Ofcom ruled that this was not fraud because Most Haunted is an entertainment show, not a legitimate investigation into the paranormal, and should not be taken seriously. As a result, the series lost its original editor who had worked on Most Haunted since the first episode and all of the vintage film composite effects which resulted in a considerable change to the editing style and look of the programme.

This series featured three psychic mediums: Johnnie Fiori, Nottingham native Barrie John and Brian Shepherd. Following the initial axing by LivingTV, Karl Beattie began a fan campaign to get the show back on the air. Products shown, tagged or featured on YouTube by creators are sold by merchants and are subject to merchant's terms and conditions. However, reruns of these episodes have been re-edited to the full hour and titled Most Haunted Unseen. Yvette Fielding and the team investigate ghostly phenomena at London's famous Theatre Royal,Drury Lane, which is said to be the home of several ghosts, including that of actor Charles Macklin.Yvette Fielding was interviewed on the James Whale Show, discussing the current show and her reasons for not using mediums in the new series of Most Haunted. The series concluded with an investigation of Michelham Priory on 17 September 2002, which was coincidentally the first episode to be produced.

Queen of Extreme Productions brings Most Haunted and Lionsgate together | Queen of Extreme Productions".These episodes differed from the previous live shows in that they were more like a series investigation, but broadcast live. Between series 1 and series 15, Most Haunted featured a main presenter, a historian, a psychic medium, and a parapsychologist. O'Keefe alleged he'd fabricated the names (from anagrams of 'Derek Faker' and 'Derek Lies') and asked crew members to intentionally mention them to Derek during the investigation. During the investigations, later broadcast, Acorah presented the information as fact and even behaved as though being possessed by the fictional ghosts. Added footage in these episodes is shown with a caption in the corner to distinguish it from the original version.