The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo

"The Ghost who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo"
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) episode

Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 11
Directed by	Jeremy Summers
Written by	Tony Williamson
Production code	11
Original air date	30 November 1969
Guest appearance(s)
Brian Blessed Mary Merrall
Episode chronology

The Ghost who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo is the eleventh episode of the 1969 ITC British television series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) starring Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre. The episode was first broadcast on 30 November 1969 on the ITV. Directed by Jeremy Summers.

Synopsis

Monte Carlo

Marty's Aunt Clara hires Jeff as a bodyguard for a trip to Monte Carlo where she plans to win £100,000 on her self-devised gambling system. With a thousand pounds, she plans to make £25,000 on the first night, £50,000 on the second night and the remainder on the third night. Although she professes to not like gambling, she claims to have studied every failed gambling system "since 1879" and has already won enough at a local casino to pay for her airfare. Having gone through four years of theorizing Clara is ready to put her system into operation, though is unknowingly tailed by suspicious staff from the first Casino, most notably, Brian Blessed. When she arrives at Monte Carlo, French gangsters clash with the English gangsters, both of whom are fighting over Aunt Clara's system. After much conflict they join forces, holding Jeannie at gunpoint so that Jeff and Clara will go with them after Clara's third night of winning at the wheel. Jeff begs Clara to lose, and, when she won't agree, uses Marty to rig the roulette. With the assorted gangsters now believing Clara's system to be beginner's luck, they leave only for Jeff to learn they were being watched the entire time by Casino security. Jeff, Jeannie, Marty and Clara take the plane home only for Clara to speculate what to tackle next horse racing or the stock exchange!

Cast

Mike Pratt as Jeff Randall
Kenneth Cope as Marty Hopkirk
Annette Andre as Jeannie Hopkirk
Mary Merrall .... Clara Faringham
Brian Blessed .... Jim Lawsey
Veronica Carlson .... Suzanne
Clive Cazes .... Claude
Nicolas Chagrin .... Andre
Nicholas Courtney .... Max
Roger Croucher .... Terry
Roger Delgado .... Tapiro
Hans De Vries .... Hibert
Eva Enger .... Young Lady
Michael Forrest .... Verrier
Richard Pescud .... Hotel Receptionist
John Sharp .... Sagran
Colin Vancao .... French Croupier

Video and DVD release

The episode was released on VHS and several times on DVD with differing special features.

Trivia

During the filming of this episode, Nicholas Courtney (Max) and Roger Delgado (Tapiro) met for the first time; they are best known for their recurring roles in Doctor Who in the early 1970s, playing Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and the Master respectively. They appeared in a total of seven serials together from 1971 to 1972, all of which starred Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor.

External links

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Characters	Jeff Randall Marty Hopkirk Jeannie Hopkirk Cast members

Episodes	"My Late Lamented Friend and Partner" "A Disturbing Case" "All Work and No Pay" "Never Trust a Ghost" "That's How Murder Snowballs" "Just for the Record" "Murder Ain't What it Used to Be" "Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying?" "The House on Haunted Hill" "When did You Start to Stop Seeing Things?" "The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo" "For The Girl Who Has Everything" "But What a Sweet Little Room" "Who Killed Cock Robin?" "The Man from Nowhere" "When the Spirit Moves You" "Somebody Just Walked Over My Grave" "Could You Recognise the Man Again?" "A Sentimental Journey" "Money to Burn" "The Ghost Talks" "It's Supposed to be Thicker than Water" "The Trouble with Women" "Vendetta for a Dead Man" "You Can Always Find a Fall Guy" "The Smile Behind the Veil"

Remake	Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000–01)

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