Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "local-historian"

1. The Trouble with Maggie Cole (2020)

TV-PG | 46 min | Comedy, Drama

It follows the stories and fallout for Maggie Cole (French), who doesn't pay attention to the cautionary adage that 'those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones'.

Stars: Mark Heap, Dawn French, Emilie Reid, Julie Hesmondhalgh

Votes: 1,152

2. The Missing Children (2021 TV Movie)

88 min | Documentary, Crime, History

A documentary about the Tuam mother and baby home in Galway, Ireland which closed in 1961.

Director: Tanya Stephan

Votes: 68

3. Jupiter's Darling (1955)

95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Fabius loves his beautiful but vulnerable city, Rome, and he also loves his beautiful but invulnerable fiancée, Amytis. Fascinated by the tales she has heard about Hannibal, who is about to... See full summary »

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Esther Williams, Howard Keel, Marge Champion, Gower Champion

Votes: 700

4. The Closest Thing to Heaven (1996)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

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Director: Dorne M. Pentes | Stars: Michael Mattison, Ed Grady, Gina Stewart, Tim Grant

Votes: 24

5. Les Cathares (2001 TV Movie)

87 min | Documentary, History

Times are rough, violent, conducive to the deepest questioning, the Holy Scriptures are reread and interpreted. For the Cathars, God could not have created a world so inhabited by evil.

Director: Chema Sarmiento | Stars: Dominique Baudis, Anne Brenon, Olivier De Robert, Jean Duvernoy

Votes: 8

6. Circle of Fear (1972–1973)
Episode: The New House (1972)

60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young couple move into a home that is haunted by a girl who had been hanged there many years ago and vowed never to be evicted from the site.

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: David Birney, Barbara Parkins, Sam Jaffe, Jeanette Nolan

Votes: 224

7. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode: The Corn Exchange, Hertford (2019)

45 min | History, Mystery, Thriller

The new look team investigate the 19th century Corn Exchange in the historic market town of Hertford, which is now an entertainment venue. Is the spirit of a highwayman lingering here?

Director: Ben Cole | Stars: Chris Fleming, Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Shaw

8. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode: The Smugglers, Pevensey (2019)

44 min | History, Mystery, Thriller

The team meet sisters Nuala and Petra who are the new owners of the 16th Century The Smugglers inn in the village of Pevensey, East Sussex. They have been spooked by tales of ghostly goings on from the locals.

Director: Ben Cole | Stars: Chris Fleming, Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Shaw

Votes: 6

9. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode: Old School House, Morchard Bishop (2019)

43 min | History, Mystery, Thriller

The team encounter something they have not met with before when they are asked to investigate a 16th century cottage in the village of Morchard Bishop in Devon.

Director: Ben Cole | Stars: Chris Fleming, Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Shaw

10. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode: Tivetshall Murder House (2020)

43 min | History, Mystery, Thriller

The owners of a seemingly normal house in Norfolk call in the team to investigate why they don't feel welcome in their own home.

Director: Ben Cole | Stars: Chris Fleming, Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Shaw

Votes: 6

11. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode: Gedling House of Cricket (2020)

43 min | History, Mystery, Thriller

The team are called in by the owners of a property in the Nottinghamshire mining village of Gedling. They think their house is haunted by a former cricket star who committed suicide in the house.

Director: Ben Cole | Stars: Chris Fleming, Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Shaw

Votes: 7

12. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode: Calverton (2020)

44 min | History, Mystery, Thriller

The team are called in to investigate reports of paranormal activity in a pub in Calverton, Nottinghamshire - but soon learn that strange phenomena are happening all over the historic village.

Director: Ben Cole | Stars: Chris Fleming, Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Shaw

13. Extraordinary People (2003– )
Episode: The Boy Who Lived Before (2006)

Documentary

A young boy in Glasgow remembers his past life on a remote Scottish island.

Stars: Stuart Bunce, Chris French, Cameron Macauley, Martin Macauley

Votes: 40

14. Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted (2022– )
Episode: Charlotte Crosby (2022)

44 min | Reality-TV

Reality TV star Charlotte Crosby has witnessed a chair moving of its own accord and struggles to sleep due to a strange presence in her home. Can the team find the cause of this mysterious activity?

Director: Ben Cole | Stars: Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Lawman, Ian Shaw

15. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode: Spirits of the Shipwreck (2022)

44 min | History, Mystery, Thriller

Poltergeist activity terrorises Julie and Bill in their bungalow in the historic seaside town of Dymchurch in Kent. Could it be the latest addition to Julie's unusual collection, a clown doll, that is triggering the phenomena?

Director: Ben Cole | Stars: Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Lawman, Colin Walker

Votes: 9

16. Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode: Highwaymen and Whores (2022)

44 min | History, Mystery, Thriller

In the historic market town of Bridgnorth, Shropshire the Bassa Villa inn has had a haunted reputation for years. During investigation, the team discover that a brutal murder took place there. Is that linked to the paranormal activity?

Director: Ben Cole | Stars: Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Lawman, Ian Shaw

17. Celebrity Help! My House Is Haunted (2022– )
Episode: Louis Spence (2023)

TV-MA | 48 min | Reality-TV

The 2nd series begins with the team investigating the 200-year-old Essex home of dancer and choreographer Louie Spence. The dance star is spooked by strange smells and sinister shadows. He hopes it's his late mum.

Director: Brett Lawrence | Stars: Barri Ghai, Jayne Harris, Ian Lawman, Ian Shaw

18. Paranormal Witness (2011– )
Episode: Lady on the Stairs (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, Horror, Mystery

A widower and his new wife move into his old house and begin an idyllic life as newlyweds. But then, frightening phenomena begins happening at home and at their store.

Director: Russell England | Stars: Mark Hay, Mari-Lynn Hay, Adrian Misaljevic, Lora Solberg

Votes: 60

19. Great British Ghosts (2011– )
Episode: The Mermaid Inn and Michelham Priory (2011)

Documentary

Michaela travels to East Sussex to visit The Mermaid Inn, Rye. One of the oldest and reputedly most haunted inns in Britain. Then it is off to Michelham Priory in Hailsham, the site of 100s of reported ghost sightings.

Director: Bruce Burgess | Stars: Michaela Strachan, Judith Blincow, Peter Cosstick, Ted Emson

Votes: 6

20. This Is Us (2016–2022)
Episode: The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning (2018)

TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Kevin arrives at the village his father served in; Kate pursues a new opportunity; Randall debates Councilman Solomon Brown; Jack struggles to get through to his brother.

Director: Ken Olin | Stars: Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz

Votes: 1,728

21. The Hairy Bikers' Mediterranean Adventure (2018)
Episode: Southern Spain (2018)

59 min | Reality-TV

The duo explore the Moorish influence on the culture and cuisine of Spain in Valencia. They head inland to a valley where crops are grown on hillside terraces. Then it is back to the coast to a restaurant with a reputation for seafood.

Director: Ben Freedman | Stars: Dave Myers, Si King