Living with the Dead (TV series)
Living With The Dead is a British television program about a team of paranormal investigators who investigate ghostly goings on and supernatural occurrences in family homes around Britain.[1] The team aim to resolve the paranormal activity for the family concerned. While mainly focused on ordinary family homes, investigations in celebrity homes such as comedian Freddie Starr's occasionally feature.[2]
Each run comprises 8 sixty-minute episodes. Now into its second series, the show airs on the Virgin Media Television satellite channel Living, plus Australian and Canadian channels.
Team
The team consists of American-born medium Johnnie Fiori, exorcist & psychic Medium Ian Lawman, historian Hallie Rubenhold and paranormal researcher Stephen Griffiths; who work together with the families living in allegedly haunted homes to remove the evil and terrifying spirits that plague them.
Each team member has a distinct role. Johnnie Fiori's is to assess the paranormal activity as well as spending the night at the home. In his role to resolve the issues, Ian Lawman draws on a range on methods including séances. Historian Hallie Rubenhold, explores local history surrounding the house to uncover any macabre events that may lie behind the hauntings.[3][4] Fiori cites the investigation at Saddleworth as a favourite, while Lawman cites the one at Blackpool as particularly enthralling.[5][6]
Production
In July 2009, series one Ghost Mark Webb published e-mails on his website, in a post questioning the authenticity of the programme's mediums Lawman and Fiori with claims they were given full information several days before filming took place.[7]
Original Productions UK, the London arm of Los Angeles-based Original Productions, produce the series.[8] Each episode is sixty minutes. The series premiered with an eight-part run, in the first quarter of 2008.[1][9] It received sufficiently warm reception that a second series was commissioned, broadcast from April 2009.[10] Through syndication, it began airing in April 2009 on Australia's CI channel.[11] From October 2009, the series also airs in Canada on CTV.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Productions > LWTD". Original Productions UK. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Living With The Dead – Series Premiere". Channel Canada. CTV. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Latest News: Living's Paranormal Quest Through The UK's Haunted Homes" (Press release). Virgin Media. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ "Living shows: Living With The Dead". Living TV. March 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ "HRPI Interview Johnnie Fiori". Haunted Realm Paranormal Investigators (HRPI). 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Bennett, Julia (23 February 2009). "Exorcist dubs Blackpool house among scariest ever". Blackpool Gazette. Johnston Press. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ "Psychic stand-off – Johnnie Fiori and Ian Lawman (Living With The Dead) ..." Virgin Media Television. September 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ "Dead revived by Living". C21Media.net. C21 Media. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ West, Dave (6 March 2008). "New ghost series on the way to Living". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ Fletcher, Tim (1 April 2009). "Life in one of Britain's most haunted houses". Burton Mail. Staffordshire Newspapers. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ Newsome, Brad (23 April 2009). "Green Guide: April 25 – Pay TV". The Age. Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media. p. 36. (via LexisNexis).
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Seasons 1&2
Ep.# | Title | Location | Original Airdate | |
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1.1 | "The Haxby Strangler" | Haxby | 6 May 2008 | |
Mediums Johnnie Fiori and Ian Lawman and investigator Mark Webb attempt to help people deal with paranormal activity in their homes,beginning with terrified family in Haxby, York. | ||||
2.1 | "Killer in the Courthouse" | Slough | 13 May 2008 | |
Mediums Johnnie Fiori and Ian Lawman and psychic investigator Mark Webb visit a pub in Slough that was formerly an 18th-century courthouse. The owners were almost killed in a mysterious fire and also report ghostly lights and noises. | ||||
3.1 | "The Ghost in the Attic" | Derbyshire | 20 May 2008 | |
The team discover an antique chair in the attic could be the source of more than 20 years of paranormal activity and sightings of a ghostly young girl at a Derbyshire house. | ||||
4.1 | "The Haunted Photo" | Dre-fach Felindre | 27 May 2008 | |
Mediums Johnnie Fiori and Ian Lawman and psychic investigator Mark Webb attempt to help people deal with problems caused by paranormal activity in their homes | ||||
5.1 | "The Haunted Tunnel" | Somerset | 3 June 2008 | |
Johnnie Fiori,Ian Lawman and Mark Webb investigate an apparent case of possession linked to an ancient tunnel in the garden of a family home in Somerset. | ||||
6.1 | "The Gift and the Curse" | Peak District | 10 June 2008 | |
Mediums Johnnie Fiori and Ian Lawman and psychic investigator Mark Webb visit a picturesque house in the Peak District where spooky goings-on have left the owners terrified. | ||||
7.1 | "The Grimsby Scratcher" | Grimsby | 17 June 2008 | |
Mediums Johnnie Fiori and Ian Lawman and psychic investigator Mark Webb come to the aid of a Grimsby couple terrified for the safety of their family. | ||||
8.1 | "Children of the Plague(Celebrity Special)" | Private Residence. | 24 June 2008 | |
The team visit the home of actress and singer Toyah Willcox in an attempt to exorcise paranormal activity connected to 15th-century criminal monks at nearby Pershore Abbey |
Ep.# | Title | Location | Original Airdate | |
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1.2 | "Possession Freddie Starr" | Private Residence. | 17 March 2009 | |
Comedian Freddie Starr invites mediums Johnnie Fiori and Ian Lawman and psychic investigator Mark Webb to rid his home of two ghosts. | ||||
2.2 | "The Ghosts of Fobbing" | Fobbing | 24 March 2009 | |
Johnnie Fiori,Ian Lawman and Mark Webb visit the Essex town of Fobbing to investigate reports of paranormal activity. | ||||
3.2 | "Blackness in Blackpool" | Blackpool | 31 March 2009 | |
Mediums Johnnie Fiori and Ian Lawman and psychic investigator Mark Webb attempt to help people deal with problems caused by paranormal activity in their homes. | ||||
4.2 | "Lost Souls of Saddleworth" | Saddleworth | 7 April 2009 | |
The team visits the home of Saddleworth residents Jeanne and Bob Thomas, who are convinced the property is plagued by evil spirits | ||||
5.2 | "Restless Spirits" | Private Residence | 14 April 2009 | |
Bad Girls actor Claire King invites Johnnie Fiori,Ian Lawman and Mark Webb into her 17th-century farmhouse to search for signs of paranormal activity. | ||||
6.2 | "What Lies Beneath" | Hereford | 21 April 2009 | |
Exorcist Ian Lawman and Sensitive Johnnie Fiori visit a 16th century farmhouse in Hereford to carry out an investigation into a spate of hauntings that have terrorised the family living there. All seems to be going well for the team until Johnnie discovers that someone has been dabbling with black magic. | ||||
7.2 | "Manor House of Horror" | Weymouth | 28 April 2009 | |
The team explores a manor house that has been owned by the same family since the 18th century,and the investigation yields unexpected results. | ||||
8.2 | "Where Spirits Lurk" | Orpington | 5 May 2009 | |
Last in the series. The Team explore a 1930's home in Orpington,Kent,where two young girls are tormented by a dark entity. |