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
Rentaghost did not sell, with some concerns over appropriateness of dark tone of the series aimed at young children, and plans for the series were axed. In September 2008, it was reported that the show could be returning to television after the rights to the programme were obtained by the UK production company RDF. However, no new show was forthcoming. "Deadline" reported in December 2010 that "Warner Bros had acquired the rights to "RentaGhost" and was going to develop it into a "Beetlejuice"-style afterlife feature comedy vehicle for Russell Brand as Fred Mumford." However, in October 2011, it was reported that