The Battersea Poltergeist Ep1: 63 Wycliffe Road

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 5 a.m.

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63 Wycliffe Road is an ordinary house on a quiet South London street, but in 1956, it becomes famous as the site of an alleged poltergeist. The strange events focus around teenager Shirley Hitchings \\u2013 but is it a haunting or hoax? Ghost hunter Harold Chibbett arrives to investigate.

This series blends drama and documentary to explore an intriguing paranormal cold case. As we hear the original haunting brought to life, host Danny Robins begins his own present-day investigation \\u2013 what really happened to terrify the Hitchings family 65 years ago?

Written and Presented by Danny Robins, starring Dafne Keen (His Dark Materials), Toby Jones (Detectorists, Capote), Burn Gorman and Alice Lowe, with original theme music by Mercury-nominated Nadine Shah and Ben Hillier, this gripping 8-part series interweaves a chilling supernatural thriller set in 50s London with a fascinating modern-day investigation into Britain\\u2019s strangest ever haunting \\u2013 a mystery unsolved... until now.

Cast:\\nShirley Hitchings........Dafne Keen\\nHarold Chibbett.........Toby Jones\\nWally Hitchings........Burn Gorman\\nKitty Hitchings..........Alice Lowe\\nEthel Hitchings..........Sorcha Cusack\\nJohn Hitchings........Calvin Demba\\nMrs Cameroo..........Amina Zia

Written and presented by Danny Robins\\nWith thanks to James Clark, co-author of 'The Poltergeist Prince of London'\\nConsultant: Alan Murdie\\nExperts: Ciaran O\\u2019Keeffe and Evelyn Hollow\\nSound Designer: Richard Fox\\nMusic: Evelyn Sykes\\nTheme Music by Nadine Shah and Ben Hillier\\nProduced by Danny Robins and Simon Barnard\\nDirected by Simon Barnard\\u200b

A Bafflegab Production for BBC Radio 4

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