Most Haunted Live!

Most Haunted Live!
Series title card
Created by	Yvette Fielding Karl Beattie
Developed by	Antix Productions
Starring	Yvette Fielding Karl Beattie Stuart Torevell Fred Batt Glen Hunt Eamonn Vann-Harris
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	36 events (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Yvette Fielding Karl Beattie
Release
Original release	31 October 2002 – present
Chronology
Followed by	Most Haunted USA

Most Haunted Live is a spin-off of the paranormal reality television series Most Haunted and was also produced by Antix Productions. The show consists of paranormal investigations broadcast live over a period of one or more nights, usually with interactive sections that involve the viewer.

Following a five-year hiatus, Most Haunted Live returned to our screens, this time on UKTV's Really on 31 October 2015.

Production

The first episode of Most Haunted Live! was broadcast on Living on 31 October 2002, from Dudley Castle and was produced jointly by Antix and Hanrahan Media. The format of the show under this joint venture was different from Most Haunted with different music cues and production style. The next seven live events were produced by Hanrahan. The 14th episode onwards were produced by Antix.

The first Most Haunted Live! show aired for only one night but over time this increased to three. The first exception was the Halloween 2005 show in London, which was broadcast for three nights. Since then there have been live shows which have lasted five nights (Halloween 2007 & Turin 2008), seven nights (Halloween 2008 and Liverpool 2009) and eight nights (Lancashire Halloween 2009). Gothic Prague – The Evil Within was on for four nights.

Most Haunted Live! did not return for Halloween 2010 and was replaced by a new paranormal show called Paranormal Investigation: LIVE! which aired for two nights on Sky Living.

In 2011 it was reported that Living, who were now known as Sky Living, had chosen not to re-commission either Most Haunted or Most Haunted Live! but thanked both Yvette Fielding and her husband Karl Beattie for their hard work and commitment over the years.^[1]

Karl Beattie has recently stated on his official Facebook page that now Sky Living have released the rights to Most Haunted & Most Haunted Live! back to Antix Productions which is run by Karl and Yvette Fielding, they could now approach other broadcasters stating: "I think that a new home and better investigation techniques will move MH into the next phase making it bigger and better than ever. We are very excited about MH’s future, so onwards and upwards my paranormal friends. xx" ^[2][3]

On Friday 31 October 2014, Karl Beattie announced on Twitter that Most Haunted Live would be back for Halloween 2015 - "Happy Halloween everyone. No live this year as you all know but good news for 2015, Most Haunted Halloween live will be back. Xx".^[3][4][5]

Most Haunted Live returned after a five-year hiatus on Saturday 31 October 2015 on the UKTV channel "Really" for a Halloween special. The three and a half hour live event aired from 9.00pm-12.30am GMT on the Really channel which is available in the UK and Ireland on satellite and cable services, as well as Freeview in the UK. The one night live event came from an allegedly haunted house at 30 East Drive, Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England. The house was the scene for a previous investigation by the Most Haunted team for the series which aired a few weeks before this Halloween event. The team thought the house had a lot of paranormal activity, and it would merit to be an ideal location for their first Most Haunted Live in five years.

The live event was hosted by Rylan Clark-Neal and Jamie East who presented from an outside broadcast unit and a small outside studio, with the usual members of the Most Haunted team present too, including Yvette Fielding, Karl Beattie and Stuart Torevell, the only three original members left of the Most Haunted Live team. The live event had the usual interaction from the general public who could tweet or Facebook in their comments and who could watch live streaming webcams from different areas in the house. Talk show host and personality Paul O'Grady joined the team in the investigation.

The event caused some controversy when it appeared that Karl Beattie was dragged up the stairs of the house by an "invisible" force. However reviewing back footage of the incident, many viewers and sceptics noted that Karl had what appeared to be a rope or cable around his waist which dragged him up the stairs. Karl and his wife Yvette refute the claims that this was a faked incident, saying that the cable around Karl was just a camera lead. Karl would later make a YouTube video trying to explain the incident and answer sceptics questions. The disappearance and later reappearance of a knife also caused concern, as many sceptics felt this was staged too. The Most Haunted team refute all claims of fakery or staged events during the Halloween live special.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]}

It was confirmed by Yvette Fielding and the Really Channel that for Halloween 2016 there will not be a live event, but an "As Live" event to air on the UKTV Play platform, their on demand video site. On Monday 31 October 2016 from 9.00pm-11.00pm, Most Haunted will air an "as live" recorded edition of the show from HMP Shrewsbury on UKTV Play. The edition will have no edits and it will be a two-hour investigation recorded as live. The episode will also air on the Really Channel on Thursday 3 November 2016 at 10.00pm for those who could not see it on UKTV Play.

