All Work and No Pay

Infobox Television episode
Title = All Work and No Pay
Series = Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)


Caption =
Season = 1
Episode = 3
Airdate = 5 October 1969
Production = 03
Writer = Donald James
Director = Jeremy Summers
Guests = Alfred Burke
Adrienne Corri
Dudley Foster
Noel Davis
Episode list = List of "Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)" episodes
Prev = A Disturbing Case
Next = Never Trust a Ghost

All Work and No Pay is the third 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 5 October 1969 on ITV. Directed by Jeremy Summers.

ynopsis

The Foster Brothers (Alfred Burke and Dudley Foster), two rich conmen who claim to be spritualists, try to convince Jeannie that Marty is haunting her as a poltergeist by using electronic equipment to smash objects in her apartment. Holding her trust, they then recruit her to leave Randall and Hopkirk and work for them, earning £75-£100 to ensure that widows like her use their medium service.

Attempting to lure Jeannie back, Jeff pays an actress friend Laura Watsin (Adrienne Corri) a scraped £250 to play the role of a client looking for a lost son. However, the actress shortchanges Jeff by only handing £25 over to Jeannie, who in turn introduces her to the Fosters. While there, they reveal that they intend to kill Laura, the only difference between her and their previous victims being that they're telling her in advance, so that she'll know they'll try to reach her on the "other side". Genuinely interested in being mediums, they also ask her to contact Marty Hopkirk after her death, as a reward for his widow Jeannie.

Using Marty's help Jeff uncovers their plans, whereby they decide to kill both Jeff and Jeannie using their equipment. Marty teleports to a nearby electricity power station and overloads the grid, blacking out the whole of southern England, including the Fosters' home. With Jeff calling the police, the brothers are arrested, and Jeff finds Laura Watson hiding in the back of his car, covered in only newspapers after having swam to safety while the plot developed.

Overview

Cast

*Mike Pratt as Jeff Randall
*Kenneth Cope as Marty Hopkirk
*Annette Andre as Jeannie Hopkirk

*Alfred Burke .... Henry Foster
*Dudley Foster .... George Foster
*Adrienne Corri .... Laura Watson
*Noel Davis .... Pawnbroker's Clerk

Video and DVD release

The episode was released on VHS and several times on dvd with differing special features. "All Work and No Pay" was released by Carlton on DVD with the first episode "My Late Lamented Friend and Partner".

Trivia

Trivia: Silent behind-the-scenes footage of this episode was included as an extra on the fourth region 2 DVD. Shot by a 2nd unit crew using stand-ins for the leads, the sequence ran to 1 hr 6 min.

External links

*http://www.anorakzone.com/randall/old/index.html
*http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0682589/