By Jon Donnis
Daisy May and Charlie Cooper are heading back to screens with NightWatch, a brand-new six-part series for BBC Two and iPlayer. Known for their Bafta-winning comedy This Country, the siblings will swap Cotswolds satire for supernatural chills as they spend the night in some of Britain's most haunted locations.
The format is simple, if nerve-wracking. Each episode begins with a guided tour from a custodian, who shares eerie tales and unsettling histories of the site. After that, the Coopers are left to face the long night ahead, locked in until dawn. From Gloucester Prison, close to their hometown, the series takes them across the UK to Northumberland castles, Cannock Chase pubs, ruined Herefordshire halls, a haunted cinema in York, and even a remote Scottish bothy.
The show promises plenty of sibling banter and humour, but also an honest look at their relationship and shared fascination with the paranormal. Daisy will be armed with her trusty briefcase of ghost-hunting gadgets, while Charlie is on hand for moral support, or possibly just more arguments. Whether they capture evidence of ghosts or simply themselves bickering in the dark, NightWatch looks set to deliver equal parts laughs and chills.
Commissioned by Catherine Catton for BBC Factual Entertainment and Events, and made through the Coopers' production company So Humble, NightWatch will be directed by Rob Gill, with Lisa Clark as executive producer and Stephanie Fyfe as series producer.
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