In a recorded promo for the upcoming Halloween special, Yvette said it will be two hours of "pure uncut Most Haunted terror", as Yvette and the team return to HMP Shrewsbury, a place where the team had investigated before in the previous series. It was a place where some unxplained paranormal activities had occurred including a crow bar being thrown and her husband Karl Beattie collapsing on the floor. She had said she never wanted to return there again, but for Halloween, she decided the location was perfect for another investigation.

Speaking about the upcoming episode, Yvette said, "HMP Shrewsbury is one of the scariest places I have ever been to, and to go back there for this uncut and as-live Most Haunted Halloween special fills me with absolute dread, fear and excitement. I don’t want to do it but can’t wait to do it all at the same time… I just hope the crow bar is safely locked away."^[13][14][15]

The team

This table shows a list of the current team members and their role in the live shows. Most of these are investigators and are part of the investigation team on location, whereas others are based in the hub.

Glasgow native Chris Conway was Most Haunted's Residential Medium until the "Live" series ended on 13 March 2010. There were many different reasons pointed out by himself and by other people regarding him leaving the show. Arch Dyson was the editor in this Living TV series. Eamonn Vann-Harris carried out the role of E.V.P (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) specialist until 2016.^[16]

Following the return of the main show Most Haunted on a new freeview channel called Really (TV channel) in 2014, it was decided by Antix Productions that psychic mediums would not be used in the format. It is understood this will also follow through to the Most Haunted Live! episode on 31 October 2015.

Format

The live events were based on specific paranormal themes, the two most common themes being Halloween and the summer solstice which are reputedly the two most paranormally active periods of the calendar. Some themes are based on well known historical figures such as Dick Turpin, William Shakespeare, Jack the Ripper and Dracula. Other themes include Pirates Curse a live event which took place over a weekend in May 2007. For Halloween 2007, the team embarked on a five night investigation. They traveled around the country in the shape of an inverted pentagram. For Halloween 2008, the Most Haunted Live team undertook a record seven night investigation in the Welsh town on Denbigh, investigating the disused Asylum in the village. A further seven night investigation is taking place over a week in January 2009 in Liverpool, where the team investigate each night a different aspect of the paranormal.

"The Hub", as it was known, was the centre of communications where the audience and main studio were set up. The presenter, Paul Ross, historian, Lesley Smith followed by Dr John Callow, and 'demonologist' Fred Batt who resides in Capel, Surrey worked from the hub. He owned Caesars Nightclub in Streatham from 1994 to 2010. As did the interactive team and its leader, Julian Clegg. The hub was also the location of the gallery and production offices.

The show was fully interactive. There were usually four webcams running through the event which could be watched online. Viewers could also send emails and text messages to report their own experiences.

Episodes

2002

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
1	31 October 2002	Dudley Castle	Dudley, West Midlands		Halloween
2	22 December 2002	Dover Castle	Dover, Kent		Christmas

2003

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
3	1 April 2003	Midland Grand Hotel	London		Peril In St Pancras
4	21 June 2003	Woodchester Mansion	Gloucestershire		-
5	31 October 2003	Beaulieu Abbey	Hampshire		Halloween
6	29 December 2003	Hampstead Heath, Spaniards Inn	London		Dick Turpin
	30 December 2003	Epping Forest	Essex
	31 December 2003	York Dungeon, Knavesmire	York

