The Smile Behind the Veil [SEP] series
The Smile Behind the Veil
"The Smile Behind the Veil" is the final 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 13 March 1970 on the ITV and was directed by Jeremy Summers.
Synopsis.
Only a ghost would notice the smile behind the veil of a funeral mourner (Hilary Tindall) to complete the entire series. As Jeannie visits Marty's grave, Marty
and civil servant Bulstrode in "Paranoia" and "Pain Killers".
Many episodes include story lines or mentions that pay homage to the original series. In the fifth episode of series one, a clip of Mike Pratt - who played Jeff Randall in the original series and had died before the new series was created - was used, from the episode "The Smile Behind the Veil". Kenneth Cope, who played the original Marty Hopkirk, was asked to cameo, but declined. Place names also paid homage to