Vendetta for a Dead Man

"Vendetta for a Dead Man"
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) episode

Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 24
Directed by	Cyril Frankel
Written by	Donald James
Production code	24
Original air date	27 February 1970 (1970-02-27)
Guest actors
George Sewell Timothy West

"Vendetta for a Dead Man" is the twenty fourth episode of the popular 1969 ITC British television series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) starring Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre. The episode was first broadcast on 27 February 1970 on the ITV. Directed by Cyril Frankel.

Synopsis

A madman named Jansen escapes from a lunatic asylum almost exactly one year after he was locked up by Marty Hopkirk. Seeking his revenge he finds that Marty has already died but learns that his widow Jeannie Hopkirk is very much alive and has inherited his money. He hunts Jeannie down who at the time was engrossed in a new love interest of her own eventually taking her to some rocky cliffs. There he intended to cast her into the sea exactly one year after he was caught in the same spot. But thanks to Marty, Jeff is there in the nick of time and saves Jeannie whilst Jansen loses his balance and falls in the sea.

Cast

Mike Pratt as Jeff Randall
Kenneth Cope as Marty Hopkirk
Annette Andre as Jeannie Hopkirk
Ann Castle .... Mrs. Cavallo-Smith
Henry Davies .... Police Sergeant in Car
William Dysart .... Police Inspector
Barrie Ingham .... Emil Cavallo-Smith
Richard Owens .... Police Sergeant Bodyguard
Ron Pember .... Fairground Concessionaire
Colin Rix .... Police Driver
George Sewell .... Eric Jansen
Sue Vaughan .... Blonde Girl in Car
Timothy West .... Sam Grimes

External links

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Characters	Jeff Randall Marty Hopkirk Jeannie Hopkirk

People	Dennis Spooner (creator) List of actors

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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