''Desperately Seeking Something'' is a British television series first broadcast on 6 November 1995, presented by travel writer and presenter

Pete McCarthy Peter Charles McCarthy Robinson (9 November 1951 – 6 October 2004) was an English comedian, radio and television presenter and travel writer. He was noted for his best-selling travel books ''McCarthy's Bar'' (2000) and ''The Road to McCarthy'' ...

. In it, McCarthy looked at various spiritual practices from across the globe, looking at both long standing traditional beliefs as well as 'alternate' religions which began to flourish in the 1990s. He met a variety of practitioners and participated in their rituals. It ran for three series, with the first two series focusing on practitioners located in the British Isles. The second season looked more at Christian and Pagan sects, including the

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and the

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. The third series saw him looking at world traditional beliefs like

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beliefs and

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. Before going on what would be referred to as a "spiritual journey", McCarthy said "I've taken on the role of everyman, I'm like lots of people who have given up religion and never replaced it with anything else."

Episodes

A complete list of episodes. All episodes were written and presented by Pete McCarthy, and directed by Steve Connelly. All three series were produced by

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Series 1: 1995

Series 2: 1996

Series 3: 1998

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