Original version

A series was originally created by Dennis Spooner. Mike Pratt starred as Jeff Randall, Kenneth Cope as Marty Hopkirk and Annette Andre as Marty's widow Jeannie. Hopkirk around his phantasmal incarnation appeared within the whiten lawsuit throughout.

In a pilot episode Marty is flushed when you took an investigation & is restored as a ghost whom merely Jeff (& the occasional psychic) might watch, to help Jeff solve his execution. However Marty stays away from his grave for as well hanker & is cursed to hike a Globe for Century years. Getting nothing better to clean, Marty stays as an invisible partner in the detective professional. Marty gives Jeff whatever support he might (which is limited, since he may't touch anything, & is however learning his apparitional powers) however is jealous of the fact that Jeff & Jeannie seem to become getting an attraction for both more.

Xxvi episodes were manufactured by ITC Entertainment in 1969 - 1970. It were screened in ITV in the UK. In the US they appeared in syndication, usually retitled Our Partner A Ghost because audience research suggested that Americans would not realize a word "deceased".

Except for occasionally brief exterior scenes in a pilot episode & original opening titles, everthing of the scenes featuring the chief cast were shot in the studio. Exterior scenes were either simulated utilizing blue screen or shot using body doubles.

Although Marty is non supposed to have the physical presence, beds & armchairs could for instance become seen sagging under his weight, & inside of these episode he actually pushes aside a bead curtain.

Both versions of the indicate's opening titles were play the British version. a original version includes a brief scene at the graveside where Marty explains that simply Jeff might view him. Inside late screenings this was replaced by a version forgoing the scene. A Me version is monovular to the original, except for the title vary.

A series was freed in 7 Region 2 DVDs in 2000 - 2002, which were then issued as a pack placed. Volume Deuce includes a original opening title as an more.

Episodes

My Late Lamented Friend & Partner (pilot) A Disturbing Case All Operate & There is no Pay Never Trust the Ghost That's How else Murder Snowballs Just for the Record Murder Own't What it Wont to Be Whoever Heard of the Ghost Death? The Home in Haunted Hill When did Your family Run to Prevent Seeing Items? a Ghost world health organization Protected the Bank at Monte Carlo For a Girl world health organization Has Everything "But What a Sweet Little Room" Who Flushed Cock Robin? The Human from either Nowhere When a Spirit Moves You Somebody Upright Walked On top Our Grave Could Busy people Recognise That Human Over again? A Sentimental Journey Money to Burn The Ghost Talks It's Supposed to become Thicker than Water The Condition using Women Vendettthe for a Dead Man You Might Universally Buy the Fall Guy a Smile Behind the Veil

The later remake

Around 2000 - 2001 the series was remade by Working Title Films for the BBC with a extra elaborate plot line, starring Vic Reeves as Hopkirk (once agawithin in the whiten lawsuit) & Bob Mortimer as Randall, with Emilia Fox as Jeannie. A entire 1st series was written & by Charlie Higson, who too directed a bit of episodes. A 2nd series listed another writers, including Gareth Roberts, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. A basic situation was a equivalent, however a circumstances of Hopkirk's demise were changed. An additional vary was a introduction of Wyvern (Tom Baker), a sort of heavenly wise man for Marty.

Numbers of episodes too involved plot line that paid court to more 1960s shows, especially those manufactured by ITC. Both series were manufactured totalling Xiii episodes.

A series was shot around 16:9 widescreen. Even so, for reasons unknown, a Vicinity Two & 4 DVD of Series 1 was released in a pan and scan 4:3 format. A Series Ii DVD is coded for Regions Two - 6 & is in the original aspect ratio.

A handle of the Series One VHS & DVD utilizes lenticular printing so that when a viewing angle is changed Marty's image appears & disappears.

Episodes
Series 1
Drop Dead Mental Apparition Disorder The Better Years of Your computers Death Paranoia A Blast from either a Past A Human of Substance Series 2
Whatever Possessed We? Revenge of the Peat bog People O Happy Isle Painkillers Marshall & Snellgrove The Glorious Butranekh Two could Play at That Game