Mary King's Close...As Seen On TV

In March 2009, we were delighted to welcome Louis Walsh and Irish 'boyband' Boyzone to The Real Mary King's Close for a evening of ghost hunting with Yvette Fielding and her experienced investigative team. ITV2’s celebrity paranormal programme spent the night in some of Edinburgh’s most notoriously haunted locations and obviously a visit to Mary King’s Close was top of their list!  The programme premiered on Saturday August 29th 2009 - look out for repeats in your area - check local press for details!

Another claim to fame for the Close - the mysterious site was the setting for a famous Inspector Rebus novel - Mortal Causes.  Ian Rankin was so inspired by the dark and intriguing atmosphere, he chose Mary King's Close for the scene of a brutal and chilling murder, ready for the famous 'Caley 80' drinking detective to investigate!

This fascinating site has appeared on many TV shows around the world including -

• Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland (BBC) - 1994
• Most Haunted (Living TV) - 2004 and 2006-
• Blue Peter (BBC1) - 2007
• Cities of the Underworld (History Channel) - 2007
• Ian Rankin's Hidden Edinburgh (BBC4) - 2007
• Mystery Hunters (Discovery Kids) - 2007
• How Edinburgh Was Built (ITV) - 2008
• Ghost Hunters International (Sci-Fi Channel) - 2008
• The Five Thirty Show (STV) 2008
• Relentless (Channel 4/T4) - 2008
• Ghosthunting with Louis Walsh and Boyzone (ITV2) - 2009
• Cauet fait le tour ... (TV6) - 2009
• Into the Night with Alan Cumming and Ian Rankin (ARTE) - 2009
• In Search of Burke and Hare (STV/History Channel) - 2010
• De A Nis? (BBC Alba) - 2010
• Four In A Bed (Channel 4)

Following her first visit in 2004 with Living’s ‘Most Haunted’, presenter Yvette Fielding said "Mary King’s Close has to be one of the most terrifying places that I have investigated. It is pitch black and has many intertwining tunnels and rooms. Being alone in Mary King’s Close at 4:00am in the morning is not something I shall forget … stones were thrown at us and ghostly footsteps were heard…”