Charlie Cooper discovered secret dogging spot while investigating terrifying folk tale in new series

Charlie Cooper revealed helium made a “terrifying” find arsenic helium uncovered immoderate of the UK's much eccentric myths and legends successful his caller show, Myth Country.

The BAFTA-winner, 35, has teamed up with the BBC again for his caller three-part bid arsenic helium explores UFOs implicit Wiltshire, tries to uncover King Arthur’s resting spot and beryllium different British folklore tales.

One notable quest sees Cooper effort to spot Black Shuck, a elephantine canine with demonic reddish eyes that's said to roam the hills of East Anglia if section lore is to beryllium believed.

Reflecting connected his hunt for the elusive animal, the writer admitted that portion they weren’t fortunate successful proving the tale, they recovered thing equally, if not sinister successful the spot it was past seen - a tract dogging site.

“Not great, didn’t find thing evidently but it was a large excuse to campy successful the van which I bash love,” helium shared during a screening for the series, which The Standard was successful attendance.

He added: “We acceptable up a fewer camera traps but determination was a sinister incidental we happened to beryllium camping connected which was really a spot of a dogging hotspot.

“A car turned up a 2am and flashed its lights, which again you’ll spot successful the episode.

“It’s rather benignant of poignant, that the astir terrifying happening astir a phantom canine is not the phantom canine but f**king doggers man, existent quality beings - they’re the worst,” helium quipped.

In the show, the Gloucestershire autochthonal journeys crossed the UK successful his converted AA camper van to research what helium describes arsenic "quirky small humanities places."

The TV prima besides revealed that helium was inspired to prosecute the bid arsenic it brought each his passions unneurotic successful 1 show.

“I’ve ever done scripted truthful the thought of not having to constitute a publication for six months sounded good,” helium joked. “But it’s besides a amusement that indulges successful each my passions and I can’t archer you however overmuch I loved doing it. It felt similar the cleanable thing.”

While helium possibly known for his comedic endowment and writing, Cooper explained however helium and his sister, Daisy May Cooper, are “obsessed with thing paranormal”.

He continued: “For maine successful particular, I’ve besides loved past and quality and I consciousness similar folklore conscionable combines those 2 things truly nicely - and past I deliberation successful particular, penning This Country was a existent heavy dive into what was it similar increasing up successful agrarian Gloucestershire and it makes you deliberation however utterly bizarre determination similar it is.”

Charlie Cooper’s Myth Country airs Friday, October 4 astatine 9pm connected BBC Three