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According to Buffy and Torchwood writer Jane Espenson, the new Syfy version of cult ITC hit Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) will be very different from its two forebears.

Speaking to The Huffington Post, Espenson noted that she and co-writer Drew Z. Greenberg “considered various approaches” to the show, before “end[ing] up going with something kind of Battlestar-like, in that we decided to really ground it.”

The show won’t move too far from its central premise of supernatural detective Marty Hopkirk helping his still-living partner Jeff Randall with cases, but the writer said that Marty will be a “very modern and believable version of a ghost”.

“Our ghosts have some different rules than you’ve seen before, different motivations, and they fit into a realistic world in a different way,” Espenson added. “We’re having fun with it and SyFy has been great at letting us explore this approach.”

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) ran for one season from September 1969 in the U.K., and appeared in syndication in the U.S. under the title My Partner the Ghost from 1972 onwards. A remake for the BBC, starring comedians Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, lasted 13 episodes in 2000/2001.

In the interview, Espenson also gives her opinion on the recent spate of genre show cancellations, as well as talking about working on Caprica, Game of Thrones and Torchwood: Miracle Day. 

Watch the trailer for the first episode of the BBC remake below:

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