The first series of bob blocks comedy for kids aired in 1976 with only three main ghosts. Fred mumford when michael darbyshire the actor behind ghost hubert davenport died in 1979, anthony jackson also decided to leave the show. Download rentaghost series 6 1981 vhsripxvidbritish torrent or any other torrent from other tv category. Today marks exactly 30 years since the end of childrens tv show rentaghost. Miss popovs flower allergy series 7, crash on delivery. 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. Dragon ball z 19892019 the complete dragonball z uncut series, 16 dbz movies, 4 ov. Duncan preston list of movies and tv shows tv guide.
Rentaghost super dobbin a series in six parts by bob block 4. In 2006, rentaghost was revived on the stage by the comic and im a celebrity, get me out of here. Rentaghost rentasanta xmas special 1978 season 4 episode 7. Originally intended as a five part series, the childish jokes, appalling puns and cheeky asides to the camera proved so popular with its young audience that the writer bob block was commissioned to keep rentaghost going. So far, only the first season of rentaghost, comprising the first 5 episodes has been released on dvd. Yes, season nine is rentaghost completely out of whatever inspiration and originality it. Harold and ethel meaker live in south ealing, west london and run rentaghost where they rent ghosts out to the public. If you want to start a mainrentaghost page, just click the edit button above. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Rentaghost was a british childrens television comedy show, broadcast by the bbc between 6 january 1976 and 6 november 1984. The ghosts he employs, a victorian fop, hubert davenport, and a medieval jester, timothy claypole, are themselves quite as. Over the years many ghosts came and went but the main rentaghost crew consisted of timothy claypole. 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.
All the series of rentaghost, apart from the first, have now been removed from youtube. There were 58 episodes of the kids comedy, broadcast between january 6, 1976, and november 6, 1984. The complete first series of iconic childrens comedy series rentaghost. Watch all 5 rentaghost episodes from season 8,view pictures, get episode information and more. Business is booming and rentaghost branches out into all kinds of activities. Thomas lennon and robert ben garant night at the museum. When the bbc launched its digital download service in 2015, i said at the. First series of the childrens comedy about the misadventures of incompetent ghosts. However, the first two series have been made available digitally via the bbc store some master copies of rentaghost episodes and other childrens shows were wiped by the bbc in 1993 on the assumption that they were no use and that examples of some other episodes were. Rentaghost the complete first series download dvd vhs. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system.
Reviewed by alan and david maskell mr claypole is dead, for 600 years actually, and well. Born in glasgow, weir started her career in radio, joining the its that man again comedy team in the 1940s. Five episodes are newly available on the bbc store in time for halloween and they are a lot bleaker. As well as starring in rentaghost, staniforth composed, played and sang the theme tune. Rentaghost appreciation society public group facebook. The chaos continues as the rentaghost team are still employed. Rentaghost was a pantomine style comedy, complete with pantomine horse, revolving around a house of ghostsforhire. Netflix one, bbc nil as the corporation abandons its digital. I was wondering if anyone has seen the 1978 rentaghost christmas special rentasanta. A series of five programmes 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. Complete series 1 5 very good picture quality comes with menus rentaghost is a classic, archive material and superb piece of nostalgia. H r pufnstuf complete childrens tv series in mp4 format5. Ghosts is a 2019 british sitcom first broadcast on bbc one in april 2019. Michael staniforth timothy claypole in the series originally wrote and sung the theme tune.
Fred mumford comes back from the dead with a business idea. A bundle of the complete first two series of childrens comedy classic rentaghost first released. The following is a list of episodes of the british childrens comedy rentaghost, which aired on. The series follows a collection of ghosts from different historical periods haunting a country house while sharing the house with its new living occupants. Rentaghost is a classic, archive material and superb piece of nostalgia. 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. 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.
Rentaghost to make tv comeback sue nicholls r went on to play audrey roberts in coronation street. Ben stiller stars in this american update of a bbc television series centering upon a ghost who runs a temp agency for the supernatural. He would continue to work through most of televisions best loved series until his death in 2006. Duncan preston full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films.
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. Only the first series of rentaghost was released on vhs and dvd, with rights issues holding up further release. The series is written and performed by many of the cast members of horrible histories and yonderland the series is the first postwatershed comedy by the ensemble. I watched the later series of rentaghost only the last three when i was very young and i later saw the show on the 8. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Complete series 1 5 very good picture quality comes with menus. Episodes 7, 9, 12 and may have been classics, but have yet to be seen. Rdf, best known for making channel 4 show wife swap, will develop, produce and distribute. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. All five episodes from the first series of the popular childrens series. 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 was a british childrens television comedy show that was broadcast by the bbc between 6 january 1976 and 6 november 1984. Fred mumford returns to earth from the spirit world to open a business called. Hospital visit from the carol burnett show full sketch duration.
Rentaghost first hit bbc1 in 1976 and ran for nine series right through to 1984. Rentaghost, offering ghosts and poltergeists for hire. Bbc news entertainment rentaghost to make tv comeback. 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.
Mr claypole comes up with a new way for people to get up in the morning. 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. Classic childrens shows rentaghost and worzel gummidge could be returning to tv after rights to the programmes were obtained by a uk production company. Rentaghost bbc, 197684 began with an intriguing premise for a childrens programme. He is sometimes helped, but more often hindered, by davenport, a fussy victorian ghost, and claypole, a mischievous medieval poltergeist. If your mansion house needs haunting, just call rentaghost. 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. Episode 3 has the ghosts come clean to their landlord, harold meaker, and landing him in hospital as a result. Rentaghost rentasanta xmas special 1978 season 4 episode 7 by kerr. It lasts for nine seasons and racked up 59 episodes. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dragon ball z 19892019 the complete series, 16 dbz movies, 4 ovas, 11 tv specials 251. Im hoping to see or better still download some episodes im missing.
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