Scream Team
Encyclopedia
Scream Team was a 2001 LivingTV
Paranormal television
series, as well as the name of an unrelated 2002 film. This article deals with the British TV series, not the film. Produced by Ben Devlin
with MakingTime Productions.
and then set out in a silver bus to travel around the UK investigating ghosts, folklore
and supernatural
locations. Often repeated on British satellite and cable television channels ftn
and LivingTV
.
LIVINGtv
Sky Living is a UK television channel owned by British Sky Broadcasting, who purchased the Living TV Group group in 2010. Originally launched as UK Living in 1993, the channel changed its name to Living TV in 1997 and then to Living in 2007. On 1 February 2011 Living changed its name to Sky Living...
Paranormal television
Paranormal television
Paranormal television is a genre of popular reality television programming. Its scope comprises purportedly factual investigations of paranormal phenomena, rather than fictional representations found in such shows as The Ghosts of Motley Hall and Ghostbusters, or cartoon/children's series such as...
series, as well as the name of an unrelated 2002 film. This article deals with the British TV series, not the film. Produced by Ben Devlin
Ben Devlin
Ben Devlin is a British television Executive Producer. After periods working in journalism including a stint at the British newspaper the Daily Telegraph he entered tv broadcasting and worked for the BBC, Rapido TV, Clive James's Watchmaker Films, Graham Norton's So TV and Visual Voodoo, the...
with MakingTime Productions.
Premise
A reality tv show in which six young people selected from over eight hundred hopefuls at auditions in the summer of 2001 in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and then set out in a silver bus to travel around the UK investigating ghosts, folklore
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
and supernatural
Supernatural
The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...
locations. Often repeated on British satellite and cable television channels ftn
Ftn
Ftn was a television channel from Virgin Media Television transmitting free-to-air on Freeview and Virgin Media, and as a subscription channel on Sky Digital. The channel was broadcast between 18:00 and 06:00 daily...
and LivingTV
LIVINGtv
Sky Living is a UK television channel owned by British Sky Broadcasting, who purchased the Living TV Group group in 2010. Originally launched as UK Living in 1993, the channel changed its name to Living TV in 1997 and then to Living in 2007. On 1 February 2011 Living changed its name to Sky Living...
.
Cast
- Ben DevlinBen DevlinBen Devlin is a British television Executive Producer. After periods working in journalism including a stint at the British newspaper the Daily Telegraph he entered tv broadcasting and worked for the BBC, Rapido TV, Clive James's Watchmaker Films, Graham Norton's So TV and Visual Voodoo, the...
- Producer - Phil WhymanPhil WhymanPhil Whyman is a British musician, artist and television star who first came to prominence on LivingTV's cable ghosthunting show Scream Team where he was one of the 'contestants' who travelled throughout the UK investigating strange phenomena while living on an AirStream bus ; the show has been...
later paranormal investigator on LivingTVLIVINGtvSky Living is a UK television channel owned by British Sky Broadcasting, who purchased the Living TV Group group in 2010. Originally launched as UK Living in 1993, the channel changed its name to Living TV in 1997 and then to Living in 2007. On 1 February 2011 Living changed its name to Sky Living...
's Most Haunted - Becky Kitter
- (Sheyla Shehovich)
- (Amy Jones)
- (Dan Ainsworth)
- (Sam Witcher)
Episodes
- Show One – Clapham Woods - is this Sussex Wood really haunted?
- Show Two – Bluebell Hill - looks at a famous Phantom hitchhiker
- Show Three - BristolBristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
PoltergeistPoltergeistA poltergeist is a paranormal phenomenon which consists of events alluding to the manifestation of an imperceptible entity. Such manifestation typically includes inanimate objects moving or being thrown about, sentient noises and, on some occasions, physical attacks on those witnessing the...
and the Ram Inn, Wotton-under-EdgeWotton-under-EdgeWotton-under-Edge is a market town within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England. Located near the southern end of the Cotswolds, the Cotswold Way long-distance footpath passes through the town. Standing on the B4058 Wotton is about from the M5 motorway. The nearest railway station is...
, GloucestershireGloucestershireGloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean.... - Show Four - The Crying BoyThe Crying BoyThe Crying Boy is a mass-produced print of a painting by Spanish painter Bruno Amadio, also known as Giovanni Bragolin. It was widely distributed from the 1950s onwards...
- investigating a legend of a cursed painting. - Show Five - Woodchester MansionWoodchester MansionWoodchester Mansion is an unfinished, Gothic revival mansion house located in Woodchester Park near Nympsfield in Woodchester, Gloucestershire, England...
- investigation of a famous British house reputed to be haunted. - Show Six - Alien abduction experiences come under scrutiny
- Show Seven – St Mary’s Close, Edinburgh VaultsEdinburgh VaultsThe Edinburgh Vaults or South Bridge Vaults are a series of chambers formed in the nineteen arches of the South Bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland, which was completed in 1788...
are investigated - Show Eight – CryptozoologyCryptozoologyCryptozoology refers to the search for animals whose existence has not been proven...
provides the theme for this episode. - Show Nine - Robin HoodRobin HoodRobin Hood was a heroic outlaw in English folklore. A highly skilled archer and swordsman, he is known for "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor", assisted by a group of fellow outlaws known as his "Merry Men". Traditionally, Robin Hood and his men are depicted wearing Lincoln green clothes....
’s grave and it's sinister legends - Show Ten – The Devil's Pyramid in BrightonBrightonBrighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
and Jack the RipperJack the Ripper"Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the...
are examined by the team.