Ghostwatch Page #3

Synopsis: The BBC gives over a whole evening to an 'investigation into the supernatural'. Four respected presenters and a camera crew attempt to discover the truth behind 'The most haunted house in Britain', expecting a light-hearted scare or two and probably the uncovering of a hoax. They think they are in control of the situation. They think they are safe. The viewers settle down and decide to watch 'for a laugh'. Ninety minutes later the BBC, and the country, was changed, and the consequences are still felt today.
 
IMDB:
7.6
NOT RATED
Year:
1992
91 min
956 Views


is a lot steadier than mine,

and secondly, that he bears

a remarkable resemblance

to Mike Gatting.

Yes, you do. (LAUGHS)

-Chris Miller.

-Hi.

SARAH:
Now, Chris, does this

camera differ in any way

from the sort of camera

you'd normally use

on an outside broadcast?

Well, it's a normal

lightweight mobile camera,

but in this case,

it's been adapted

so we can use infrared

as well.

-SARAH:
Can we see

how that works, Chris...

-Yeah, sure.

...if I hand this

back to you?

SARAH:
What's the best way

to demonstrate it?

CHRIS:
Well, if we can

kill the lights...

SARAH:
Okay, Clive, can we

pop the lights down now?

CHRIS:
There you go.

SARAH:
Wow. How's that?

-CHRIS:
I can see you

quite clearly now.

-Oh, look.

Yeah, so can I, on a monitor.

I'm quite close to you though.

I mean, what about

the people down here?

If we move down here...

How fast can you move

with that thing

on your shoulder, actually?

-Quite fast.

-It's not bad.

Who needs a Steadicam

when you got Chris Miller?

That's what I say.

Oh, yes, there they are.

CHRIS:
There they all are.

(SARAH LAUGHING)

CHRIS:
Somebody wants to

get in the frame.

SARAH:
Funny, they can see

what they look like.

I'll tell you what though,

this means for us, doesn't it,

that nothing can lurk

in the shadows.

CHRIS:
That's right,

there's no hiding place.

Absolutely.

Erm, right, let's have

the lights back up again then.

Okay, now,

we've got our vision back.

I think it's time to

meet sound.

Man of sound mind here,

Mike Aiton.

Not only can

this gentleman hear

an ant scratching

its back legs at 50 yards,

he's also

the unofficial chairman

of the Adrian Edmonson

Lookalike Society.

Right on.

SARAH:
So, if you're not

scared of ghosts,

you're scared of that.

How are you feeling

about tonight?

Are you a bit nervous at all?

We will see.

Erm, how about you, Chris?

I'm okay.

-Are you ready to go in then?

-Yeah.

Okay.

Well, we'll see you later.

And... (CHUCKLES)

(ALL CLAPPING)

It's time to go

once more into the breach.

-Do I have to go first?

-CHRIS:
After you.

Yeah, typical.

Come on then, chaps.

Hello?

Here we are.

Hi, Pam.

Now, oh, look here we are.

This is the burglar alarm that

Alan Demescu

was talking about.

Can we make ourselves at home?

Kim, Suzanne.

Can I join you for a bit of

apple bobbing, do you think?

Well, we'll let Sarah

and her jolly team

settle down there

for the night.

I wonder if they'll remain

as jolly as that

all evening.

We shall find out.

Er, Dr Pascoe, let me ask you,

why did you first of all...

Why did you choose

that particular house?

Well, it was a decision we

made over many weeks really.

What happened is that

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Stephen Volk

Stephen Volk (born 1954) is a Welsh screenwriter and novelist who specializes in the horror genre. more…

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