Anybody out there remember the superbly well conceived Ghost-watch, broadcast on BBC1 on Hallowe'en 1992? I've been a horror fan for most of my years, but this really caught me out at the time. Back in 1992 I was 16, and alone in the house as my parents had gone out to bob for apples (unless they were secretly swingers, you never know in Devon) for the night.
I had NO IDEA it was actually a drama at the time. I thought it was genuine, live TV. It was genius, using 'non-actors' such as Parky, Sarah 'Going Live' Greene and Craig Charles. The phone-in idea was a perfect smokescreen, and some of the subtle cameos that Pipes made throughout (once in the studio, once outside in the street, etc) really put me on edge. I recently purchased the DVD, and it still makes chilling viewing.
Anybody else terrified and scarred by this, or am I just a craven lump of jelly in the form of a man? I would share some of my favourite moments, but if nobody replies, I'll just look like an ***.
I had NO IDEA it was actually a drama at the time. I thought it was genuine, live TV. It was genius, using 'non-actors' such as Parky, Sarah 'Going Live' Greene and Craig Charles. The phone-in idea was a perfect smokescreen, and some of the subtle cameos that Pipes made throughout (once in the studio, once outside in the street, etc) really put me on edge. I recently purchased the DVD, and it still makes chilling viewing.
Anybody else terrified and scarred by this, or am I just a craven lump of jelly in the form of a man? I would share some of my favourite moments, but if nobody replies, I'll just look like an ***.
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