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Rentaghost

Season 4 1978
TV-G

  • 1978-09-13T23:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 25m
  • 2h 55m (7 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Family, Comedy
Harold and Ethel Meaker live in South Ealing, West London and run 'Rentaghost' where they rent ghosts out to the public. Over the years many ghosts came and went but the main Rentaghost crew consisted of Timothy Claypole; a jester at the court of Queen Mattilda, Hazel the McWitch; the ghost of a Scottish witch who was recruited during the rentapotion venture, Nadia Popov; a Dutch ghost who still suffered from hayfever and had a habit of 'popping off' whenever she saw a flower, Fred Mumford; founder of Rentaghost after becoming a ghost in a shipping accident, Hubert Davenport; a distinguished Victorian gentleman. The Meaker's next door neighbours, Rose and Arthur Perkins, were convinced that the Meaker's were a pair of nutters and hired a private detective then tried to get a psychiatrist to convince them that they needed treatment...

7 episodes

Season Premiere

1978-09-13T23:00:00Z

4x01 Episode 18

Season Premiere

4x01 Episode 18

  • 1978-09-13T23:00:00Z25m

Hazel the McWitch starts Rentapotion, which makes potions to order. Not all goes to plan though when Ethel's legs grow to be 12ft long and Harold behaves as if he is 10 years old.

1978-09-20T23:00:00Z

4x02 Episode 19

4x02 Episode 19

  • 1978-09-20T23:00:00Z25m

Harold Meaker opens a clothes shop and is turned into a tailors dummy by Mr Claypole. The ghosts give themselves a holiday.

1978-09-27T23:00:00Z

4x03 Episode 20

4x03 Episode 20

  • 1978-09-27T23:00:00Z25m

The ghosts try to stop the Meaker's arguing by using a love potion. Mr Davenport is made the Phantom of the Phone Booth.

1978-10-04T23:00:00Z

4x04 Episode 21

4x04 Episode 21

  • 1978-10-04T23:00:00Z25m

Hazel the McWitch creates meals that cook themselves in their new restaurant while the Meakers have to deal with an unexploded haggis.

1978-10-11T23:00:00Z

4x05 Episode 22

4x05 Episode 22

  • 1978-10-11T23:00:00Z25m

Mr Meaker gets involved in a boxing match with magic gloves and Mrs Mumford is given super-human strength. Mr Claypole offers Ethel endless cups of tea.

1978-10-18T23:00:00Z

4x06 Episode 23

4x06 Episode 23

  • 1978-10-18T23:00:00Z25m

The Rentaghost team hold a fete.

Season Finale

1978-12-21T00:00:00Z

4x07 Rentasanta

Season Finale

4x07 Rentasanta

  • 1978-12-21T00:00:00Z25m

(Christmas Special) With the help of Adam Painting, the team try to stage a Pantomime. Mr Claypole brings a pantomime horse to life and so Dobbin is born

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