The initial response to Ghostwatch was one of outrage and fear, garnering the aforementioned phone calls from upset viewers. Between the family tormented by escalating scares, which included horrid face scratches, and footage of what threatens to debunk the entire event as a hoax, the sanity of those on set, out in the field, and the viewer themselves seems to be put at risk. The line between reality and fiction is further blurred, as the phone number provided was reportedly the BBC’s actual call-in line. Lin Pascoe (Gillian Bevan), a paranormal expert and fervent believer, invite viewers to call in with their own stories. Those back on set, including Michael Parkinson, who expresses doubt at these claims, and Dr. In the “live” television broadcast, directed by Lesley Manning, BBC reporters Sarah Greene, who played herself-someone who also hosted a Saturday morning children’s special in reality-and Craig Charles go to investigate reports of poltergeist activity at a house in Northolt, Greater London.
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