Tamara Novek

Tamara Novek turns up in the world of Rentaghost's spectral staffing agency, another spirit drawn into the show's daffy business of haunting for hire. She carries herself with the brisk, faintly theatrical manner the series favours, more interested in making an impression than in frightening anyone properly.

Rentaghost thrives on performers who commit fully to silliness without winking at the camera, and that commitment is where a character like this earns her keep. The sitcom's charm was always in small, overplayed gestures rather than plot, and a confident, oddball presence fits that register neatly.