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The Enfield Poltergeist

Experience the chilling true story of the world's most famous poltergeist case through original audio recordings made inside the house as the events unfolded.

Director

Jerry Rothwell

Year

Genre

documentary, horror

Production

Warner Bros. Cartoons

Awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA 6 nominations total

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I could hear this sort of rustling-- - The Enfield Poltergeist

I could hear this sort of rustling--

Quite a lot of people were
critical of the investigations, - The Enfield Poltergeist

Quite a lot of people were critical of the investigations,

From their perspective, - The Enfield Poltergeist

From their perspective,

And yet, here they saw
these, you know, rather dry, - The Enfield Poltergeist

And yet, here they saw these, you know, rather dry,

Yeah, I remember being...
Being turned off the settee. - The Enfield Poltergeist

Yeah, I remember being... Being turned off the settee.

Janet didn’t even
know what a poltergeist was. - The Enfield Poltergeist

Janet didn’t even know what a poltergeist was.

How is it that she spoke in
the same manner as poltergeists - The Enfield Poltergeist

How is it that she spoke in the same manner as poltergeists

How does a child of 11 years
old cope with this sort of voice? - The Enfield Poltergeist

How does a child of 11 years old cope with this sort of voic...

Janet still maintains that
the only thing she feels when it talks - The Enfield Poltergeist

Janet still maintains that the only thing she feels when it ...

Does feel strange though.
Like going back in time. - The Enfield Poltergeist

Does feel strange though. Like going back in time.

Really does. All
those years ago. - The Enfield Poltergeist

Really does. All those years ago.

I’ve explained to her that
she is talking in this voice, - The Enfield Poltergeist

I’ve explained to her that she is talking in this voice,

Looking back now, - The Enfield Poltergeist

Looking back now,

I have, as yet, found no reason
to disbelieve what she says. - The Enfield Poltergeist

I have, as yet, found no reason to disbelieve what she says.

We’ve seen, quite
clearly, time and time again, - The Enfield Poltergeist

We’ve seen, quite clearly, time and time again,

Could it have been something
that drew energy from me? - The Enfield Poltergeist

Could it have been something that drew energy from me?

I mean, people who should know
better say, "Well, that’s ventriloquism." - The Enfield Poltergeist

I mean, people who should know better say, "Well, that’...

Janet has now spent six weeks - The Enfield Poltergeist

Janet has now spent six weeks

I mean, if she
was a ventriloquist, - The Enfield Poltergeist

I mean, if she was a ventriloquist,

We are redoubling
our efforts to help her, - The Enfield Poltergeist

We are redoubling our efforts to help her,

Ladies and gentlemen, I
apologize. I’ve had a couple. - The Enfield Poltergeist

Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize. I’ve had a couple.

The psychiatrist consulted
by the local doctor - The Enfield Poltergeist

The psychiatrist consulted by the local doctor

I’ve looked out the window, - The Enfield Poltergeist

I’ve looked out the window,

And there’s no doubt that
he cared about the family. - The Enfield Poltergeist

And there’s no doubt that he cared about the family.

This chap got out. I thought...
"I recognize him." - The Enfield Poltergeist

This chap got out. I thought... "I recognize him."

That’s important because,
as a psychical researcher, - The Enfield Poltergeist

That’s important because, as a psychical researcher,

To sort of get evidence
for this. On the other hand, - The Enfield Poltergeist

To sort of get evidence for this. On the other hand,

What is going on? - The Enfield Poltergeist

What is going on?

The managing editor of
the Mirror sent Ray Alan round. - The Enfield Poltergeist

The managing editor of the Mirror sent Ray Alan round.

I can only assume the motivation
was to discredit that whole saga. - The Enfield Poltergeist

I can only assume the motivation was to discredit that whole...

And... And so, from that point of
view, you want the phenomena to stop. - The Enfield Poltergeist

And... And so, from that point of view, you want the phenome...

He was there to work out
whether it was physically possible - The Enfield Poltergeist

He was there to work out whether it was physically possible

I was having
these bad nightmares. - The Enfield Poltergeist

I was having these bad nightmares.

Ray Alan was a very funny man, - The Enfield Poltergeist

Ray Alan was a very funny man,

When I look back now, I
don’t know how I stayed sane. - The Enfield Poltergeist

When I look back now, I don’t know how I stayed sane.

He took them off
into a room on their own, - The Enfield Poltergeist

He took them off into a room on their own,

I do remember
being concerned about Janet. - The Enfield Poltergeist

I do remember being concerned about Janet.

Just mentally
and physically, emotionally. - The Enfield Poltergeist

Just mentally and physically, emotionally.

I think the family
were looked down on. - The Enfield Poltergeist

I think the family were looked down on.

All national newspapers were
skeptical, I think, of paranormal stories. - The Enfield Poltergeist

All national newspapers were skeptical, I think, of paranorm...

To be screaming, hysterical, - The Enfield Poltergeist

To be screaming, hysterical,

If you want to knock it
as a story, you’ll knock it. - The Enfield Poltergeist

If you want to knock it as a story, you’ll knock it.

The story was run that Ray Alan
said they put on the voices themselves. - The Enfield Poltergeist

The story was run that Ray Alan said they put on the voices ...

We have finally got Janet
admitted to the Maudsley Hospital - The Enfield Poltergeist

We have finally got Janet admitted to the Maudsley Hospital

They giggled and
laughed about it. - The Enfield Poltergeist

They giggled and laughed about it.

You know, they’d play tricks. - The Enfield Poltergeist

You know, they’d play tricks.

