was not always
kept too carefully, ever so often one taking backseat to the other. This
version starring popular comic duo Reeves & Mortimer & written/produced
by long-time Fast Show-regular Charlie Higson, clearly goes for comedy. The choice of leads seems to be a lucky one: Though the 2 are
neither the best of actors nor are their jokes always surefire hits, they
bring an immediate chemistry to the screen that a show like this desperately
needs, & they - thanks to their almost surreal brand of humour - are
immediately at home in a world filled with ghosts, robots & off-beat, even
tasteless ideas. A charismatic supporting cast - above all Charles Dance -
further contributes to making this an entertaining tv-comedy.
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