Ghostwatch1992
“"We don't want to give anyone sleepless nights."”
Directed by Lesley Manning
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The premise
For Halloween 1992, the BBC decides to broadcast an investigation into the supernatural, hosted by TV chat-show legend Michael Parkinson. Parky (assisted by Mike Smith, Sarah Greene & Craig Charles) and a camera crew attempt to discover the truth behind the most haunted house in Britain. This ground-breaking live television experiment does not go as planned, however.
Horror Vault's take
On Halloween night 1992, the BBC aired what appeared to be a live outside broadcast — a celebrity-fronted investigation into a supposedly haunted family home. Fronted by real-life television personalities playing fictionalised versions of themselves, the programme blurs the line between entertainment and genuine terror with escalating, almost imperceptible unease. What begins as a cosy, sceptical chat-show exercise steadily dismantles its own reassuring format. Few pieces of British television have weaponised the familiar so effectively against the viewer.
Content: Disturbing Imagery, Themes Of Child Endangerment, Psychological Distress, Suicide References
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Cast
Michael Parkinson
Presenter
Sarah Greene
Reporter
Craig Charles
Interviewer
Mike Smith
Phone-In Presenter
Gillian Bevan
Dr. Lin Pascoe
Brid Brennan
Pamela Early
Michelle Wesson
Suzanne Early
Cherise Wesson
Kim Early
Colin Stinton
Dr. Emilio Sylvestri
Mike Aiton
Sound Recordist
Chris Miller
Cameraman
Ruth Sheen
Emma Stableford (voice)
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