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It earned the dubious honour of being the first TV programme to be cited in the British Medical Journal as having caused Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in children.
The rumour that the show's makers had wanted to include a high-pitched tone that would agitate viewers' pets during the broadcast is mostly true. Writer Stephen Volk suggested it, but as soundtracks are 'capped' for transmission (meaning, limited in pitch, volume, etc.), even if permission had been secured to go ahead with the idea, technically-speaking, it would not have been possible.
While you may not see him 'Pipes' appears many times. To name a few: in the bedroom after the 'face-cutting' scene, behind the door to the cellar in the closing minutes, in the glass as 'Sarah Greene' picks up the posters, behind Parkinson at the end and even in the crowd at the Park as Craig Charles walks around - there are also many others.
The helpline was real and the first thing people were told when they rang up was "this is not real" although they were still allowed to tell their stories.
Ghostwatch was never supposed to trick or deceive the viewers. It was billed as a drama and contained a "written by" title card at the start. The majority of people tuned in late to the programme after a film finished on ITV and therefore many thought what they were seeing was in fact going out live.
"[last lines] Michael Parkinson: The studio's... completely dark. Just... just blackness. All the lights have failed. The... the power's gone off. [phosphorescent glow rises] Michael Parkinson: We've... got some lights in the studio. I don't know... there's cameras, but I don't know which one's working... I mean... there are no... No camermen! I mean... it's difficult to know even if anybody's still... still with us, but if they are, this is the scene in this studio... this totally deserted studio. [cats start to shriek in background] Michael Parkinson: Autocue's still working...!..."Round and round the garden... like a teddy bear?" [stiffens] Ghost: [speaking through Parkinson] Didn't believe that story about Mother Seddons, did you? Fee... fie... foe... fum. [cats shriek as camera dies]"
"Michael Parkinson: Doctor, what about your theory that in fact Kimmy was the focus for the poltergeist activity? What does this mean, now? Dr Lin Pascoe: Well, maybe they're both involved. I mean, maybe it's like a tandem effect. Kim's creating the energy and Suzanne's directing the violence in on herself. Michael Parkinson: First Suzanne - then Kimmy - then this. [pause] Michael Parkinson: You don't know, do you? Dr Lin Pascoe: [after a moment] No, I don't."
