Thursday, 27 August 2026

So Haunt Me (1992-1994)

In this early 90s BBC sitcom, a suburban family find their new house is haunted by its previous resident, a middle-aged Jewish woman.

Created by Paul Mendelson, who also was responsible for "May to December" and "My Hero," it stretched to three series of six episodes and a Christmas special and is regarded as one of the better BBC 90s sitcoms.


Starring Miriam Karlin who was best known for her starring role in "the Rag Trade", George Costigan ("Rita, Sue and Bob Too"), Tessa Peake-Jones (Raquel in "Only Fools and Horses," "Grantchester" and features a young Laura Howard (credited in series one as Laura Simmons), who became Cully in the earlier episodes of "Midsomer Murders."


One recurring cast member was the next-door neighbour Mr Bloom, played by actor David Graham. 

He is famous for voicing the characters of Gordon Tracy, Brains and Parker in the original animated series of "Thunderbirds." He was also Grandpa Pig in "Peppa Pig," and voiced the Daleks in "Doctor Who."

Many of the episodes (if not all) are available to watch on YouTube. Below is a link to series one, episode one.







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