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Play S1 E1After his death, Fred Mumford wants a second chance at achieving the success that eluded him in life. Coming back to Earth as a spirit, he recruits a Victorian gent and a medieval jester to set up 'Rentaghost', a supernatural service for wanted hauntings.
Cast: Michael Staniforth, Ann Emery, William Perrie
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5 episodes
- 1. New RecruitsFred 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. He is sometimes helped, but more often hindered, by Davenport, a fussy Victorian ghost, and Mr Timothy Claypole, a mischievous medieval poltergeist.UCC25minJan 6, 1976
- 2. AirportFred Mumford and his fellow ghosts set out to exercise a ghost which has been terrorising London's Heathrow Airport.UCC25minJan 13, 1976
- 3. HospitalMumford and his colleagues decide to tell their landlord, Mr. Meaker, that they are really ghosts. The shock of this lands Mr. Meaker in the local hospital where the Rentaghost team offer to provide a conjuring act for the centenary celebrations. As ghosts they find it easy to vanish - but Mumford has some difficulty becoming visible again.UCC25minJan 20, 1976
- 4. Department StoreThe Rentaghost team are engaged by a security firm to patrol a large department store and stop shoplifting. Claypole goes through a mischevious phase when his poltergeist powers are at their strongest.UCC25minJan 27, 1976
- 5. Stately HomeHaunting a stately home proves to be something of a trial of strength for Mumford. His ghostly Uncle Arthur provides him with an assorted bunch of spooks to help the haunting, then calls them out on strike.UCC25minFeb 3, 1976
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After his death, Fred Mumford wants a second chance at achieving the success that eluded him in life. Coming back to Earth as a spirit, he recruits a Victorian gent and a medieval jester to set up 'Rentaghost', a supernatural service for wanted hauntings.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Bob Block
- Studio
- BBC
Maturity rating
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Audio languages
English
