I have mixed feelings about this show. Some episodes were brilliant, others very much less so.
The series started off very well and most of the earlier episodes were very entertaining with quite a bit of comedy thrown in, and some very absurd, weird, and even likeable villains. However, as the show progressed, it seemed to take a darker turn: less comedy and more brutal bad guys.
(I have noticed another reviewer saying the exact opposite - perhaps the version I watched, which followed the episode sequence listed here on IMDB, had the episodes in a different order?)
I also got the impression that the writers started running out of ideas: episodes became somewhat repetitive and an actual chore to watch. I persevered but ultimately I was glad to see the end of it - and perhaps this is one of the reasons that no further episodes were made.
As far as the acting is concerned, I think Mike Pratt was brilliant as Jeff Randall; however, I found Marty the ghost, as well as his widow Jean, somewhat annoying - not necessarily due to bad acting, but rather the blandness and gullibility of the characters themselves.
Among the guest/recurring cast I want to single out Judith Arthy appearing in two episodes as Jean's sister Jennifer: I think she was brilliant and gorgeous - would really have liked to have seen her in more episodes.
In summary then, a bit of a roller-coaster ride, with some episodes which I will not easily forget, but most of them I do not care to remember. Like a minority of reviews here, perhaps mine seems unnecessarily harsh, but as one of those reviewers pointed out, I haven't seen this series as a child either, so there is no nostalgia factor - which may go some way in accounting for the differences in opinion.
The series started off very well and most of the earlier episodes were very entertaining with quite a bit of comedy thrown in, and some very absurd, weird, and even likeable villains. However, as the show progressed, it seemed to take a darker turn: less comedy and more brutal bad guys.
(I have noticed another reviewer saying the exact opposite - perhaps the version I watched, which followed the episode sequence listed here on IMDB, had the episodes in a different order?)
I also got the impression that the writers started running out of ideas: episodes became somewhat repetitive and an actual chore to watch. I persevered but ultimately I was glad to see the end of it - and perhaps this is one of the reasons that no further episodes were made.
As far as the acting is concerned, I think Mike Pratt was brilliant as Jeff Randall; however, I found Marty the ghost, as well as his widow Jean, somewhat annoying - not necessarily due to bad acting, but rather the blandness and gullibility of the characters themselves.
Among the guest/recurring cast I want to single out Judith Arthy appearing in two episodes as Jean's sister Jennifer: I think she was brilliant and gorgeous - would really have liked to have seen her in more episodes.
In summary then, a bit of a roller-coaster ride, with some episodes which I will not easily forget, but most of them I do not care to remember. Like a minority of reviews here, perhaps mine seems unnecessarily harsh, but as one of those reviewers pointed out, I haven't seen this series as a child either, so there is no nostalgia factor - which may go some way in accounting for the differences in opinion.