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Black Shuck

Charlie goes in search of Black Shuck, the demon dog of East Anglia. Keen to capture the beast on camera, he attempts an overnight stakeout, with unexpected consequences.

Charlie Cooper, who wrote and starred in the 麻豆社鈥檚 This Country, has a fascination for the weird and wonderful world of British folklore. In this episode, with the help of an old AA van, he goes in search of Black Shuck, the demon dog of East Anglia. Despite a local legend that seeing Shuck brings with it a curse, Charlie meets locals who claim they have survived such encounters. Keen to capture the beast on camera, he attempts an overnight stakeout, with unexpected consequences.

Alleged sightings of this 900-year-old hell hound are recorded almost monthly, so is Charlie in with a chance? His humorous odyssey takes him across Norfolk and Suffolk, where he meets witnesses and learns that in Britain almost every county has its own mythical creature. You only need to scratch the surface anywhere in this land to discover that folklore, myth and legend are very much alive.

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29 minutes

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Thu 9 Jan 2025 23:50

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Role Contributor
Presenter Charlie Cooper
Executive Producer John Comerford
Executive Producer Tom O'Brien
Series Producer Rob Gill

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