Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rentaghost was the baby of writer Bob Block (never to be confused with Robert Bloch of Psycho fame), a veteran of radio and TV who ...

Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to the British children's television comedy Rentaghost. Variety reports the studio is developing Rentaghost as a vehicle for Russell Brand, with "a similar tone ...

Rewatching Bob Block’s 70s kids’ sitcom for Halloween reveals some surprisingly scary themes at work If your mind ever wanders back to the childrens’ TV show Rentaghost, chances are you’ll think of ...

The comedian might already be in the remake business with that new version of Arthur in the works, but Russell Brand is reaching back into British TV from decades past for his next project. Deadline ...

EXCLUSIVE: 20 th Century Fox has acquired rights to the supernatural British comedy show Rentaghost, and has re-teamed Ben Stiller with his Night At The Museum writers Tom Lennon and Robert Ben Garant ...

Emery, the half-sister of comedian Dick Emery, was best-known for her role as Ethel Meaker in children's show Rentaghost VETERAN actress Ann Emery has died at the age of 86. Emery, the half-sister of ...

Russell Brand is set to star in what must be one of the most unlikely Hollywood remakes of all time: a big-screen adaptation of the BBC children's comedy show Rentaghost. Deadline reports that Warner ...

Director Tom McGrath (Megamind) may make his live-action debut directing denizens of the afterlife in Rentaghost, starring Ben Stiller. Â The picture, inspired by a British children's TV series, ...

The mystery began on Sunday morning with the curious appearance of the word Rentaghost in the list of Twitter trends. It’s the name of a British TV classic that ran from 1976 to 1984, about a business ...

Classic children's shows Rentaghost and Worzel Gummidge could be returning to TV after rights to the programmes were obtained by a UK production company. RDF, best known for making Channel 4 show Wife ...

Rentaghost actress Ann Emery has died at the age of 86, theatre bosses have confirmed. The much-loved actress, who played Ethel Meaker in children's show, has been described as an "extraordinary lady" ...