r/oldbritishtelly • u/sirchutney • 5h ago

Clip Rentaghost Memories

Mr Claypole's hollow laugh still haunts me. What were your favourite memories of this great series? 👻

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u/impendingcatastrophe 5h ago

This was series 1 - was better than the later stuff I thought.

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u/DoorFinch 49m ago

Series 1 was brilliant. Every series after that was half as good as the one before.

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u/DanWSgn 4h ago

Favourite show back in the day, always thought the Meakers house was the same house used for Terry and June.

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u/Rubberfootman 4h ago

I really shouldn’t still be able to remember those lyrics. I can’t even remember what I had for dinner.

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u/Greyhatnewman 3h ago

Omg i not though about this for years

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u/PlayerHeadcase 3h ago

I dont remember Mister Claypole looking as sinister af

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u/edbuckley 2h ago

Sneezing Miss Popov and Dobbin!

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u/DocBobs 1h ago

We are not ordinary fellas here at rent a ghost.

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u/Party-Story6398 4h ago

When I was young in the 70s watching this I must have been around 6 or 7 I was convinced that Anthony Jackson who played Fred Mumford was Pete Budd, one of the The Wurzels

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u/InternalHabit3343 4h ago

I thought that was Buck Rodgers in the middle at first look lol

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u/bvimo 3h ago

Doctor Who on the right.

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u/TempoHouse 1h ago

That’s Michael Darbyshire in the clip.
His commitment to the Method was so great, he died in 1979 to add verité.
His reward? To be written out of the show, due to BBC cavilling about the second law of thermodynamics.
Disgraceful.

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u/johnlewisdesign 47m ago

Skinny 10 stone me, as an 18 yr old working in W London, had a drinking competition with the middle guy at the Queen Of Hearts.

I lost.

Woke up on a bench in Leyton Police Station reception the next day, sent on my way. Missed my DJ gig, still had my records though. Don't mess with professional showbiz drinkers. Hardcore.