2004

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
7	28 February 2004	Avon Riverbank, Falstaff Experience Museum, New Place	Stratford-Upon-Avon		William Shakespeare
	29 February 2004	Hall’s Croft, Clopton House and Well
8	9 April 2004	Graveyard of St. Nicholas Church, Scots Hall Crossroads	Canewdon, Essex		Matthew Hopkins
	10 April 2004	Seafield Bay, The White Hart, Manningtree Green	Manningtree, Essex
	11 April 2004	Mistley Towers, The Thorn Hotel, Mistley Pond and Hopping Bridge, Church Ruins	Mistley, Essex
9	19 June 2004	House of John Flamsteed, The Silk Mill, The Old Dolphin Inn	Derby		Summer Solstice
	20 June 2004	McClusky's Nightclub, Derby Gaol, The Friary
	21 June 2004	Elvaston Castle
10	11 September 2004	Maes Artro Heritage Museum / RAF Llanbedr	Llanbedr, Gwynedd		Spirits In The Skies
	12 September 2004
	13 September 2004
11	30 October 2004	Clitheroe Castle, Church Brow, Trinity Youth Centre	Pendle Hill, Lancashire		Halloween
	31 October 2004	Lower Well Head Farm, Bull Hole Farm, Tynedale Farm
	1 November 2004	Waddow Hall
12	12 December 2004	Blackpool Pleasure Beach	Blackpool		Christmas
	13 December 2004	Blackpool Tower
	14 December 2004	Opera House Theatre, Blackpool

2005

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
13	12 March 2005	Lupton House	Brixham, Devon		Terror At Torbay
	13 March 2005	The Globe Hotel, Brixham Heritage Museum, The Smugglers' Haunt
	14 March 2005	Berry Pomeroy Castle
14	6 May 2005	Elstree Film and T.V. Studios	Elstree, Hertfordshire		Nightmare On Elstree
	7 May 2005	Waggon and Horses, Allum Hall, Holybush Pub
	8 May 2005	Gate Studios
15	19 June 2005	Rutland Mill Complex	Wakefield		Summer Solstice
	20 June 2005	Wakefield Theatre Royal & Opera House
	21 June 2005	Caphouse Colliery
16	2 September 2005	Staircase House	Manchester		The Asylum
	3 September 2005	Barnes Convalescent Hospital
	4 September 2005	Brannigans Night Club
17	28 October 2005	Tower Bridge	London		Jack The Ripper (Halloween)
	29 October 2005	Commercial Tavern
	30 October 2005	Clink Prison Museum, Southwark
	31 October 2005	The Blind Beggar Pub
18	9 December 2005	Bluecoat Chambers	Liverpool		Mayhem On Merseyside
	10 December 2005	Royal Court Theatre
	11 December 2005	Wirral Museum	Birkenhead

2006

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
19	5 May 2006	Wymering Manor	Portsmouth		Panic In Portsmouth
	6 May 2006	Southsea Castle
	7 May 2006	Royal Marines Museum
20	24 June 2006	Parc Howard Museum	Llanelli, Carmarthenshire		Summer Solstice
	25 June 2006	Llanelly House
	26 June 2006	Kidwelly Castle
21	29 October 2006	Blair Street Vaults	Edinburgh		Halloween
	30 October 2006	Niddry Street Vaults
	31 October 2006	Mary King's Close

2007

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
22	23 February 2007	Transylvanian Room, Desert Tower, The Hanging Gallery	Transylvania, Romania		Dracula
	24 February 2007	Guards Passage Way, Old Gate Tower, White Tower, Bethlen Wing
	25 February 2007	Painted Tower, New Gate Tower, Torture Tower, Knights Hall
23	5 May 2007	Blackbeard's House	Bristol		Pirates' Curse
	6 May 2007	Redcliffe Caves
	7 May 2007	Llandoger Trow
24	27 October 2007	Wheeler Priory	Yorkshire		Halloween
	28 October 2007	The Leopard Inn	Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
	29 October 2007	Towneley Park	Burnley, Lancashire
	30 October 2007	Bolsover Castle	Derbyshire
	31 October 2007	Plas Teg	Flintshire

2008

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
25	26 March 2008	San Pietro in Vincoli	Turin, Italy		Satan's City
	27 March 2008	Lucedio Abbey Church & Priest's House
	28 March 2008	Lucedio Abbey Monastery
	29 March 2008	Pietro Micca Tunnels
	30 March 2008	Moncalieri Castle
26	29 August 2008	London Tombs	London		Total Darkness
	30 August 2008	Aldwych tube station
	31 August 2008	Churchill War Rooms
27	25 October 2008	South East Wing	North Wales Hospital Denbigh Wales		Village Of The Damned (Halloween)
	26 October 2008	Nurses' Quarters
	27 October 2008	South West Wing
	28 October 2008	Isolation Wards & Mortuary
	29 October 2008	North West Wing
	30 October 2008	Cellars
	31 October 2008	Chapel & Mortuary

