DEREK ACORAH'S GHOST TOWNS

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Next came his appearance in the Most Haunted pilot Haunting Truths (2001), followed by The Antiques Ghost Show (2003), Psychic Live (2003), Quest for Guy Fawkes (2005), Paranormal Egypt (2007), Derek Acorah (2009) and the second series of The Past Hunters (2015). In 2004 Acorah won the Variety Club of Great Britain’s Multichannel TV Personality of the Year award. Fielding, who owned the production company that made Most Haunted with her husband, Karl Beattie, said: “We tell people everything is real, then it turns out he was a fake, so he had to go.”

When asked why it had taken him five years to offer his services, Derek insisted: "It was in my mind to go over and search for Madeleine when she first disappeared but there were already four mediums over there. In 2012 he apologised to the family of Madeleine McCann after claiming to have received a psychic message from their missing daughter saying she was dead. Saunders, Emmeline (4 January 2020). "Derek Acorah's cause of death confirmed as sepsis after 'awful flu' ". mirror. Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-1-g862e Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.15 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-WL-2000083 Openlibrary_editionHe claimed he had been "misquoted" by the Sun, which ran the original interview in which he is reported as saying: "I know her parents are convinced Maddie is alive and I'm really sorry - but the little one has been over in the spirit world for some time. He made his name as the resident medium in the first six series of the TV programme Most Haunted (2002-05), alongside its presenter, Yvette Fielding, and her team of ghost hunters – an astrologer, an anthropologist, a parapsychologist and a medical doctor. They spent nights at stately homes and castles around Britain reputed to be haunted, and purported to feel or hear the supernatural. The show was one of the reality programmes that helped Living TV to become a leading British non-terrestrial channel. He went on to play in Australia before making his first TV appearance in 1996 with Granada, going on to appear on Psychic Livetime. Before finding fame as a medium, Derek tried his hand as a professional footballer with Liverpool FC but was released by manager Bill Shankly before ever playing a first-team game.

Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns’ is a collection of stories to tie-in with the SKY LIVING tv series starring Britain's best-loved medium Derek Acorah. Ghost Towns sees Derek take to the road to meet the people of Britain. Waddington, Marc (12 March 2014). "TV psychic Derek Acorah given a two-year driving ban following high speed crash". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014 . Retrieved 20 March 2014. He also once claimed to have received a message from Madeleine McCann through a spirit guide, before apologising to her parents after mass outrage. When he did open up the next morning, he found the captain slumped dead in the doorway, having frozen to death overnight. The show returned for a third series at the end of 2006. It aired every Tuesday night from 3 October 2006 until 28 November 2006. This series featured a "new look" for the show as there were new opening titles and new presenters. Myleene Klass and Rhodri Owen presented this series. This was the last series of Ghost Towns to air.Bentley, David (4 January 2020). "This is how Derek Acorah died as wife reveals cause of death for TV medium". Birmingham Mail . Retrieved 4 January 2020. Catchpole, Charlie (4 April 2005). "More mystery on Most Haunted". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016 – via LexisNexis. Cullinane, Philip (13 August 2019). "Award-winning director's latest film Crispy's Curse hits the big screen in Hanley for premiere". Stoke Sentinel . Retrieved 25 March 2020. Acorah competed in the twentieth series of Celebrity Big Brother. [30] He left the house on the final night in fourth place.

Acorah was firstly married to Joan Hughes from 1972 to 1982. The couple had a son together. He was later married to his wife Gwen from 1995, until his death in 2020. [1] The couple were patrons for the charity Pathfinder Guide Dog Programme, a registered charity which provides guide dogs for the blind. [31] Legend has it that Diana was the daughter of the family who owned Syndale Manor (now known as the Judd’s Folly Hotel). And her fiance was the son of the vicar of Davington Church.Acorah’s second marriage, to Barbara Keeton (1985), ended in divorce. He is survived by his third wife, Gwen, whom he married in 1995, and by his son, Carl, from his first marriage.

McIwaine, Eddie (28 July 2014). "Ghost of The Oval who used to frighten opposition". The Belfast Telegraph . Retrieved 25 March 2020.The first series aired every Monday night at 9pm on LivingTV between 7 November and 12 December. The show was hosted by Danniella Westbrook and Angus Purden. After each episode aired, a "behind the scenes" show "Ghost Towns Revealed" aired which followed the team as they filmed the episode. Nevertheless, the television regulator, Ofcom, ruled that the broadcasting code had not been breached by “fraudulently contrived” events because the programme was broadcast as entertainment, not as a legitimate investigation into the paranormal. Celebrity Quitters - Channel 5". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 . Retrieved 26 February 2017. A book based on the investigation of the locations of series one is available. It was written by Derek Acorah and has contributions from Danniella Westbrook and Angus Purden. French, Dan (9 November 2009). "Derek Acorah responds to séance criticism". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 . Retrieved 11 July 2013.