Q 01/05

In the first episode of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), how is private detective Marty Hopkirk murdered?

A) Run down by a car

B) Pushed from a rooftop

C) Shot in his office

D) Poisoned at a party

Answer · why

A) Run down by a car

Run down by a car travelling at high speed, Marty dies instantly. He returns as a ghost to help Jeff Randall bring to justice the client's husband who...

Q 02/05

Which Hollywood star later drove the red Mini from Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in another British adventure series?

A) Gene Barry

B) Tony Curtis

C) Robert Vaughn

D) Steve Forrest

Answer · why

B) Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis drove it as Danny Wilde in an episode of The Persuaders!, and the same little car, Jeannie Hopkirk's runabout, also turned up in The Saint...

Q 03/05

Which comedy double act starred as the detectives in the BBC's 2000 remake of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)?

A) Fry and Laurie

B) Armstrong and Miller

C) Smith and Jones

D) Reeves and Mortimer

Answer · why

D) Reeves and Mortimer

Reeves and Mortimer nearly played it the other way round. Bob was first lined up as the ghost, until the writer decided that Vic's manic energy suited...

Q 04/05

Which former Doctor Who star played Wyvern, the ghostly mentor in the 2000 remake of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)?

A) Peter Davison

B) Colin Baker

C) Tom Baker

D) Sylvester McCoy

Answer · why

C) Tom Baker

Tom Baker played Wyvern as a spirit guide who teaches Marty to hone his powers, introduces him to other ghosts and turns out to be terrible at poetry.

Q 05/05

Marty Hopkirk's ghost in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) always appears in a suit of which colour?

A) Black

B) White

C) Silver

D) Pale green

Answer · why

B) White

White became the ghost's trademark, along with a wig. An early script outline had instead dressed the dead detective from head to toe in pale green.