THE parents of a teenager who hanged himself after watching the spoof

TV documentary Ghostwatch are continuing to blame the BBC for their

son's death.

A Nottingham coroner yesterday recorded a verdict that 18-year-old

Martin Denham killed himself, but his mother, Mrs April Denham, said:

''I blame the BBC.''

Martin's stepfather, Mr Percy Denham, said: ''He was a very nervous

lad. He thought there were ghosts in our home. In my own mind I hold the

BBC completely responsible for his death.''

The inquest was told that their son, who had the mental age of a

13-year-old, was found hanging from a tree near his home in Bestwood

Park, Nottingham, on November 5.

He had tied a length of plastic hosepipe around his neck. A note found

in his pocket said: ''Please don't worry -- if there are ghosts I will

be a ghost, and I will be with you always as a ghost.''

The documentary-style programme, screened on Hallowe'en, upset

hundreds of viewers who jammed the BBC switchboards to protest.

Shortly after Martin Denham's death the BBC said the programme had

been clearly advertised as fictional.

Mr Denham, a 51-year-old pipe-fitter, told Coroner Peter Jenkin-Jones

that his stepson had been virtually hypnotised by the programme.

That night, he insisted on keeping his bedroom light on. He was also

concerned by noises from central heating pipes, something which had

featured in the programme.