Jan 26, 2014 after rentaghost he appeared in canned laughter but sadly died in 1987. Rentaghost is a british childrens television comedy show, originally broadcast by the bbc between 6 january 1976 and 6 november 1984. If you really mean was it freddie mercury then obviously the answer is no. If your mind ever wanders back to the childrens tv show rentaghost, chances are.
Rentaghost, starring sue nicholls, was broadcast on the bbc from 1975. Rumours persist to this very day that during the mid 80s, around the seedy booze halls of soho, you could often catch sight of a broken, drunken man in a jesters outfit, desperate to remember better days. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fred mumford comes back from the dead with a business idea.
Rentaghost was conceived and written throughout its 9 series by bob block, the prolific comedy writer from the 1940s to the 1980s. Rentaghost tv series 19761984 cast and crew credits, including actors. Websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. The shows plot centred on the antics of a number of ghosts who worked for a firm called rentaghost, which hired out the spirits for various tasks. Rentaghost was a pantomine style comedy, complete with pantomine horse, revolving around a house of ghostsforhire. The only time the graph is shown as part of the plot of. Starring timothy claypole 197684 harold meaker 197684 ethel meaker 197684. That british childrens television comedy show broadcast in the 80s. Hear the phantom of the opera sing a haunting melody. A bundle of the complete first two series of childrens comedy classic rentaghost first released. May 09, 2016 rentaghost super dobbin a series in six parts by bob block 4. Episode 3 3 6 to help pay the rent, mr meaker suggests a show starring the worlds greatest artists.
Choose your platform below, download the game, and get ready to jump into the arena. Rentaghost was a british childrens television comedy show, broadcast by the bbc between 6 january 1976 and 6 november 1984. Episode 4 sees claypoles poltergeist powers getting in the way when rentaghost have to foil shoplifters in a department store. So weve decided to keep guardian journalism free for all readers. Available to spook or scare people, or perform all those little tasks that only a ghost can do. Rentaghost, offering ghosts and poltergeists for hire. If your mansion house needs haunting just call, rentaghost weve got spooks and ghouls and freaks and fools, at rentaghost.
The ghosts he employs, a victorian fop, hubert davenport, and a medieval jester, timothy claypole, are themselves quite as. Whats the story a recently deceased guy is determined to be more productive as a corpse than he was during his life as a slacker. You may also check whether your dvdbluray player supports multiregion playback also referred to as region free, or whether it can be set to do so. Fred mumford returns to earth from the spirit world to open a business called rentaghost which offers ghosts, spirts and poltergeists on a daily or weekly rental basis and is having trouble paying the rent on his shop. Season 4 battlepass screenshot 1 season 4 revenant screenshot 3 season 4 revenant screenshot 2 season 4 map vista screenshot 3. There were 58 episodes of the kids comedy, broadcast between january 6, 1976, and november 6, 1984. Rentaghost rentasanta xmas special 1978 season 4 episode. He told us how rentaghost the musical will be visiting st albans and aims to follow on from the. Bbc beds herts and bucks entertainment rentaghost the. Episode 54 s09e01 is the first episode of season nine of rentaghost released on thu ja. Rdf, best known for making channel 4 show wife swap, will develop, produce and distribute both shows. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. If you want to start a mainrentaghost page, just click the edit button above. Weve got spooks and ghouls and freaks and fools at rentaghost.
In 2006, rentaghost was revived on the stage by the comic and im a celebrity, get me out of here. Rentaghost super dobbin a series in six parts by bob block 4. Slightly bad vhs copies, but i thought id share anyway, since it seems these arent. But the spooks on his staff, fussy victorian hubert davenport and mischievous medieval jester timothy claypole, make the lively business of life after death a.
Actress molly weir, who was best known for playing hazel mcwitch in childrens tv series rentaghost, has died aged 94. We feel there is real potential for these classic brands to be reworked for a modern day audience. The shows plot centred on the antics of a number of ghosts who worked for a firm called rentaghost, which hired out the spirits for. We will retain information submitted to us for possible future use, to help fill in gaps in the data and to help us bring the bbcs broadcast history to life, but we will not be publishing it at this stage.
The shows plot centred on the antics of a number of ghosts who worked for a firm called rentaghost, which rented out the ghosts for various tasks. Rentaghost rentasanta xmas special 1978 season 4 episode 7 kerr avon. Please sign this petition asking lg to have a 3d tv in their 2018 oled range. Apex legends is available for free on pc, playstation 4, and xbox one. The rentaghost title card, as it appeared in the first episode. Rentaghost 1976 season 1 episode 5 by jimmy currie. Today marks exactly 30 years since the end of childrens tv show rentaghost.
