Double L
06-05-2008, 05:42 AM
Any U.K. members remember watching it's one & only showing back in 1992? I know it's a 'Love it or hate it' for most people.
For those who don't know what it is. It was a drama in the style of a live ghost hunt (Think Most Haunted Live) shown on the BBC on halloween 1992 (I was 10 at the time). It was fronted by well known T.V. presenters playing themselves. The story revolved around a family being haunted by a poltergeist and the presenters trying to catch it on film. However, although the show starts slow, things soon start to pick up.
The acting from the 'Family' is ... weak. But the presenters remain professional and if you can look past the acting, the story is actually quite good, & it has some real shocks.
It might not be shown on T.V. again due to the controversy of many people believing it was true & the panic it caused (It's often compared to a minor version of Orson Wells Radio broadcast of War Of The Worlds) I thought it was real & it terrified me as a kid and it is the only time something scarred me enough as a kid that i wouldn't sleep that night.
You can get it on DVD now (Although i cheated & downloaded it)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwatch
For those who don't know what it is. It was a drama in the style of a live ghost hunt (Think Most Haunted Live) shown on the BBC on halloween 1992 (I was 10 at the time). It was fronted by well known T.V. presenters playing themselves. The story revolved around a family being haunted by a poltergeist and the presenters trying to catch it on film. However, although the show starts slow, things soon start to pick up.
The acting from the 'Family' is ... weak. But the presenters remain professional and if you can look past the acting, the story is actually quite good, & it has some real shocks.
It might not be shown on T.V. again due to the controversy of many people believing it was true & the panic it caused (It's often compared to a minor version of Orson Wells Radio broadcast of War Of The Worlds) I thought it was real & it terrified me as a kid and it is the only time something scarred me enough as a kid that i wouldn't sleep that night.
You can get it on DVD now (Although i cheated & downloaded it)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostwatch