Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. 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. Harold and ethel meaker live in south ealing and run rentaghost where they rent ghosts out to the public. Rentaghost to make tv comeback sue nicholls r went on to play audrey roberts in coronation street. Complete series 1 5 very good picture quality comes with menus. In january 1976 fred mumford anthony jackson opened the doors to his rentaghost agency in a bid to find work for ghosts. Episode 5 5 6 a ghost efficiency expert is put in charge of rentaghost, and mumford gets fired. I was wondering if anyone has seen the 1978 rentaghost christmas special rentasanta. Rentaghost bbc, 197684 began with an intriguing premise for a childrens programme. This does have the unfortunate effect that it forces bob block to come up with more plots, which had been a weakness of his for at least two. Rentaghost 1976 season 1 episode 1 by jimmy currie. Joe pasquale has picked up the story and written it as a. Five episodes are newly available on the bbc store in.
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. 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. Over the years many ghosts came and went but the main rentaghost crew consisted of timothy claypole a. Imdb everywhere find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. Watch all 5 rentaghost episodes from season 8,view pictures, get episode information and more. Rentaghost super dobbin a series in six parts by bob block 4. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Rentaghost was a british childrens television comedy show, broadcast by the bbc between 6 january 1976 and 6 november 1984.
Rentaghost, offering ghosts and poltergeists for hire. Rentaghost are hired by lord busby, owner of a stately home, in the hope that ghostly apparitions will attract the public. Nov 06, 2014 today marks exactly 30 years since the end of childrens tv show rentaghost. All the series of rentaghost, apart from the first, have now been removed from youtube. 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. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. Today marks exactly 30 years since the end of childrens tv show rentaghost. He is sometimes helped, but more often hindered, by davenport, a fussy victorian ghost, and claypole, a mischievous medieval poltergeist. Hospital visit from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Rentaghost is a classic, archive material and superb piece of nostalgia. Countdown season 9 season 8 season 7 season 6 season 5 season 4 season 3 season 2 season 1 rentaghost season 2 air dates s02e01 episode 6 air date. Check out rentaghost theme by kidzone, steve allan jones on amazon music. Jan 26, 2014 after rentaghost he appeared in canned laughter but sadly died in 1987. There were 58 episodes of the kids comedy, broadcast between january 6, 1976, and november 6, 1984.
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. Ben stiller stars in this american update of a bbc television series centering upon a ghost who runs a temp agency for the supernatural. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Rentaghost title 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. Bbc news entertainment rentaghost to make tv comeback. Reviewed by alan and david maskell mr claypole is dead, for 600 years actually, and well. Nov, 2016 rentaghost super dobbin a series in six parts by bob block 4.
A muchloved childhood favourite here at the anorak zone, rentaghost was a. A bundle of the complete first two series of childrens comedy classic rentaghost first released. Mkv torrent download,torrent hash is 51ea47248b491ef63cc43ae89531cecbef44ff. Classic childrens shows rentaghost and worzel gummidge could be returning to tv after rights to the programmes were obtained by a uk production company. Mumfords reasons for this had plenty to do with his own life. He attempts to set himself up in a business with a couple of other ghouls, starting a temp agency for the dead. Rentaghost the complete first series download dvd vhs. Outlander season 5 avenue 5 season 1 supernatural season 15 shameless season 10 vikings season 6 hawaii five0 season 10 supergirl season 5 jumanji.
Sad that some of the stars are no longer with us as well as michael staniforth and michael darbyshire, molly weir and edward brayshaw are i believe gone. 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. Rentaghost is a british childrens television comedy show, originally broadcast by the bbc between 6 january 1976 and 6 november 1984. 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. The following is a list of episodes of the british childrens comedy rentaghost, which aired on. After rentaghost he appeared in canned laughter but sadly died in 1987. Thomas lennon and robert ben garant night at the museum. The episode has never been repeated and it features the first appearance of dobbin, as well as of course the last appearances of fred mumford and mr davenport. The series premiered on tue jan 06, 1976 on bbc one and episode 58 s09e05 last aired on thu jan 01, 1970. Actress molly weir, who was best known for playing hazel mcwitch in childrens tv series rentaghost, has died aged 94. The first series of bob blocks comedy for kids aired in 1976 with only three main ghosts. Now under new ownership and closed for a massive remodeling and renovation. The walking dead season 10 12 episode strike back season 8 5 episode macgyver season 4 6 episode lincoln rhyme. Worzel gummidge began in 1936 as a series of childrens books.
At present this site reflects the contents of the published radio times bbc listings. Born in glasgow, weir started her career in radio, joining the its that man again comedy team in the 1940s. Zoolander star looks set to replace russell brand as lead in film version of the bbc childrens show. 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. Harold and ethel meaker live in south ealing, west london and run rentaghost where they rent ghosts out to the public. Rentaghost theme by kidzone, steve allan jones on amazon. The movie database tmdb is a popular, user editable database for movies and tv shows. If you want to start a mainrentaghost page, just click the edit button above. Oct 04, 2016 eventghost is an automation tool for ms windows, that can be extended through plugins. Join rob and the team with guest intuitive jamie mendez as they investigate pennsylvanias most alleged haunted hotel the yorktowne.
In 2006, rentaghost was revived on the stage by the comic and im a celebrity, get me out of here. Aimi macdonald wonders if the camera is still on her. 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. Over the years many ghosts came and went but the main rentaghost crew consisted of timothy claypole. First series of the anarchic childrens comedy series about the misadventures of a group of incompetent ghosts. In episode 1, the recently deceased fred mumford returns to earth as a ghost, and opens rentaghost a business for hiring out spooks and poltergeists with the aid of victorian dandy hubert davenport and. Sep 08, 2008 rentaghost was about an employment agency staffed by ghosts among the team of phantoms were the medieval court jester timothy claypole, miss popov, a sneezy ghost and a pantomime horse called dobbin.
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. So far, only the first season of rentaghost, comprising the first 5 episodes has been released on dvd. The complete first series of iconic childrens comedy series rentaghost. Rentaghost was conceived and written throughout its 9 series by bob block, the prolific comedy writer from the 1940s to the 1980s. Worzel gummidge was adapted from a series of childrens books by itv into a liveaction tv series that ran for over 30 episodes from 1979 to 1981. The ghosts he employs, a victorian fop, hubert davenport, and a medieval jester, timothy claypole, are themselves quite as. Fred mumford comes back from the dead with a business idea.
Starring timothy claypole 197684 harold meaker 197684 ethel meaker 197684. The meakers go camping to have a break, but end up nearly going over a waterfall. Michael staniforth timothy claypole in the series originally wrote and sung the theme tune. In episode 1, the recently deceased fred mumford returns to earth as a ghost, and opens rentaghost a business for hiring out spooks and poltergeists with the aid of victorian dandy hubert davenport and mischievous medieval jester timothy claypole. The meakers cellar is occupied by a firebreathing dragon. So what better time to see how many residents of this iconic york pa landmark never. Everything you need to know about rentaghost movie. Nadia becomes a pingpong ball, the horse becomes a panto mime pegasus, meaker. 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. To get an idea of just how bad season eight is, theres an episode that features. I remember rentaghost with great affection from my childhood. All five episodes from the first series of the popular childrens series.
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