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6 January 1976 (UK)
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Harold and Ethel Meaker live in South Ealing and run 'Rentaghost' where they rent ghosts out to the public...
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(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 23) | Anthony Jackson | ... | Fred Mumford (4 episodes, 1976-1978) |
| Michael Darbyshire | ... | Hubert Davenport (4 episodes, 1976-1978) |
| Michael Staniforth | ... | Timothy Claypole (4 episodes, 1976) |
| Betty Alberge | ... | Mrs. Mumford (3 episodes, 1976-1978) |
| John Dawson | ... | Mr. Mumford (3 episodes, 1976-1978) |
| Edward Brayshaw | ... | Harold Meaker / ... (2 episodes, 1976) |
| Elisabeth Day | ... | Mama Davenport (2 episodes, 1976) |
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UK:25 min (58 episodes)
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Featured in "Screenwipe: (#3.4)" (2007)
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"Ooooh Arthur! What are those lunatics The Meekers up to now?"
Aaahhh, *the* tv show of my childhood. Frequently pantomimonic, the antics of Claypole and the cast of (flippin') spooks amused me for a sizeable chunk of my childhood. The early episodes had actual plot and purpose with the profitless Rentaghost business, the later ones were low on quantity with the Spooks living with the Meekers. Christmas cracker joke scripts, a pantomime horse, Christopher Biggins acting more camp than a weekend at Butlins and an unhealthy dose of bluescreen effects with every episode leading to an all-cast chase around the Meekers' living room table as the theme tune played every week.
Harmless fun for the children of the 70s in the days before childrens television had to be educational and lost any creativity it ever had. Gone are the days of sit-coms for kids, but the spirit (ahem) is kept alive in "Rentaghost's" occasional repeats tucked away in the armpit of satellite television.
A classic. No question. Well, you must excuse me, the astral lift is waiting to whisk me away!
"Come away from the window, Rose....."