"A Disturbing Case" is the second

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of the 1969 British

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Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' is a British private detective television series, starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope respectively as the private detectives Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk. The series was created by Dennis Spooner and pr ...

'', distributed by

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and starring Mike Pratt,

Kenneth Cope Kenneth Charles Cope (born 14 April 1931) is an English retired actor and scriptwriter. He is best known for his roles as Marty Hopkirk in ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'', Jed Stone in ''Coronation Street'' and Ray Hilton in ''Brookside'' ...

and Annette Andre. The episode was first broadcast on 28 September 1969 on ITV. It was directed by Ray Austin.

Synopsis

Jeff Randall initially collapses unconscious after being lightly thrown against a door by Phillip and Pentonville, the two hospital heavies, but later under hypnosis he beats some five men in fights, including Dr. Conrad. Marty is seen pulling objects such as a door towards Jeff's head by inhaling in this episode. When teleporting to a specific location he is also heard to say "Made it! My sense of direction is improving!" In this episode Jeannie's presumably younger sister Jenny is introduced. Like actress Annette Andre who portrays Jeannie she is also real-life Australian, and the likeness between them is similar. Currently unemployed, she's staying with Jeannie from outside London, what she terms "the sticks".

Cast

* Mike Pratt as Jeff Randall *

as Marty Hopkirk * Annette Andre as Jeannie Hopkirk * Judith Arthy .... Jennifer *

Patrick Jordan Albert Patrick Jordan (10 October 1923 – 10 January 2020) was a British stage, film and television actor. Biography He was born and raised in Harrow, Middlesex, the son of Margaret, a cook, and Albert Jordan, a regimental sergeant major. An ...

.... Smart *

Les White James Leslie White (9 September 1890 – 27 April 1927) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league ...

.... Hales, the Chauffeur * Charles Morgan .... Arthur Phillips * Michael Griffiths .... Inspector Nelson * Adrian Ropes .... Sergeant * David Bauer .... Dr. Conrad *

Gerald Flood Gerald Robert Flood (21 April 1927 – 12 April 1989) was a British actor of stage and television. Early life Flood was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, but lived for most of his life in Farnham, Surrey, where he regularly appeared on stage ...

.... Dr. Lambert *

Geoffrey Reed Sir Geoffrey Sandford Reed, KC (14 March 1892 – 31 December 1970) was a justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia and the first Director-General of Security and head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). Early l ...

.... 1st Male Nurse * Max Faulkner .... 2nd Male Nurse *

William Mervyn William Mervyn Pickwoad (3 January 1912 – 6 August 1976) was an English actor best known for his portrayal of the bishop in the clerical comedy '' All Gas and Gaiters'', the old gentleman in '' The Railway Children'' and Inspector Charles Rose ...

.... Whitty

Production

The exteriors for The Lambert Clinic Nursing Home were shot at The Grocer's Institute on Grange Lane, Letchmore Heath. Whitty's home exterior was filmed at a private house named Aragon on Aldenham Road, Letchmore Heath. Arthur Phillips house was shot on the exterior standing backlot sets at ABC Elstree studios, Borehamwood. A finished print was completed by late August 1969. It is listed as episode 22 in ITC publicity.

Home media

The episode was released on VHS and several times on

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with differing special features. "A Disturbing Case" was released by Carlton on DVD with the first episode " My Late Lamented Friend and Partner". 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 1'06m.

External links

*http://www.anorakzone.com/randall/ * {{DEFAULTSORT:Disturbing Case, A Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) episodes 1969 British television episodes