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Randall and Hopkirk (deceased) - Drop Dead

episode 1.1

UK 2000
produced by
Charlie Higson, Simon Wright (executive) for Working Title/BBC
directed by Mark Mylod
starring Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Emilia Fox, Charles Dance, David Pennant, Hanna Miles, Jessica Stevenson, Mark Gatiss, Melissa Knatchbull, Charlie Higson, Steve Pemberton
written by Charlie Higson

TV-series
Randall and Hopkirk (deceased), Randall and Hopkirk (Reeves & Mortimer)

review by
Mike Haberfelner

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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:

- Why did Annette assure Marty she would never kill herself when she went on to do just that ?
- 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 ?
- 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.

 

 

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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