Jeannie Hopkirk is a fictional character from the 1969 ITC

ITC Entertainment

The Incorporated Television Company was a British television company largely involved in production and distribution. It was founded by Lew Grade.-History:...

 British cult paranormal

Paranormal

Paranormal is a general term that designates experiences that lie outside "the range of normal experience or scientific explanation" or that indicates phenomena understood to be outside of science's current ability to explain or measure...

 series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall and Hopkirk , first transmitted during 1969-70, is a British private detective television series starring Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope as the private detectives Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk, respectively. The series was originally created by Dennis Spooner and produced by Monty Berman...

portrayed by nnette Andre](www.annetteandre.com)]

Character

Jeannie is the young widow of Marty Hopkirk

Marty Hopkirk

Marty Hopkirk is a fictional ghost played by English actor Kenneth Cope in the television private detective series Randall and Hopkirk from 1969 to early 1970...

 and serves as a secretary at the Randall and Hopkirk Private Investigation office. She is an attractive woman with neat blonde hair and a petite frame and build. Jeannie can prove a very useful character in Jeff Randall

Jeff Randall

Jeff Randall is a fictional character played by Mike Pratt in the original private detective series, Randall and Hopkirk from 1969 to 1971 and by Bob Mortimer in the BBC remake...

's exploits and she has saved him many times from an early demise. She is highly resourceful and able as a secretary but often she appears as very naive and vulnerable, which has put her own life in danger on many occasions.

In only the third episode, All Work and No Pay

All Work and No Pay

All Work and No Pay is the third episode of the popular 1969 ITC British television series Randall and Hopkirk starring Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre. The episode was first broadcast on 5 October 1969 on ITV...

, she believes the tomfoolery of the Foster brothers as they use electronic equipment to pretend that the poltergeist

Poltergeist

A poltergeist is a paranormal phenomenon which consists of events alluding to the manifestation of an imperceptible entity. Such manifestation typically includes inanimate objects moving or being thrown about, sentient noises and, on some occasions, physical attacks on those witnessing the...

 of Marty is destroying her apartment

Apartment

An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...

. She believes that they are spiritualists who indeed have the ability to contact her deceased husband.
In episode 10, "When did You Start to Stop Seeing Things?

When did You Start to Stop Seeing Things?

When did You Start to Stop Seeing Things? is the tenth episode of the popular 1969 ITC British television series Randall and Hopkirk starring Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre. The episode was first broadcast on 23 November 1969 on the ITV...

", she again believes the enemy when they pretend that Marty's spirit needs to be exorcised and true to her nature she is as helpful as possible in aiding them unknowingly, placing her in another difficult situation.

Later, in episode 15, "The Man from Nowhere

The Man from Nowhere

"The Man from Nowhere" is the fifteenth episode of the popular 1969 ITC British television series Randall and Hopkirk starring Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre. The episode was first broadcast on 28 December 1969 on the ITV. Directed by Robert Tronson.-Synopsis:A man enters Jeannie's...

", Jeannie goes as far as partly to believe that an imposter is actually her deceased husband Marty in spirit, again emphasizing her vulnerability.

Remake

In the remake, Jeanie (Emilia Fox

Emilia Fox

Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox is an award-winning English actress, known for her role as Dr. Nikki Alexander on BBC crime drama Silent Witness, having joined the cast in 2004 following the departure of Amanda Burton. She also appears as Morgause in the BBC's Merlin beginning in the programme's second...

) was portrayed as a far stronger individual than in the original series; originally a waitress at a high-class restaurant, she quit her job after Marty's death- here Marty was her fiance rather than her husband- and joined Jeff at the agency, where she demonstrates a significant intellect. She is also an efficient hand-to-hand fighter, often easily disarming armed men with a kick. In another contrast to the original series, she rejects any idea that Marty might still be with her in some form, briefly having Jeff committed when he claims to see Marty's ghost shortly after Marty's death.