Rentaghost

1. New Recruits

Air Date: 1976-01-06

Fred Mumford returns to earth from the spirit world to open a business called 'Rentaghost' which offers ghosts and poltergeists on a dialy or weekly rental basis. He is sometimes helped, but more often hindered, by Davenport, a fussy Victorian ghost, and Claypole, a mischevious medieval poltergeist.

2. Airport

Air Date: 1976-01-13

Fred Mumford and his fellow ghosts set out to exercise a ghost which has been terrorising London's Heathrow Airport.

3. Hospital

Air Date: 1976-01-20

Mumford and his colleagues decide to tell their landlord, Mr. Meaker, that they are really ghosts. The shock of this lands Mr. Meaker in the local hospital where the Rentaghost team offer to provide a conjuring act for the centenary celebrations. As ghosts they find it easy to vanish - but Mumford has some difficulty becoming visible again.

4. Department Store

Air Date: 1976-01-27

The Rentaghost team are engaged by a security firm to patrol a large department store and stop shoplifting. Claypole goes through a mischevious phase when his poltergeist powers are at their strongest.

5. Stately Home

Air Date: 1976-02-03

Haunting a stately home proves to be something of a trial of strength for Mumford. His ghostly Uncle Arthur provides him with an assorted bunch of spooks to help the haunting, then calls them out on strike.

1. Private Detectives

Air Date: 1976-05-18

Rentaghost try their hand at being private detectives. Harold becomes a suspect.

2. Transport

Air Date: 1976-05-25

Public transport is the latest brainwave for Rentaghost, involving taxis, busses and a removal service. Unfortunately, when the Meakers talk about moving house, Mr Claypole takes things literally.

3. The Concert

Air Date: 1976-06-01

Rentaghost holds a concert that features Leonardo Da Vinci.

4. Storage

Air Date: 1976-06-08

The Rentaghost team try their hand at the storage business, meanwhile Harold and Mr Mumford get shrunk.

5. Gold

Air Date: 1976-06-15

Everything Harold touches turns to gold, not unlike a certain king. Back in the office a ghost efficiency expert, one Cedric J. Fosdyke, is put in charge and then sacks Fred Mumford.

6. News Agency

Air Date: 1976-06-22

Rentaghost starts a news agency and attempts to gain an interview with the elusive Dr Springveldt. Fred's mother is convinced that he should see a psychiatrist.

1. Episode 12

Air Date: 1977-02-22

The ghosts try their hand at controlling the weather and all fall in love with Catastrophe Kate, a wild west ghost.

2. Episode 13

Air Date: 1977-03-01

Mr. Claypole loses his memory when he is too mischievous. Mr Meaker is turned into a budgie.

3. Episode 14

Air Date: 1977-03-08

Harold and Ethel Meaker try to put on a theatre production.

4. Episode 15

Air Date: 1977-03-15

The Rentaghost office finds itself with squatters of the supernatural kind.

5. Episode 16

Air Date: 1977-03-22

Mr Meaker grows a 12ft beard whilst the Mumfords have to deal with a giant parsnip.

6. Episode 16

Air Date: 1977-03-29

The ghosts plan to send the Meakers on holiday after coming into money, but Harold and Ethel think that they are trying to get rid of them.

1. Episode 18

Air Date: 1978-09-14

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.

2. Episode 19

Air Date: 1978-09-21

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

3. Episode 20

Air Date: 1978-09-28

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

4. Episode 21

Air Date: 1978-10-05

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

5. Episode 22

Air Date: 1978-10-12

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.

6. Episode 23

Air Date: 1978-10-19

The Rentaghost team hold a fete.

7. Rentasanta

Air Date: 1978-12-21

(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

1. Episode 25

Air Date: 1980-03-07

The Meaker's latest money-making scheme comes to be in the form of Rentananny. Harold tries to use a copying spell to give Ethel driving lessons.

2. Episode 26

Air Date: 1980-03-11

At the Meakers, Harold is ill in bed and Ethel's singing voice can break glass (literally!). The Perkins hire a private detective to spy on their neighbours.

3. Episode 27

Air Date: 1980-03-14

Ethel's voice can now break wood. The ghosts try to protect Adam Paintings roller disco from being burgled.

4. Episode 28

Air Date: 1980-03-18

Rentaghost work in Mr Painting's beauty parlour. Ethel becomes an agony aunt and gives advice to her husband.

5. Episode 29

Air Date: 1980-03-25

Mr Claypole and Hazel the McWitch compete to create the best invention. Mr Meaker is transformed into a sunflower and Mr Painting is shrunk. The Perkins decide to move away from the Meakers.

1. Episode 30

Air Date: 1981-04-24

The Meakers move into Mr Painting's old house which just happens to be next door to their old neighbours, the Perkins.

2. Episode 31

Air Date: 1981-05-01

Mr Meaker becomes an ice skating champion while Claypole and McWitch contract a psychic illness. Meanwhile, Mr Perkins' moustache turns into a sausage.

3. Episode 32

Air Date: 1981-05-08

Mr Claypole gives the Perkins a magic talisman that grants wishes, which results in a geranium growing on Mrs Perkins' head.

4. Episode 33

Air Date: 1981-05-15

The Meakers and ghosts discover what it's like to be toys.

5. Episode 34

Air Date: 1981-05-22

Queen Matilda, a ghost from when Mr Claypole was alive, decides to hold court at Rentaghost.

6. Episode 35

Air Date: 1981-05-29

The Meakers celebrate their wedding anniversary and Harold opens a gardening store at the Rentaghost office.

1. Episode 36

Air Date: 1982-10-05

2. Episode 37

Air Date: 1982-10-12

3. Episode 38

Air Date: 1982-10-19

4. Episode 39

Air Date: 1982-10-26

5. Episode 40

Air Date: 1982-11-02

6. Episode 41

Air Date: 1982-11-09

7. Episode 42

Air Date: 1982-11-16

8. Episode 43

Air Date: 1982-11-23

9. Episode 44

Air Date: 1982-11-30

10. Episode 45

Air Date: 1982-12-07

11. Episode 46

Air Date: 1982-12-14

12. Episode 47

Air Date: 1982-12-21

13. Episode 48

Air Date: 1982-12-29

1. Episode 49

Air Date: 1983-10-18

2. Episode 50

Air Date: 1983-10-25

3. Episode 51

Air Date: 1983-11-01

4. Episode 52

Air Date: 1983-11-08

5. Episode 53

Air Date: 1983-11-15

1. Episode 54

Air Date: 1984-10-09

2. Episode 55

Air Date: 1984-10-16

3. Episode 56

Air Date: 1984-10-23

4. Episode 57

Air Date: 1984-10-30

5. Episode 58

Air Date: 1984-11-06