After his death, Fred Mumford wants a second chance at achieving the success that eluded him in life. Coming back to Earth as a spirit, he recruits a Victorian gent and a medieval jester to set up 'Rentaghost', a supernatural service for wanted hauntings.
The ghosts try their hand at controlling the weather and all fall in love with Catastrophe Kate, a wild west ghost.
Mr. Claypole loses his memory when he is too mischievous. Mr Meaker is turned into a budgie.
Harold and Ethel Meaker try to put on a theatre production.
The Rentaghost office finds itself with squatters of the supernatural kind.
Mr Meaker grows a 12ft beard whilst the Mumfords have to deal with a giant parsnip.
The ghosts plan to send the Meakers on holiday after coming into money, but Harold and Ethel think that they are trying to get rid of them.