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Does anyone remember this classic show from 1992. I've just bought it on dvd and watched it for the first time in 20 years, and although some of the acting is quite bad, it still stands out as a very good one off show. Images of it remained in my mind long after it had finished. And Pipes is still scary:eek:
Definately Michael Parkinsons finest hour.
Definately Michael Parkinsons finest hour.
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It was basically a one-off drama spoofing 'Most Haunted Live', starring such stars as Sarah Green, Michael Parkinson, Mike Smith (I think), and Craig Charles. It was presented as if it was a real ghost-hunting tv show and it investigateda supposed haunted suburban house, and viewers were encouraged to call in if they saw a ghost. Loads of people weren't aware it was a drama and thought it was real and there were loads of complaints that their kids didn't sleep for like 2 days cos they were so scared.
I remember watching it as a kid when I was 9, and I missed the start so I believed it was real and it proper terrified me. Looking back it was quite funny, but in '92 it was no laughing matter
Here's a 3 minute segment from 100 Scariest TV Moments on the programme if you're not familiar with it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHxibm7nTPk
Yeah I remember it clearly, it was a Saturday night, so no school the next day which made it even better, and nearly all the way through I thought it was all real and it was only in the last couple of minutes I realised it was all made up.
It was brilliant entertainment and was all anyone talked about in school on the Monday.
Sat by my nan's bed in hospital watching this and she died on the same night bless her. Always freaked me out.
Eh ...?
He was hiding in the cupboard and the children told Sarah Greene that they had heard a noise and when she went over Craig Charles jumped out in a wolf mask. It might not sound that good but it was quite funny, and scary at the time.
I doubt it will ever be repeated due to the contraversy it stirred up at the time. I recall a young lad comitting suicide not long after it was shown, and many viewers being upset by it, presumably because they thought they were watching a real documentary. The fact that the presenters were actually BBC presenters (Parkinson, Mike Smith, Sarah Greene, Craig Charles) rather than actors probably added to the documentary feel of the thing.
It was released on DVD a few years ago - I think it might still be available. I bought a copy and was surprised at how well it had held up. Still a good watch
I was in stitches for 5 minutes lying on the floor laughing.
It was a crocodile, or maybe an item of footwear ?
I'm confused.
Stephen Volk (the writer behind it) has written a sequel, available for free on his website here: http://www.stephenvolk.net/31-10.pdf
Thanks for that mred just read it - weird, but interesting
Started off quite well and quickly became totally ridiculous.
Not seen it since, but I would love to see it again.
Favourite moment was when the TV studio started being blown about with Parky looking genuinely worried. The implication being something had gone very wrong indeed here...