Karl Beattie | |
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 Beattie in 2014 | |
| Born | 2 April 1963 |
| Occupation | Co-owner of Antix Productions |
| Known for | Director/Producer on Most Haunted |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Karl Beattie is an English television director, producer and cameraman. Beattie and wife Yvette Fielding co-own and run Antix Productions. [1]
Karl Beattie's documented life has references to him teaching martial arts within the US. In 2002, Karl Beattie and Yvette Fielding, established their own television production company, Antix Productions. Their first production was Most Haunted for the British TV channel Sky Living, along with a number of spin offs including Most Haunted Live! . In 2006 he created, produced and directed Ghosthunting With... , a paranormal show for ITV2 which features Yvette Fielding leading various celebrities around haunted locations. In 2008, Beattie and Fielding launched The Paranormal Channel, later known as The Unexplained Channel, which ran for two years.[ citation needed ]
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In 2004, Beattie was the subject of media attention when it was claimed he was the only living samurai outside Japan, something he denies, as one of only eight foreigners to have ever been awarded the title. [2] The samurai class was officially abolished in 1868, though Beattie said that the title lives on in him via his Japanese instructor, Otsu Maeda. [2] [3]
There were claims of showmanship being used in the TV show Most Haunted on Living TV, including the 2015 Most Haunted Live, but the claims have been rejected by Beattie on Twitter. [4] Three days after the live show Beattie staged a reconstruction to explain what some viewers claimed was faked. With his reconstruction, he showed the episode was not faked explaining how the camera cable is attached to his belt to prevent it snagging – a standard procedure in broadcasting. [5]
In 2005 the broadcasting regulator, Ofcom, said: "On balance, we consider that overall Most Haunted/Most Haunted Live should be taken to be a programme produced for entertainment, as such this programme should be seen in the light of shows where techniques are used which mean the audience is not necessarily in full possession of the facts." [6]
Karl Beattie met Yvette Fielding while they were working on City Hospital . They have a daughter Mary, and Karl is stepfather to Yvette's son, Will. They live on a farm in Sandbach, Cheshire. [7]
Yvette Paula Fielding is an English television presenter, producer, actress, and writer. In 1987 she became the youngest presenter on Blue Peter aged 18. With her husband Karl Beattie, she presented the Most Haunted series on the Living channel, via their own production company, followed by Ghosthunting With..., establishing Fielding as 'first lady of the paranormal'. She has appeared in a wide range of other programmes, from The Wright Stuff to Through the Keyhole and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.
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