Rent GhostWatch (1992)
3.7 of 5 from 123 ratings
1h 31min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Sarah Greene and Craig Charles report from a reputedly haunted London home for the outside broadcast, while Michael Parkinson and Mike Smith stay in the warmth and "safety" of a BBC studio. The Early family are allegedly being harassed by the ghost 'Pipes', so named as his banging and crashing were initially attributed to bad plumbing. After a deliberately slow start the tension gradually builds, culminating in a terrifying crescendo. Although entirely fictional, the masterly combination of great scripting, intuitive direction and perfect casting made the supernatural pastiche appear frighteningly real.
- Actors:
- Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene, Mike Smith, Craig Charles, Gillian Bevan, Brid Brennan, Michelle Wesson, Cherise Wesson, Chris Miller, Mike Aiton, Mark Lewis, Linda Broughton, Katherine Stark, Derek Smee, Roger Tebb, Colin Stinton, Keith Ferrari, Mark Drewry
- Directors:
- Lesley Manning
- Producers:
- Ruth Baumgarten
- Voiced By:
- Ruth Sheen, Diana Blackburn, Brendan O'Hea
- Writers:
- Stephen Volk
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Films That Go Bump in the Night: All Hallows' Eve, Horror
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 31/10/2022
- Run Time:
- 92 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo, English Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- 'Do You Believe in Ghosts?', a brand new 30th anniversary documentary on the Ghostwatch phenomenon
- Commentary with film historians Shellie McMurdo and Stella Gaynor
- Commentary with writer Stephen Volk, producer Ruth Baumgarten and director Lesley Manning
- Shooting Reality by Lesley Manning
- Reproduced script, annotated by director Lesley Manning
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Reviews (2) of GhostWatch
Ground breaking television - GhostWatch review by OtakuFeebs
I saw this when it originally aired at age 18. I remember it being creepy and made me doubt myself.
On second viewing I found it to still be a good watch. If you take into context of when it aired and who was "presenting" the show there are many clever elements. I grew up watching Sarah Green on Blue Peter, Mike Smith was her long time partner and they were newly married at the time, so this was a nice touch. Michael Parkinson, or "Parky" as he's affectionately known, was a national treasure before the term was coined. Craig Charles was that cheeky bloke from Red Dwarf who first appeared on telly reciting poetry. Overall a heady mix of believability.
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Better Than I had Imagined - GhostWatch review by LB
I missed this at the time of broadcast for some reason. Catching up with it now having recently enjoyed 'Late Night With the Devil' which has a similar premise. Lots of traits here that have become commonplace to the point of now being over familiar - measuring devices, camera's in rooms catching action and heat sensor camera etc. Great fun spotting the figure of Mr Pipes throughout the show.
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