house to spend the night with the Earlys; her husband Mike Smith, who oversees staged phone calls from the public who wish to share their own ghost stories; and comedian Craig Charles, who interviews the locals regarding the street’s violent history. Greene is accompanied by her camera crew, Chris Miller and Mike Aiton, played by actual BBC technicians. Parkinson is joined in the studio by Dr. Lin Pascoe (Gillian Bevan), a psychologist studying the phenomena. At first, the broadcast seems harmless, but supernatural phenomena occur in the house, until Suzanne is exposed making noises, convincing Parkinson that the whole affair is a hoax. Suzanne then speaks with a demonic voice and develops scratches across her arms. The public share their ghost stories, but numerous callers mention they have seen Pipes lurking in the house, and that paranormal incidents are happening in their own homes. Pipes’ background is slowly pieced together. An interviewed neighbour mentions of Mother Seddons, a Victorian baby farmer, who murdered children, reimagined as a bogeyman by the locals. Later, an anonymous call from Pipes’ probation officer reveals he is named Raymond Tunstall, a disturbed paedophile who believed he was possessed by Seddons, hanging himself in the Glory Hole, where his body was eaten by his relatives’ cats. As the house grows increasingly more dangerous, Suzanne disappears and is heard from within the locked Glory Hole. The camera crew force the door open, only for a mirror to fall and wound Aiton. Abruptly, the footage shows the house has returned to normal. However, Pascoe realises the footage is from earlier in the broadcast. She realises that Pipes has used the broadcast to create a nationwide séance circle, invading the public's homes. The live broadcast resumes as Pamela, Kim, and the injured Aiton are evacuated from the house. Inside, Greene and Miller attempt to rescue Suzanne, but Greene is dragged through the cellar door, which slams shut. The programme concludes with Pipes taking over the studio, causing all on-set save Parkinson to flee. Parkinson wanders about in the darkened studio, beginning to show signs that he has been possessed by Pipes. Behind the scenes The story is based on the tale of the Enfield Poltergeist. The presentation contained realistic elements which suggested to a casual viewer that it was an actual documentary. The studio scenes were recorded in Studio D, BBC Elstree Studios, Clarendon Road. The scenes at the