...from Hell (1997)

Country

United Kingdom

How it feels

This British documentary series shows real-life footage of terrible experiences people have had, like bad neighbors or disastrous holidays. Each episode focuses on a different theme of misfortune, narrated by a calm voiceover.

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What happens

...from Hell is a one-hour ITV disasters-based documentary shown in the United Kingdom on a semi-regular basis. It discusses and shows real-life footage of the experiences that people (mainly the British public) have witnessed on the subject of programme. For example, Weddings from Hell. The programme began on 14 July 1997 initially with Neighbours from Hell. This was originally a one-off documentary to compete against the BBC with their current boom of docusoaps including Airport and The Cruise. This was soon followed up with the popular Holidays from Hell. The two aforementioned programmes are the most well known of the series. The documentary was originally best noted for its dramatic 'flame-filled' title sequence, indicating a situation that could have originated literally 'from hell'. It was narrated mainly by ex-Fawlty Towers actor, Andrew Sachs although others have included Ross Kemp and Fiona Foster. In total, 37 episodes were produced. The disasters-based documentary finally ceased operations for good in July 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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