In 2006 he created, produced and directed Ghosthunting With..., a paranormal show for ITV2 which features Yvette Fielding leading various celebrities around haunted locations.

[citation needed] In 2004, Beattie was the subject of media attention when it was claimed he was the only living samurai outside Japan, something he denies, as one of only eight foreigners to have ever been awarded the title.

[2] The samurai class was officially abolished in 1868, though Beattie said that the title lives on in him via his Japanese instructor, Otsu Maeda.

[4] Three days after the live show Beattie staged a reconstruction to explain what some viewers claimed was faked.

With his reconstruction, he showed the episode was not faked explaining how the camera cable is attached to his belt to prevent it snagging – a standard procedure in broadcasting.