Deadline learns that Warner Bros has acquired the rights to the show which aired in the late 70s/early 80s and starred Michael Staniforth, Molly Weir, Christopher Biggins and Sue Nicholls – yes Audrey from Coronation Street!
Brand will apparently be playing Fred Mumford, a recently deceased slacker who attempts to be more productive in the afterlife than he was when he was alive by starting a temp agency for the dead.
What happened to the cast of the original Rentaghost? Find out in our ‘Where Are They Now?’
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