Most Haunted: The official behind-the-scenes guide

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citation needed] Series 14 aired in 2010 featuring 10 episodes with the opening episode at Speke Hall. The Most Haunted team has travelled not only in the United Kingdom but also Ireland, the Netherlands, Romania, the United States, Italy, and the Czech Republic, investigating paranormal activity for 24 hours at a time. O'Keeffe later revealed in the Daily Mirror that Kreed Kafer and Rik Eedles were anagrams of 'Derek Faker' and 'Derek Lies'. Contrary to opening captions on broadcast versions of the programme, current episodes now display opening wording stressing the Most Haunted team stand by the findings of their investigations (as YouTube have no rules or regulations on the legitimacy of paranormal content on the platform) which has arguably led to more forgery and staging as the production crew are not beholden to the same standards and practices as they were on digital television channels.

IMDb 2] The series features Most Haunted's first live broadcast since 2010, as a 3 1⁄ 2 hour Halloween special on 31 October 2015, which took place at 30 East Drive, Pontefract - the home of The Black Monk. deciding to concentrate on importing American paranormal programming rather than the British-based Most Haunted. However, until this channel is found, all new material from Most Haunted will now be available on its YouTube channel. Shortly after the premiere on Really, the whole series was made available on the channel's on-demand service, UKTV Play. O'Keefe alleged he'd fabricated the names (from anagrams of 'Derek Faker' and 'Derek Lies') and asked crew members to intentionally mention them to Derek during the investigation.The team visit Chillingham Castle in Northumberland, which is known as Britain's most haunted castle. For series six, beginning on 22 March 2005 with an investigation of Bodmin Gaol, David Wells became one of the main mediums alongside Derek Acorah appearing in every episode. The show's presenter, Yvette Fielding, said in an interview that she believes it was a fake possession. IMDb 5] Series 19 included a "Huge" 3 Part Investigation at a former prison, HMP Shrewsbury; as well as a 2-hour Halloween special which also took place at HMP Shrewsbury and was broadcast on 3 November 2016.

The number of episodes for Series 6 was originally intended to be 18, with the last 11 being part of Series 7. From series 1–3, there was extensive use of the Steadicam, which provided gliding shots during Yvette's ghostly tales or for general views. Included in the online series was 10-minute discussion featuring Yvette and Glen Hunt, the resident sceptic, on " the elephant in the room" after the investigation at the Wentworth Woodhouse Stable Block as to whether the footage of the 'Wentworth Ghost' was faked. He shared this role with his colleague Matthew Smith who frequently attended the early Most Haunted Live events. Although not mentioned by O'Keeffe, the Mirror article also brought into question unedited footage which appeared to show Yvette Fielding and Karl Beattie faking 'paranormal' occurrences such as ghostly bumps and knocks.Ofcom ruled that this was not fraud because Most Haunted is an entertainment show, not a legitimate investigation into the paranormal, and should not be taken seriously. Following the initial axing by LivingTV, Karl Beattie began a fan campaign to get the show back on the air. O'Keeffe later reported that he had been grossly misquoted and misrepresented in the article, and produced a response outlining his version of the show based on his observations and findings, saying he had exposed Derek Acorah and not the entirety of Most Haunted. Most Haunted: The Stage Show will climax by inviting some audience members to join in a séance and Ouija board on stage with the team and invited to conduct their very own ghostly investigation.

These episodes differed from the previous live shows in that they were more like a series investigation, but broadcast live. Following a change in the format of Most Haunted before Series 16 began filming, it was decided by the production team to no longer have mediums in the show. Most Haunted's music was originally composed for the picture by Alan Clark, using his own original sounds and samples and including some from the Spectrasonics sample libraries: Distorted Reality, Metamorphosis, and Biazzare Guitar. Leap Castle in Ireland is regarded as the most haunted castle in Europe and allegedly home to many ghosts.

events joined the team for a few of the investigations in this series covering shows which O'Keeffe was unable to take part in.

Any information provided by the medium from claimed interactions with spirits is then analyzed by the historian to see if it can be verified.Four episodes into the series, new episodes became known as New Most Haunted in television listings and on-screen. For the series 10 episode from Coalhouse Fort, the team were joined by Scottish paranormal investigator Ryan O'Neill, and series 15 saw Bullet for My Valentine join the team on an investigation. This was Derek Acorah's last Most Haunted series owing to the controversy he was involved in during its production which cast doubt on his ability to perform his role.