About this season
Ghosthunters is a British paranormal documentary television series that originally aired from 1996 to 1997 on the Discovery Channel. The four-series program was produced by Inca Productions of Covent Garden, London, hosted by Ian Cashmore, and narrated by William Woollard. Ian Cashmore also appeared in the promo for the American Syfy series Ghost Hunters.
Episodes (8)
1. Spirits of The Civil War
Aired 8 December 1996 • 25 min
Many visitors to a battlefield have reported encounters with 17th century soldiers.
2. The Phantom Schoolmaster
Aired 15 December 1996 • 25 min
A Victorian school burned down, and in recent years there have been reports of strange happenings in a nearby photographic studio. Episode includes interview with Colin Wilson.
3. Castle Leslie
Aired 22 December 1996 • 25 min
Castle Leslie is set on a lakeside in southern Ireland. Over the years there have been many unexplained incidents of ghostly activity with long-dead relatives.
4. The Phantom Fisherman
Aired 29 December 1996 • 25 min
This episode follows an extraordinary trail of clues that eventually leads to the identification and 'rescue' of the troubled spirit of an eighteenth century fisherman in Plymouth.
5. Echoes from Beyond the Grave
Aired 5 January 1997 • 25 min
The ghost of a biker in an English pub is investigated...
6. The Priest and the Professor
Aired 12 January 1997 • 25 min
A Catholic priest and a Professor of Psychology in Belgium grapple with the complex problems of apparent possession by a ghostly spirit … resulting in an exorcism.
7. The Spirits of Bodmin Moor
Aired 19 January 1997 • 25 min
The ghost of a hanging man and spectres believed to be King Arthur have been 'seen' ! The sounds of smugglers are heard to this day in the famous Jamaica Inn ... The beautiful village of Altarnun is visited by two mediums ...
8. The Case of the Gorton Poltergeist
Aired 26 January 1997 • 25 min
A young family living in a modern house in the North of England have their lives disrupted by a frightening paranormal visitor. Attempts were made by more than one exorcist to cast out this spirit but the result was not a permanent solution and the family move away from the area.