''So Haunt Me'' is a

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about a family that moves into a home occupied by the ghost of its previous resident, a middle-aged

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. The show was created by

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who was also credited on another British sitcom ''

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''. ''So Haunt Me'' was produced by

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for the

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and originally aired from 1992 to 1994. Peter Rokeby (played by

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) loses his job as advertising copywriter, and resolves to become a freelance writer. Owing to this change in circumstances, he and his wife Sally (

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) move with their children into a more modest home in Meadow Road,

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. The family soon finds that the ghost of a previous owner, Yetta Feldman (

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), 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

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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

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(credited during the first series as Laura Simmons) respectively. Neighbour Mr Bloom was played by David Graham.

Episodes

Series overview

Series 1 (1992)

Christmas Special (1992)

Series 2 (1993)

Series 3 (1994)

Release

To date, the show hasn't been released on VHS or DVD in the UK, and there currently aren't any plans for a home release.

References

External links

* * 1990s British sitcoms 1992 British television series debuts 1994 British television series endings BBC television sitcoms British supernatural television shows Television series about Jews and Judaism English-language television shows Television series about families Television series about ghosts {{BBC-tv-prog-stub