Career
In 2002, Karl Beattie and Yvette Fielding, established their own television production company, Antix Productions. Their first production was Most Haunted for the British television channel Living, along with a number of spin offs including Most Haunted Live!. In 2006 he created, produced and directed Ghosthunting With.., a paranormal show for ITV2 which features Yvette Fielding leading various celebrities around haunted locations.
In 2004, Beattie was the subject of media attention when he claimed to be the only living samurai outside Japan, as one of only eight foreigners to have ever been awarded the title, however this is disputed by the Imperial Household Agency and martial arts enthusiasts.
The samurai class was officially abolished in 1868 and has never been revived. There were claims of fakery and stunts being used on the 2015 Live by viewers but the claims have been rejected by Beattie on Twitter.
Three days after the live show Beattie staged a reconstruction to attempt to explain what some viewers claimed was faked.