Guy Playfair said to me, - The Enfield Poltergeist

Guy Playfair said to me,

This morning, Mrs.
Hodgson phoned me - The Enfield Poltergeist

This morning, Mrs. Hodgson phoned me

The girl, Janet, goes into
strange, contorted positions. - The Enfield Poltergeist

The girl, Janet, goes into strange, contorted positions.

She said that Margaret was
most disturbed at the accusations. - The Enfield Poltergeist

She said that Margaret was most disturbed at the accusations...

And do you think that
she has epilepsy?" - The Enfield Poltergeist

And do you think that she has epilepsy?"

Well, you've got some
fairlyeminent scientists here tonight. - The Enfield Poltergeist

Well, you've got some fairlyeminent scientists here ton...

Now, listen. Did you, Janet, - The Enfield Poltergeist

Now, listen. Did you, Janet,

But it’s certainly
worth looking at Janet." - The Enfield Poltergeist

But it’s certainly worth looking at Janet."

How did he get that idea then?
I mean, what exactly happened? - The Enfield Poltergeist

How did he get that idea then? I mean, what exactly happened...

And that you’d, given them a
long confession to practically everything. - The Enfield Poltergeist

And that you’d, given them a long confession to practically ...

So, I was very surprised to
be going to stay in a hospital. - The Enfield Poltergeist

So, I was very surprised to be going to stay in a hospital.

You've got an infrared
recorderyou've got a VHF recorder - The Enfield Poltergeist

You've got an infrared recorderyou've got a VHF re...

Margaret. Will you come
over here, Margaret dear? - The Enfield Poltergeist

Margaret. Will you come over here, Margaret dear?

Remember, it’s 47 years ago, - The Enfield Poltergeist

Remember, it’s 47 years ago,

Come on, don’t worry about
it. What did he say to you? - The Enfield Poltergeist

Come on, don’t worry about it. What did he say to you?

I’m a neuropsychiatrist, which
means "neuro" understand the brain... - The Enfield Poltergeist

I’m a neuropsychiatrist, which means "neuro" under...

- "psychiatrist"... understand behavior.
- If you looking at this... - The Enfield Poltergeist

- "psychiatrist"... understand behavior. - If you ...

People who had disorders of
behavior used to be referred to me. - The Enfield Poltergeist

People who had disorders of behavior used to be referred to ...

I was just daydreaming, thinking
about what I need for school tomorrow. - The Enfield Poltergeist

I was just daydreaming, thinking about what I need for schoo...

I was also interested
in consciousness. - The Enfield Poltergeist

I was also interested in consciousness.

And so, my interests were wider - The Enfield Poltergeist

And so, my interests were wider

- I was just daydreaming.
- I see. - The Enfield Poltergeist

- I was just daydreaming. - I see.

He said that you said you and Janet
had got together to fake the voices. - The Enfield Poltergeist

He said that you said you and Janet had got together to fake...

What I was wanting to know is - The Enfield Poltergeist

What I was wanting to know is

- Now, is that true? Yes or no?
- No. - The Enfield Poltergeist

- Now, is that true? Yes or no? - No.

- You definitely didn’t say it?
- I didn’t say it with my own mouth, no. - The Enfield Poltergeist

- You definitely didn’t say it? - I didn’t say it with my ow...

We ran a whole lot of tests
on her to see, particularly, - The Enfield Poltergeist

We ran a whole lot of tests on her to see, particularly,

Do you think the voice might
have said it? As far as you know... - The Enfield Poltergeist

Do you think the voice might have said it? As far as you kno...

I'm fairly certain if we go out the
roomand go downstairs, it'll start. - The Enfield Poltergeist

I'm fairly certain if we go out the roomand go downstai...

My voice didn’t speak
once while they was in here, - The Enfield Poltergeist

My voice didn’t speak once while they was in here,

Well, listen, Mr. Grosse and I have
got to know absolutely everything - The Enfield Poltergeist

Well, listen, Mr. Grosse and I have got to know absolutely e...

They wanted to see
what was going on in me brain. - The Enfield Poltergeist

They wanted to see what was going on in me brain.

Otherwise, it’s gonna make
a lot of m-mess in our work. - The Enfield Poltergeist

Otherwise, it’s gonna make a lot of m-mess in our work.

When you’re that young,
you know, you think, - The Enfield Poltergeist

When you’re that young, you know, you think,

That we’re trying to defend
you against these people, - The Enfield Poltergeist

That we’re trying to defend you against these people,

They’ve gone into there
because they’re mad." - The Enfield Poltergeist

They’ve gone into there because they’re mad."

I was always a nervous child. - The Enfield Poltergeist

I was always a nervous child.

Is it something in the
body? Or is it in the brain? - The Enfield Poltergeist

Is it something in the body? Or is it in the brain?

Or is it something that’s
happened from the past? - The Enfield Poltergeist

Or is it something that’s happened from the past?

I always cry at a bat of an eyelid if
someone said something wrong to me. - The Enfield Poltergeist

I always cry at a bat of an eyelid if someone said something...

All of the physical
tests we did were normal. - The Enfield Poltergeist

All of the physical tests we did were normal.

I remember approaching teenage years
and being very scared and frightened. - The Enfield Poltergeist

I remember approaching teenage years and being very scared a...

And so we then wondered
about the behavioral component. - The Enfield Poltergeist

And so we then wondered about the behavioral component.

And I couldn’t understand
why this was going on - The Enfield Poltergeist

And I couldn’t understand why this was going on

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Experience the chilling true story of the world's most famous poltergeist case through original audio recordings made inside the house as the events unfolded.

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Director: Jerry Rothwell

Writer: N/A

Production: Warner Bros. Cartoons

Genre: documentary, horror

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

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Released: 27 Oct 2023

Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA 6 nominations total

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