![]() The Seawolf is from Souter in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear.The Yorkshire Yeti is from well, Yorkshire.Oop North: It's easier to list the cryptids that aren't found in the northern counties Specifically The Twiggywitch is from the Anglo-Welsh border, the Woodwose is from Cannock Chase in Staffordshire, and the Ramflaggie is from Scotland as opposed to England all together.Mockumentary: British Cryptids is done up to look like a paranormal documentary from the 1970s that failed to get a wider release.Mix-and-Match Critters: The Cumbrian Dregpike is described as being a giant pike with horse's legs.Istanbul (Not Constantinople): The North Sea is called the German Ocean in the setting.The story diverges from reality in the film's version of Conan Doyle blames a Woodwose for the mutilations. Arthur Conan Doyle is mentioned in 'The Woodwose of Cannock Chase' for his part in the story of the Great Wyrley Outrages, a series of livestock mutilations in 1903, which he investigated in an attempt to overturn the conviction of a local man who had been wrongly accused.In the Dregpike episode, Charles Dickens appears and is mentioned to have heard a story about the monster and considered writing one himself.Historical Domain Character: Historical figures are mentioned in many episodes.Their story is eventually told in brief as an aside in 'The Woodwose of Cannock Chase', suggesting that they were intended for a full episode and then scrapped. The Cave Children of Coniston, mentioned in the Introduction's description and seen in a newspaper in "Stag Men".The Lancaster Perch-Man, mentioned in the Dregpike episode.The Ghost: A few cryptids are mentioned but not elabourated on any further. ![]() A photograph shown of her is an edited photograph of a real hypertrichosis sufferer, Alice Elizabeth Doherty.
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