So Haunt Me

So Haunt Me
Created byPaul Mendelson
StarringMiriam Karlin
George Costigan
Tessa Peake-Jones
Laura Howard
Jeremy Green
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes19 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerVerity Lambert
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release23 February 1992 (1992-02-23) –
6 February 1994 (1994-02-06)

So Haunt Me is a British television sitcom about a family that moves into a home occupied by the ghost of its previous resident, a middle-aged Jewish mother.[1] The show was created by Paul Mendelson who was also credited on another British sitcom May to December. So Haunt Me was produced by Cinema Verity for the BBC and originally aired from 1992 to 1994.

Peter Rokeby (played by George Costigan) loses his job as advertising copywriter, and resolves to become a freelance writer. Owing to this change in circumstances, he and his wife Sally (Tessa Peake-Jones) move with their children into a more modest home in Meadow Road, Willesden. The family soon finds that the ghost of a previous owner, Yetta Feldman (Miriam Karlin), still occupies the residence, and has been scaring occupants away for years. Yetta is a stereotypical interfering, middle-aged Jewish mother who died suddenly after choking on a chicken bone. While Sally can both see and speak to their ghost, Peter – much to his frustration – initially cannot. The family agrees to help Yetta find her grown-up daughter Carole ("Carol-with-an-E").

So Haunt Me aired on BBC1 as 18 half-hour episodes in three series and one special from 1992 to 1994. The Rokeby children David and Tammy were played by Jeremy Green and Laura Howard (credited during the first series as Laura Simmons) respectively. Neighbour Mr Bloom was played by David Graham.

Episodes

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Series overview

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1623 February 1992 (1992-02-23)29 March 1992 (1992-03-29)
Special20 December 1992 (1992-12-20)
2610 January 1993 (1993-01-10)14 February 1993 (1993-02-14)
362 January 1994 (1994-01-02)6 February 1994 (1994-02-06)

Series 1 (1992)

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Episode 1"John StroudPaul A Mendelson23 February 1992 (1992-02-23)
22"Episode 2"John StroudPaul A Mendelson1 March 1992 (1992-03-01)
33"Episode 3"John StroudPaul A Mendelson8 March 1992 (1992-03-08)
44"Episode 4"John StroudPaul A Mendelson15 March 1992 (1992-03-15)
55"Episode 5"John StroudPaul A Mendelson22 March 1992 (1992-03-22)
66"Episode 6"John StroudPaul A Mendelson29 March 1992 (1992-03-29)

Christmas Special (1992)

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
7"Christmas Special"John StroudPaul A Mendelson20 December 1992 (1992-12-20)

Series 2 (1993)

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
81"Episode 1"John StroudPaul A Mendelson10 January 1993 (1993-01-10)
92"Episode 2"John StroudPaul A Mendelson17 January 1993 (1993-01-17)
103"Episode 3"John StroudPaul A Mendelson24 January 1993 (1993-01-24)
114"Episode 4"John StroudPaul A Mendelson31 January 1993 (1993-01-31)
125"Episode 5"John StroudPaul A Mendelson7 February 1993 (1993-02-07)
136"Episode 6"John StroudPaul A Mendelson14 February 1993 (1993-02-14)

Series 3 (1994)

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
141"Episode 1"Sylvie BodenPaul A Mendelson2 January 1994 (1994-01-02)
152"Episode 2"Sylvie BodenPaul A Mendelson9 January 1994 (1994-01-09)
163"Episode 3"Sylvie BodenPaul A Mendelson16 January 1994 (1994-01-16)
174"Episode 4"Sylvie BodenPaul A Mendelson23 January 1994 (1994-01-23)
185"Episode 5"Sylvie BodenPaul A Mendelson30 January 1994 (1994-01-30)
196"Episode 6"Sylvie BodenPaul A Mendelson6 February 1994 (1994-02-06)

Release

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The show has not been released on VHS or DVD in the UK, and there are no plans for a home release.

References

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  1. ^ "BBC – Comedy Guide – So Haunt Me". 16 January 2005. Archived from the original on 16 January 2005.
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