Episode #7.11

1982TV Episode⏱️ 25m

ComedyFamilyFantasy

⭐ 7.1

IMDB Rating

12 votes

Adam Painting hires the ghosts to run his new fashion line for spirits, but they aren't happy with the 4p-an-hour pay rate.

Director

David Crichton

Writers

N/A

Stars

Michael Staniforth, Edward Brayshaw, Ann Emery

Release Date

December 14, 1982

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

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Michael Staniforth

as Timothy Claypole

Edward Brayshaw

as Harold Meaker

Ann Emery

as Ethel Meaker

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Molly Weir

as Hazel the McWitch

Sue Nicholls

as Nadia Popov

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Jeffrey Segal

as Arthur Perkins

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Hal Dyer

as Rose Perkins

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John Asquith

as Pantomime Horse

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William Perrie

as Pantomime Horse

Christopher Biggins

as Adam Painting

🎬 Technical Specs

Production

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

🎯 Categories

ComedyFamilyFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

Episode 11

by Prismark10 • 2022-11-28

6/10

"Rentaghost was a popular and ever present farcical children's show when I was a kid. The main cast changed quite a bit during its run. Only ghost jester Timothy Claypole (Michael Staniforth) spooked till the very end. The quality declined in the latter years. I guess the presence of Christopher Biggins hamming it up was entirely coincidental. Adam Painting has a new clothing line for ghosts but Timothy Claypole, Hazel the McWitch and Nadia Popov are not happy with the wages they are getting. Meanwhile Painting wants the Meakers to do some clothes modelling. However they have stopped a..."

💡 Did You Know?

This edition was repeated on BBC4 on 27th November 2022 as part of the BBC's centenary celebrations.

📖 Synopsis

Adam Painting hires the ghosts to run his new fashion line for spirits, but they aren't happy with the 4p-an-hour pay rate.