{"product_id":"ghostwatch-1992","title":"Ghostwatch (1992)","description":"The BBC broadcast GHOSTWATCH on the 31st of October 1992.\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nIt seemed to be a live broadcast which was a cross between Crimewatch and the movie Poltergeist. The programme terrified Britain and caused outrage in the press. It s legacy lives on, cited as an inspiration for The Blair Witch Project and Derren Brown s The Séance . GHOSTWATCH is regarded as a classic of the genre and remains as relevant, as terrifying and as inspirational today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nSarah Greene and Craig Charles report from a reputedly haunted North London council house for the outside broadcast, whilst Michael Parkinson and Mike Smith stay in the warmth and safety of a BBC studio. The Early family are allegedly being harrassed by the ghost Pipes - so named as his banging and crashing were initially attributed to bad plumbing. After a deliberately slow start the crescendo sees children speaking in tongues, Sarah Greene sent to her doom, and Michael Parkinson possessed by an evil spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nAlthough pure fiction, the masterly combination of great scripting, intuitive direction and perfect casting made the supernatural pastiche appear frighteningly real. Despite being part of BBC Drama s Screen One series, the presence of Michael Parkinson convinced thousands of people it was real. The drama caused an uproar and was banned from repeat transmission for over a decade.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Not Assigned","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53982853136769,"sku":"101FILMS005","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/9050\/5986\/files\/2293522.jpg?v=1736955633","url":"https:\/\/hit.co.uk\/products\/ghostwatch-1992","provider":"Hit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}