Dead Famous (TV series)

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Dead Famous - Ghostly Encounters
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Format reality television
Created by Bibi Lynch
Starring Gail Porter, Chris Fleming
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 31
Production
Producer(s) Twofour Broadcast
Running time 60 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel LivingTV
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Original run June 15, 2004 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Dead Famous - Ghostly Encounters is a television series that searches for the ghosts of the famous dead. Cynical but curious Gail Porter and sensitive Chris Fleming take a spirited road trip through America looking for the ghostly locations where legends of stage, screen and music reside. Described by the channel as "like a sharper, sexier and funnier Mulder and Scully", the duo visit places where, it is claimed, celebrity spirits roam – their hotel rooms, diners, gardens, film lots and theatres.

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Each week, skeptic Gail Porter and clairvoyant Chris Fleming look into events of paranormal proportions with legends like James Dean, Lucille Ball, Jim Morrison, Marilyn Monroe, and John Wayne. Part travelogue, part X-Files, Dead Famous: Ghostly Encounters [1] explores the intimate haunts where the famous dead are said to remain.

In each episode, the show visits three locations that have some link or connection to the dead celebrity, although some of these connections, seem nebulous, at best. All of the locations are researched for their historical connection and presented in a factual way.

The show was produced by Twofour [2] for broadcast on LivingTV but because of its popularity, it can be seen in many countries and is currently seen on the Biography Channel.

[edit] List of Dead Famous episodes

[edit] Season One

# Original Airdate Location
101 June 15, 2004 Al Capone and The Mob
102 June 22, 2004 Frank Sinatra
103 June 29, 2004 Marilyn Monroe
104 July 6, 2004 James Dean
105 July 13, 2004 Jim Morrison
106 July 20, 2004 Lucille Ball
107 July 27, 2004 Return to Thunderbird Lodge
108 August 3, 2004 Return to Alcatraz

[edit] Season Two

# Original Airdate Location
201 January 11, 2005 Alfred Hitchcock
202 January 18, 2005 Houdini
203 January 25, 2005 John Wayne
204 February 1, 2005 Joan Crawford
205 February 8, 2005 John Lennon
206 February 15, 2005 Bette Davis
207 February 22, 2005 Buddy Holly
208 March 1, 2005 Bonnie and Clyde
209 March 8, 2005 Jayne Mansfield
210 March 15, 2005 Elvis Presley

[edit] Season Three

# Original Airdate Location
301 January 31, 2006 Mae West
302 April 18, 2006 Nat King Cole
303 April 25, 2006 Billy the Kid
304 April 4, 2006 Bing Crosby
305 January 10, 2006 Carole Lombard and Clark Gable
306 May 16, 2006 Andy Warhol
307 February 28, 2006 Grace Kelly
308 February 21, 2006 Howard Hughes
309 April 11, 2006 Rita Hayworth
310 June 13, 2006 Janis Joplin

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Dead Famous is no longer in production.

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