Christmas special with the help of adam painting, the team try to stage a pantomime. Episode 3 has the ghosts come clean to their landlord, harold meaker, and landing him in hospital as a result. Freddie mercury was a singer in a band and didnt appear in childrens tv programmes and died 16 years ago, michael staniforth was an actor in a childrens tv programme and wasnt a rock star and died over 20 years ago. Zoolander star looks set to replace russell brand as lead in film version of the bbc childrens show. Over the years many ghosts came and went but the main rentaghost crew consisted of timothy claypole. Watch all 7 rentaghost episodes from season 4,view pictures, get episode information and more. Harold and ethel meaker live in south ealing, west london and run rentaghost where they rent ghosts out to the public. To a certain generation rentaghost has a very bad reputation, and the 1980s era is why.
Rentaghost theme by kidzone, steve allan jones on amazon. If you want to start a main rentaghost page, just click the edit button above. Complete series 1 5 very good picture quality comes with menus. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Nadia becomes a pingpong ball, the horse becomes a panto mime. The complete first series of iconic childrens comedy series rentaghost. Ethel meaker harolds wife who fancies herself as a bit of a singer.
Rentasanta xmas special 1978 season 4 episode 7 by kerr avon. Apr 03, 2006 one of the best childrens tv shows of all time has been transformed into a musical by joe pasquale. In 2001 rentaghost came 12 th in a channel 4 poll of the 100 greatest kids tv shows, which continues to show the affection in which this show is still held by those who were children in the 1970s and 80s and who used to be glued to their weekly dose of ghostly comedy. Stay in touch with rentaghost next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. The longsuffering neighbours of rentaghost are the perkinses, who appear from series 4 onwards and think the meakers are. In one episode, as the ghosts try to entertain hospital patients with a magic. Everything you need to know about rentaghost movie development. Rentaghost the complete first series download dvd vhs. Rentaghost is a british childrens television comedy show, originally broadcast by the bbc. Rentaghost bbc, 197684 began with an intriguing premise for a childrens programme.
It lasts for nine seasons and racked up 59 episodes. He is sometimes helped, but more often hindered, by davenport, a fussy victorian ghost, and claypole, a mischievous medieval poltergeist. Your tv show guide to countdown rentaghost season 2 air dates. In january 1976 fred mumford anthony jackson opened the doors to his rentaghost agency in a bid to find work for ghosts. Warner bros has acquired the rights to the british comedy show rentaghost and will develop it into a beetlejuicestyle afterlife feature comedy vehicle for russell brand.
A few episodes from the 1980s maybe archive is an exaggerating. Unfortunately not rentaghost but another classic kids tv show is being repeated from this saturday on talking pictures tv catweazle. He attempts to set himself up in a business with a couple of other ghouls, starting a temp agency for the dead. The following is a list of episodes of the british childrens comedy rentaghost, which aired on. Everything you need to know about rentaghost movie. Sep 08, 2008 rdf, best known for making channel 4 show wife swap, will develop, produce and distribute both shows. Originally titled second chance, but fortunately renamed before transmission to appeal more to children, rentaghost was a pantomine style comedy, complete with pantomine horse, revolving around a house of ghostsforhire. Nov 06, 2014 today marks exactly 30 years since the end of childrens tv show rentaghost.
Fred mumford returns to earth from the spirit world to open a business called. Rentaghost rentaghost was a british childrens television comedy show that was broadcast by the bbc between 6 january 1976 and 6 november 1984. Rentaghost is a classic, archive material and superb piece of nostalgia. Nadia becomes a pingpong ball, the horse becomes a panto mime pegasus, meaker becomes a green doll, painting becomes a teddy bear. Readers of a certain age will remember with nostalgia the bbc childrens show rentaghost in which a group of hapless spooks formed an agency and ended up in all sorts of scrapes. Fred mumford returns to earth from the spirit world to open a business called rentaghost which offers ghosts and poltergeists on a daily or weekly rental basis. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. More episode 54 s09e01 is the first episode of season nine of rentaghost released on thu jan 01, 1970. Born in glasgow, weir started her career in radio, joining the its that man again comedy team in the 1940s. The following is a list of episodes of the british childrens comedy rentaghost, which aired on bbc1 from 6 january 1976 to 6 november 1984. So far, only the first season of rentaghost, comprising the first 5 episodes has been released on dvd. In 2001, rentaghost came 12th in a channel 4 poll of the 100 greatest kids tv shows, which demonstrates the influence and popularity of the show for a whole generation of children. Episode 2 sees the trio attempting to exorcise a ghost which has been terrorising heathrow airport. Play apex legends now the next evolution of battle.
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