2009

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
28	10 January 2009	St. George's Hall	Liverpool, Merseyside		The Search For Evil
	11 January 2009	Liverpool Empire Theatre
	12 January 2009	Stanley Dock
	13 January 2009	Central Library
	14 January 2009	Samlesbury Hall	Preston, Lancashire
	15 January 2009	Bidston Hall	Birkenhead, Merseyside
	16 January 2009	St. George's Hall Basement	Liverpool, Merseyside
29	24 October 2009	Morecambe Winter Gardens	Lancashire		Eight Faces Of Evil (Halloween)
	25 October 2009	Palatine Hall & Lancaster Town Hall
	26 October 2009	Morecambe Antiques Centre & Carleton Nightclub
	27 October 2009	Ashton Hall
	28 October 2009	Judges Lodgings
	29 October 2009	The Three Mariners Inn & Ashton Memorial
	30 October 2009	Lancaster Maritime Museum & Snatchems Golden Ball
	31 October 2009	Morecambe Winter Gardens & Gallows Hill

2010

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
30	9 January 2010	The Control Tower	RAF West Raynham, Norfolk		The Silent Town
	10 January 2010	The Armoury & Hangar 3
	11 January 2010	The Guards House and Chapel
	12 January 2010	The Sargents Mess
	13 January 2010	Base HQ
	14 January 2010	The Officers Mess
	15 January 2010	The Hospital
31	25 March 2010	Old Town Hall Cellars	Prague, Czech Republic		Gothic Prague – The Evil Within
	26 March 2010	Prague Waterworks
	27 March 2010	Křivoklát Castle
	28 March 2010	Houska Castle

2015

Most Haunted Live returned in 2015 for its first live special since 2010. The live elements were presented by Rylan Clark and Jamie East. Paul O'Grady appeared as a guest at the event. The event was broadcast on the UKTV channel Really and aired on 31 October 2015 from 9.00pm-12.30am GMT. The event came from 30 East Drive, Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England.

#	Airdate	Location			Theme
32	31 October 2015	30 East Drive	Pontefract, West Yorkshire		Halloween

2016 ('As' Live)

Following a decision by UKTV, 2016 saw a 2-hour long Halloween special in the style of a Most Haunted Live, except it was not live. Titled 'Most Haunted As Live', the 2-hour special came from HM Prison Shrewsbury. The show was unedited and uncut, showing the Most Haunted team returning to one of their most frightening paranormal locations to date.

The 2-hour long special was exclusively released on UKTV Play on 31 October 2016 and was aired on 3 November 2016 on Really.

#	Airdate (UKTV Play)	Airdate (Really)	Location			Theme
33	31 October 2016	3 November 2016	HMP Shrewsbury	Shrewsbury, Shropshire		Halloween

2017 ('As' Live)

The 3-hour long special was shown on really on 31 October 2017

#	Airdate	Location		Theme
34	31 October 2017	Croxteth Hall	Liverpool, Merseyside	Halloween

2018 ('As' Live)

In 2018, Really aired two "As-Live" episodes, each was followed by a regular follow-up episode. The first special aired during series 22 in March, with the second due to air in October at the start of the upcoming series 23.

#	Airdate	Location		Theme
35	2 March 2018	Codnor Castle Cottage	Codnor, Derbyshire
36	19 October 2018	Ashwell Prison	Burley, Rutland	Halloween

Most Haunted : The Live Series

A Live Series of 'Most Haunted' was broadcast every Saturday on Living, live for two-hours. The Live Series ended on 13 March 2010, to make way for The next Most Haunted Live! event: Most Haunted Live! – Gothic Prague – The Evil Within

Most Haunted Live! USA

The following special live events were aired live in the US only, but the UK aired a 2-hour edited version of the live events which were classed as the 'Almost' live series.

#	USA Airdate	'Almost Live' UK Airdate	Location			Theme
1	1 June 2007	25 December 2007	Eastern State Penitentiary	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		Death Row
2	19 October 2007	8 February 2008	Winchester Mystery House	San Jose, California		Mystery House
3	10 October 2008	Never Broadcast	Gettysburg	Pennsylvania		Civil War

References

External links

• Most Haunted Live! on IMDb
• Most Haunted Live! at TV.com