Rentaghost Rentaghost Rentaghost was a British children's television comedy show, broadcast by the BBC between 6 January 1976 and 6 November 1984. The show's plot centred on the antics of a number of ghosts who worked for a firm called Rentaghost, which rented out the spirits for various tasks. The company, located in South Ealing, is run by Fred Mumford, a recently deceased loser who feels he can find work for ghosts whose lives were as unsuccessful as his. His first (and only) recruits are Timothy Claypole, a mischievous jester with a comical lack of knowledge about modern technology; and Hubert
Maurice D. Jester Jester received a Navy Cross and promotion to lieutenant commander for his leadership. An issue of "Life magazine" featured an image of Jester on its cover. In late 2017 it was announced that a new Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC "Maurice Jester" (WPC-1152) would bear his name. Maurice D. Jester Maurice David Jester (May 13, 1889 – August 31, 1957) was a notable member of the United States Coast Guard. Jester enlisted in the Coast Guard as a surfman in 1917. By 1936 he had risen to the rank of Chief Boatswain. In December 1941, after the United States entered