Sky_Blue_Daz
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I can’t find the full programme but it was very scary at the time
Anyone remember this? (2 Viewers)
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Houchens Head
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What a load of old cobblers!!!!!!! :emoji_smile::emoji_smile::emoji_smile::emoji_smile:
Sky_Blue_Daz
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It caiught a lot of people out at the time Houchy
Otis
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Houchens Head
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Even that Derek Acorah bloke said all his TV shows were staged!
Ian1779
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I think this was the first time anything like this was done on TV... certainly in this fashion. No one had a frame of reference to see through it.
RegTheDonk
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Missed the opening credits (it was billed as Screen One or something like that which was a BBC drama strand at the time which should have given the game away) so the initial15 minutes or so was convincing, set up like a regular OB, I initially thought it was a credible experiment at some house that was supposed to be haunted. But the first "incident" along with the acting was OTT and from then on it was how daft can they make it. A bit like Most Haunted but with a proper budget.
Otis
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Yeah, the acting is so unconvincing isn't it. Very poor.
Sky_Blue_Daz
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To be fair there was a few nods to this on inside number9 tonight
Captain Dart
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Do you know Clinton Baptiste on Phoenix Nights is supposed to be a send up of Acorah.
Philosoraptor
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Have some..
I remember this well.
I remember this well.
Philosoraptor
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Whilst I'm at it. The best part of Most Haunted!
Houchens Head
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Listening to this, it sounds like Derek loves dick as well! :emoji_smile::emoji_smile:
WhaleOilBeefHooked
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People actually fell for this? In fact, what even is it?!
Derek Acorah was caught out by one of the Producers I believe:
During a shoot at Bodmin Goal, he invented a dead South African jailer called Kreed Kafer – an anagram of Derek Faker.
At the next shoot, in Cornwall, O'Keeffe made up another fictional character Rik Eedles – an anagram of Derek Lies.
Derek Acorah was caught out by one of the Producers I believe:
During a shoot at Bodmin Goal, he invented a dead South African jailer called Kreed Kafer – an anagram of Derek Faker.
At the next shoot, in Cornwall, O'Keeffe made up another fictional character Rik Eedles – an anagram of Derek Lies.
Sky_Blue_Daz
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Have you watched it yet Otis ?
I thought it was brilliant
Otis
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Didn't enjoy it much to be honest, Daz.
Never good when Mrs. Otis joins in the viewing experience.
Sky_Blue_Daz
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Ah fair enough , the only thing that creeped me a bit was the Stephanie Cole speaking direct to camera bit
Had a look on Twitter last night and was surprised by the amount of people who fell for the sound and technicals problems bit
Otis
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Must confess, I did too. Not at first. Totally bought the 'all part of the show' thing, but then when it actually started to play that old episode I was starting to doubt myself.
The announcer never quite came across as genuine though did she.
As for my missus, she is the worst 'what's he doing that for/who's she?/why is the wall picture tilted on an angle/ who's he's again?' viewer in the entire world!!!!!
Luckily, she walked out after 13 mins muttering how she didn't understand any of it and thought it was a pile of crap.
Gazolba
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The scariest thing I ever saw on TV was an old program called "Tales of Mystery and Imagination", an episode called "The Tractate Middoth".
The Tractate Middoth - Wikipedia
The Tractate Middoth - Wikipedia