Money to Burn (Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased))
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Money to Burn is the nineteenth 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 30 January 1970 on the ITV. Directed by Ray Austin.
Synopsis
Randall is offered by a dodgy Irish friend to take part in a money salvaging operation whereby £500,000 of old money is to be burnt, but is replaced with newspaper pieces. Not informing the police neither accepting any part in it, Randall watches from a nearby street and is caught by the police and imprisoned. Using his lady friend lawyer she tracks down his dodgy friend at his London club finding the real culprits are his lady dancers who attempt to fly to France in escape. However leaving it to the ghost Marty, he is able to manipulate their navigational equipment and get them to return to an airfield in Surrey where they are captured, freeing Randall.
Overview
In this episode Jeff's morality is questioned as he considers accepting the money to be incinerated.
Cast
- Mike Pratt as Jeff Randall
- Kenneth Cope as Marty Hopkirk
- Annette Andre as Jeannie Hopkirk
- Ivor Dean ... Inspector Large
- Roger Avon ... Uniformed Policeman
- Norman Beaton ... Policeman
- Tom Bowman ... Security Man
- Linda Cole ... Anne-Marie Benson
- Roy Desmond ... Kevin O'Malley
- John Glyn-Jones ... Chemist
- John Hughes ... Bank Worker
- Richard Kerley ... Sgt. Hinds
- Sue Lloyd ... Elizabeth Saxon
- Olga Lowe ... Angela Kendon
- Don Vernon ... Choreographer
Video and DVD release
The episode was released on VHS and several times on dvd with differing special features.